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“Laughter is a most healthful exercise; it is one of the greatest helps to digestion with which I am acquainted; and the custom prevalent among our forefathers, of exciting it at table by jesters and buffoons, was in accordance with true medical principles.”

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Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland
Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland

German physician born on August 12, 1762, and died on August 25, 1836. Hufeland is renowned for his contributions to the field of medicine, particularly in the areas of psychiatry and public health. more

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