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Vitality Supreme
·
Bernarr Macfadden
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"Laugh
and
the
world
laughs
with
you;
weep
and
you
weep
alone,"
is
one
of
the
truest
things
that
Ella
Wheeler
Wilcox
ever
said.
For
a
laugh
that
is
spontaneous
and
heartfelt
is
truly
contagious,
and
in
your
little
world,
the
circle
of
your
friends,
laughing
brings
a
rich
reward
in
increasing
your
own
happiness
as
well
as
theirs.
The
bodily
expression
and
mechanical
efforts
that
go
with
happiness
will
often
induce
the
feelings
and
emotions
associated
therewith.
To
prove
the
accuracy
of
this
statement,
some
morning
when
you
are
feeling
especially
gloomy
and
unpleasant,
look
into
your
mirror
and
go
through
the
process
of
trying
to
make
yourself
smile.
Screw
up
your
features
in
such
a
manner
as
to
force
the
required
contractions
of
the
facial
muscles.
If
you
continue
your
efforts
long
enough
you
will
surely
be
rewarded
by
a
real
smile,
and
with
the
sense
of
good
cheer
that
a
smile
will
bring.
You
will
make
the
surprising
discovery
at
it
is
no
longer
an
effort,
for
you
will
smile
spontaneously.
To
go
even
further
try
the
laugh
cure
in
the
following
manner.
First
of
all
assume
a
laughing
position,
in
order
to
laugh
properly
and
to
secure
the
best
results.
Stand
with
feet
far
apart,
and
with
the
knees
slightly
bent.
Now
bring
the
palms
of
both
hands
down
and
"slap"
them
vigorously
on
the
legs
just
above
the
knees,
and
then
swing
your
bent
arms
overhead,
making
a
noise
as
nearly
as
possible
like
laughing.
Yes,
you
are
quite
right,
it
will
sound
very
much
like
a
cold
stage
laugh
at
first,
and
you
will
have
to
force
it,
but
as
you
go
on
with
the
experiment
it
will
gradually
become
more
natural.
Continue
this
long
enough
and
I
defy
anyone
to
differentiate
the
emotions
aroused
from
those
associated
with
a
real,
spontaneous
laugh.
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