Mirthfulness and Its Exciters: Or, Rational Laughter and Its Promoters (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Three reasons have influenced me to prepare this book for the public. Lst, A belief that there was a demand for such a book. I had felt the demand m self, and had heard others ex ress a similar feeling. I had purc ased two books of anecdotes, 0 several hun dred pages each, in both of which I found but very few truly humorous sayings. I inquired of literary men, and examined several public libraries, in search of a book containing short, humorous, and witt anecdotes adapted to excite mirthfillness, without ofi'ending t e taste or demoralizing the feelin of the chaste and the pious; and I learned that no such book (1 been published, but that such anecdotes could be found, scattered through many volumes and periodicals, and laid up in the memo ries of individuals. Several gentlemen with whom I spoke upon the subject expressed the hope that I would employ my leisure time in supplying the demand described. 2d, Having been unexpectedl relieved from the duties of pro fessional life, and being require to do something for my support, I felt obliged to em loy my pen in this service; and, with this feel I cast about or a subject on which to write a. Book. Three ects were suggested to me, all of which seemed attractive, and f which I thought would command ublic attention, and secure a profitable sale, if skilfully presentedl For reasons, I selected one, with the intention, if my first book shall find a profitable sale, to follow it with another, jf not others. 3d, The strong reason which influenced me to give attention to the reparation of this work, at the time I did, was this Influenced by e cruel intolerance of a few professed reformers outside of my parish, who felt indignant at my success in securing ublic favor, in opposition to their impracticable schemes to e ect a moral reform by force, I had torn myself away from a people with whom I had been connected nearly thirty years, between nearly all of whom and myself there existed a very strong attachment. The violence done to my feelings by this rupture, produced by the intolerance of which I have spoken, left me in a state, both physi cal and mental, which demanded my most skilful treatment'. I.

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