I. WHAT VANDERBILT PAID FOR TWELVE LAUGHS 7
THE LAUGH CURE 9
A CHEAP MEDICINE 13
WHY DON'T YOU LAUGH? 14
II. THE CURE FOR AMERICANITIS 16
A WORRYING WOMAN 19
OUR HAWAIIAN PARADISE 22
A WEATHER BREEDER 24
"WHAT IS AN OPTIMIST?" 27
LIVING UP THANKSGIVING AVENUE 29
III. OILING YOUR BUSINESS MACHINERY 31
SINGING AT YOUR WORK 33
GOOD HUMOR 35
"LE DIABLE EST MORT" 38
IV. TAKING YOUR FUN EVERY DAY AS YOU DO YOUR WORK 42
UNWORKED JOY MINES 44
THE QUEEN OF THE WORLD 45
V. FINDING WHAT YOU DO NOT SEEK 51
CHARLES LAMB 53
JOHN B. GOUGH 55
PHILLIPS BROOKS 60
VI. "LOOKING PLEASANT"--A THING TO BE WORKED FROM THE INSIDE 64
WORTH FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS 66
THE "DON'T WORRY" SOCIETY 67
A PLEASURE BOOK 69