A laugh a day keeps the doctor away
Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Read A laugh a day keeps the doctor away by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb online. Browse the complete text, chapters and notes.
Editions
Table of contents
1. Front matter2. FOREWORD3. CONTENTS [Topically Arranged]4. § 1 The Untraveled Stranger5. § 2 The Prudent Mr. Finnerty6. § 3 Enough for Wilkins7. § 4 Why the Major Didn’t Suit8. § 5 Grandfather Laughed at This One9. § 6 The Day Denver Was Surprised10. § 7 And Worth the Money, Too!11. § 8 The Spirit of Seventy-six, with Improvements12. § 9 Protecting the Gentler Sex13. § 10 Not at All Singular14. § 11 Strictly in Confidence15. § 12 He Didn’t Believe in Signs16. § 13 Advice to Charlie Chaplin17. § 14 What Aunt Myra Desired18. § 15 When the Dawn of Understanding Came19. § 16 As Translated into the English20. § 17 Absolutely no Hurry about It21. § 18 One Who Desired to Know22. § 19 The Poor Aim of Mr. Zeno23. § 20 Curing the Great Thirst24. § 21 The Ways of the Army25. § 22 Remote from the Real Centers26. § 23 The Way of the Neighborhood27. § 24 A Radical Difference Noted28. § 25 Where the Partnership Dissolved29. § 26 Absolutely Unfitted for the Rôle30. § 27 The Careful MacTavish31. § 28 The Sway of Eloquence32. § 29 The Unuttered Wish33. § 30 The Gift of Tongues34. § 31 He Lacked Storage Space35. § 32 The Voice of the Purist36. § 33 There Spoke Envy’s Voice37. § 34 The Treacherous Warehouse38. § 35 A Scotchman’s Conscience39. § 36 Establishing an Identity40. § 37 An Earnest Cry for Help41. § 38 The Pride of Creative Genius42. § 39 The Prompt Response43. § 40 Once Every Ten Years44. § 41 One Detail Was Missing45. § 42 In Permanent Storage46. § 43 What Might Be Called an Active Man47. § 44 Sauce for the Goose48. § 45 Driven Beyond His Strength49. § 46 The Custom of the Country50. § 47 Sight Unseen, As It Were51. § 48 A Born Snob52. § 49 Maybe Not on the Second Day, Either53. § 50 Calling a Spade a Spade54. § 51 Poor Aim but Good Intent55. § 52 There Spake True Friendship56. § 53 The Tools Were Lacking57. § 54 A Tribute to Moderation58. § 55 The Instantaneous Diagnosis59. § 56 In Fact, a Positive Fad60. § 57 Something Like a Wampus, Probably61. § 58 An Education in Peril62. § 59 A Lover of Statistics63. § 60 History in the Un-Making64. § 61 Solving a Dark Mystery65. § 62 Enough of a Good Thing66. § 63 Absolutely Bored by the Whole Thing67. § 64 The Question Categorical68. § 65 Before or After Taking?69. § 66 A Time for All Things70. § 67 Tuesday Would Be Just Like Sunday71. § 68 A Sort of Circulating Medium, as It Were72. § 69 A Service to the Whole Land73. § 70 Deportment Taught by Wire74. § 71 Speaking of Carrier Pigeons75. § 72 Total Loss!76. § 73 With All Good Wishes77. § 74 A Start from Humble Beginnings78. § 75 The Confusing Geography of Jersey79. § 76 With Credit to S. Blythe80. § 77 When the H. C. of L. Came Down81. § 78 How to Beat the System82. § 79 An Echo from 186583. § 80 There’d Be a Popular Uprising84. § 81 From the Book of Moses85. § 82 Almost Startling, Really86. § 83 A Violent Indisposition87. § 84 The Simplest of Remedies88. § 85 Proving There’s Something in a Name89. § 86 Question: How Far Did George Go?90. § 87 Natural Proof91. § 88 A Domicile for All Eternity92. § 89 The Man Who Was Thursday93. § 90 The Least of His Worries94. § 91 This One Stood the Test of Time95. § 