The Funny Bone

Henry Martyn Kieffer's "The Funny Bone: Short Stories and Amusing Anecdotes for a Dull Hour" is a broad collection of humor designed to inject cheer into "a dull hour" , embracing laughter as a "kind of necessity". The book gathers diverse witty material, including American humor, cultural jokes, short narratives about everyday human oddities, and anecdotes involving historical figures like Abraham Lincoln. The compilation touches upon themes such as human nature, marriage, traditional religion, and politics through sharp wit and light satire, aiming to amuse the reader and provide mental refreshment.