92 The Prudent Bride96. § 93 As a Favor to the Railroad97. § 94 Where the Real Fault Lay98. § 95 An Appeal to the Senses99. § 96 The Truth from the Inside100. § 97 The Fate of the Saloon101. § 98 What the Case Called For102. § 99 The Light that Failed103. § 100 He’d Have Preferred Union Hours104. § 101 The Perils of Pranking105. § 102 The Really Important Point106. § 103 The Proper Remedy at Last107. § 104 An Anniversary to Be Remembered108. § 105 The Handiwork of the Amateur109. § 106 The Forethoughted Widow110. § 107 Bumpy Times for the Late Lamented111. § 108 The Genesis of an Old Favorite112. § 109 “A Rose by Any Other Name . . .”113. § 110 A Detail of Figures114. § 111 Provision for the Future115. § 112 The Life of the Party, as It Were116. § 113 Something to Look Forward To117. § 114 Me Lady’s One Weak Point118. § 115 At the Crossing of the Ways119. § 116 The Mysterious Stranger120. § 117 A Chronic Loser121. § 118 The Call of the Far East122. § 119 He Wouldn’t Commit Himself Yet123. § 120 A Seasonable and Timely Suggestion124. § 121 Not Vouched For as Absolutely Authentic125. § 122 One Time When the Colonel Balked126. § 123 And No Steam Calliope, Either127. § 124 Absolutely Nothing to Debate128. § 125 Keeping It in the Family129. § 126 Speaking, as It Were, with Frankness130. § 127 Glass of Fashion and Mould of Form!131. § 128 Down to the Solid Portions132. § 129 An Anti-Expectoration Advocate133. § 130 Putting Depew in His Place134. § 131 How Larry Boosted the Game135. § 132 When Goldstein Really Cut Loose136. § 133 Tired of Dealing with Crooks137. § 134 By Way of Compromise138. § 135 The Lady Made Good at Last139. § 136 The Low-Down on the Saw-Milling Business140. § 137 There Spoke a Sympathizing Soul141. § 138 The Inevitable Consequences142. § 139 Not Listed among the Leading Ones Anyhow143. § 140 A Warning to the Yanks144. § 141 In the Nature of a Shock145. § 142 His Worst Fears Confirmed146. § 143 Only Three Had Remained147. § 144 She Who Sought for Peace148. § 145 An Exception for a Native Son149. § 146 Without Professional Assistance150. § 147 Making It Harder Than Ever151. § 148 Why They Called Him Speedy152. § 149 There Would Be Three in All153. § 150 The Colonel’s Checking System154. § 151 The Reunion of the Aged155. § 152 Probably Stewed Kidneys Ran Third156. § 153 Pretty Pol!157. § 154 The Unforgivable Sin158. § 155 The Burden of the Black Brother159. § 156 Openings in the Higher Branches160. § 157 A Distinction and a Difference161. § 158 The Prediction That Came True162. § 159 It Wasn’t His Move, Either163. § 160 Spreading the Feast for the Stranger164. § 161 A Very Natural Request165. § 162 The Voice of a Prophet166. § 163 The Trifles of an Earlier Day167. § 164 In Accordance with the Ritual168. § 165 A Customer Who Wasn’t Wanted169. § 166 The Surest System Yet170. § 167 All According to Specifications171. § 168 The Reason the Artist Quit172. § 169 To the Depths of Dogology173. § 170 Time Was No Object174. § 171 A Diagnosis Made Offhand175. § 172 Remodeling the Calendar176. § 173 Of a Careless Nature177. § 174 The Light That Failed178. § 175 Sir Izaak Walton in Black179. § 176 Doing Something for the Patient180. § 177 The Real Point of the Joke181. § 178 The Mystery of Wednesday182. § 179 The Cockney and the Lady183. § 180 Neither Here Nor There184. § 181 One of the Marvels of Science185. § 182 The Proper End of a Caddy186. § 183 One Way to Beat the Game187. § 184 Absolutely No Reason for It188. § 185 The Withdrawal of the Candidate189. § 186 A Peacemaker Who Blessed Himself190. § 187 The Long Wait at Burlington191. § 188 Where Jimmy’s Education Really Was Shy192. § 189 The Made-in-England Substitute193. § 190 Practically Destitute194. § 191 Assigning G. B. S. to His Place195. § 192 A Voice from the Void196. § 193 Taking Nothing from Nothing197. § 194 The Fate of Poor Harry198. § 195 A Wholesale Order199. § 196 This “Yes” and That “Yes”200. § 197 Satisfactory in Every Respect201. § 198 Precisely the Right Word202. § 199 Touching on London Weather203. § 200 The Detour in the Bridal Path204. § 201 Tuesday May Have Been Worse205. § 202 A Touch of Summer Complaint206. § 203 He Never Went There Anyhow207. § 204 Where Republicans Are Scarce208. § 205 The Sole Drawback to Utter Success209. § 206 Sure Damnation for Somebody210. § 207 The Final Smash211. § 208 Making It Unanimous212. § 209 Advice from Expert Sources213. § 210 A Seeker after Hidden Facts214. § 211 The Curfew in Nebraska215. § 212 The Reward of the Early Riser216. § 213 A Competition Which Was Open to All217. § 214 Not the Order of the Bath218. § 215 The Embarrassing Broad A219. § 216 Tributes to the Late Lamented Ones220. § 217 And the Point of Order Was Sustained221. § 218 The Light That Lies in Bankers’ Eyes222. § 219 A Call for the Prohibited Stuff223. § 220 The Perfect Introduction224. § 221 An Answer Right Off the Ice225. § 222 Where He Could Go for Thirty Cents226. § 223 Overlooking No Side Bets227. § 224 The Lick That Won the Victory228. § 225 No Closed Season on Fanchon229. § 226 Down and Out for the Count230. § 227 The Plan of the Shut-In231. § 228 The Quick-Thinking Referee232. § 229 George, the Forbearing233. § 230 An Old One and Its Younger Half-Brother234. § 231 Corroboration from On High235. § 232 Suffering from a Relapse236. § 233 One Old Enough to Merit Respect237. § 234 The Retort Courteous238. § 235 The Proper Point of View239. § 236 Between the Cloves and the Hiccough240. § 237 War Upon the Reptiles241. § 238 One of Those Nature-Faking Yarns242. § 239 The Unaccommodating Kansan243. § 240 The Happy Return244. § 241 Bringing in the Sheaves245. § 242 Regarding the Brooklyn Boys246. § 243 When O. Henry Met the Poet Scout247. § 244 Our Institutions Approved248. § 245 The Annoyed Mr. Goldstein249. § 246 Darkness Before the Dawn250. § 247 A Scandal in the Family251. § 248 Aiding the Sheriff’s Vision252. § 249 The Affair in Half Moon Street253. § 250 Everything Coming Out Just Right254. § 251 Delivered Through a Middleman255. § 252 Back to God’s Country256. § 253 Hail and Farewell!257. § 254 Calculated to Work Improvements258. § 255 Improvements in the Language259. § 256 An Abiding Delusion, Too260. § 257 Bordering on the Unreasonable261. § 258 A Slight for the Kellys262. § 259 The Luck of the Absentee263. § 260 Everything Happens for the Worst264. § 261 Spreading the Glad Tidings265. § 262 Out of Business Hours266. § 263 In the Ascending Scale267. § 264 A Family of Imitators268. § 265 Two Conundrums and a Tragedy269. § 266 In the Very Lap of Comfort270. § 267 Making It a Sweepstakes271. § 268 Filling a Long-Felt Want272. § 269 Spoken from the Heart Out273. § 270 Where Proper Relief Lay274. § 271 No Repetitions for Hubby275. § 272 There Was No Hurry about It276. § 273 An Attack on the Affiliated Talent277. § 274 The Deceased Had Been Forehanded278. § 275 How the Reform Worked279. § 276 Where Higher Education Would Have Landed Him280. § 277 Scarcely a Lucrative Calling281. § 278 A Plea for Studied Action282. § 279 The Current Rate on Suckers283. § 280 Going and Coming284. § 281 The Evils of Intemperance285. § 282 Not a Family of Musicians286. § 283 The Reverend Had a Little Lamb287. § 284 God Save the King’s English!288. § 285 The Kink in Mr. Jones289. § 286 Better than Believing in Santa Claus290. § 287 The Curse of an Active Mind291. § 288 A Way Out of the Difficulty292. § 289 Stylish Language, Indeed!293. § 290 The Original Package294. § 291 The Voice of a Husband295. § 292 The Passive Rôle296. § 293 The Suggestion of a Scandal297. § 294 A Warning Word to a Friend298. § 295 Obstructing the Highway299. § 296 In Part Settlement300. § 297 The Apostolic Switch301. § 298 In One of His Tamer Moments302. § 299 That Thick Hotel Crockery303. § 300 A Reduction for Cash304. § 301 Extending Down to the Very Bottom305. § 302 Belated but Sincere306. § 303 An Expert Opinion307. § 304 A Well-Merited Rebuke308. § 305 For Business, Not Pleasure309. § 306 Let There Be Light!310. § 307 A Little Bed Time Tale311. § 308 A Growing Suspicion312. § 309 Caught in the Jam313. § 310 And Getting Worse All the Time314. § 311 A Temptation to His Majesty315. § 312 Giving the Lady the Air316. § 313 Complete in Every Detail317. § 314 A Bare Statement318. § 315 One Right Behind Another319. § 316 How Time Flies, to Be Sure!320. § 317 Honor Where Honor Was Due321. § 318 On Her Own Motive Power322. § 319 Who’s Who in Newark323. § 320 Hives, Perhaps, But No Honey324. § 321 A Mystery Revealed325. § 322 It Very Often Proves Fatal326. § 323 Proving That Figures Don’t Lie327. § 324 The Exact Locality328. § 325 A Two Part Serial329. Part 1330. Part 2331. § 326 A Tribute to the Father332. § 327 The Personal Touch Was Lacking333. § 328 Straight from the Scriptures334. § 329 The Real Fromage, in Fact335. § 330 Practically No Reason for It336. § 331 He Couldn’t Stick to Any One Thing337. § 332 Reserve Ammunition338. § 333 Dust to Dust339. § 334 No Trouble to Show Goods340. § 335 Fun for Little Isadore341. § 336 An Awful Blow for Mr. Barnum342. § 337 An Over Sensitive Deer343. § 338 The Proper Rate of Exchange344. § 339 Classifying the Delinquent345. § 340 A Touch of the Swedish346. § 341 Calling for Night Work, Too347. § 342 Returning in the Regular Manner348. § 343 Or in Other Words, Slightly Confused349. § 344 A Squirrel without a Peer350. § 345 The Triumph of the Novice351. § 346 The Gift of Tongues352. § 347 Inquiry Regarding the Stranger353. § 348 When Appearances Were Deceitful354. § 349 The Curious Ways of Sheep355. § 350 Where They Take Things as They Come356. § 351 A Mystery Unraveled357. § 352 Already Showing Signs of Use358. § 353 A Hint to the Wise Is Ample359. § 354 Just Before the Shooting Started360. § 355 The Limit of Helplessness361. § 356 The Most Unkindest Cut of All362. § 357 The Position of a Young Man363. § 358 No Detail to Be Overlooked364. § 359 At the Extreme Rear365. § 360 He Knew Where to Find Paw366. § 361 Consolation for the Imperilled One367. § 362 Examples of the Higher Criticism368. § 363 The Prize Smell of the Circus369. § 364 A Tribute—with One Reservation370. § 365 Staving Off the Fatal Blow371. § 366 Special Extra—To Be Read Only in Leap Year