Word: air
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...case in hand; namely, the use of the rifle is of great benefit in strengthening the eyesight, and what could be a more beneficial change for a man who has spent an hour over a text-book in crabbed German type, than to spend another hour in the open air striving to plant his bullets in the eight-inch bullseye, 200 yards from where he stands...
...perhaps, a breath of air...
...much of their pleasure in games which excite a passionate rivalry in the development of bodily energy and skill, and which in this respect are far more efficacious than any gymnastic and fencing exercises. It must not be forgotten that the more young men are cut off from fresh air and from the opportunity of vigorous exercise, the more in duced will they be to seek an apparent refreshment in the misuse of tobacco and of intoxicating drinks. It must also be admitted that the English universities accustom their students to energetic and accurate work, and keep them...
...earliest authentic mention of the game of ball is by Homer, according to whom hand-ball was used coevally with the destruction of Troy. From the game of hand-ball came tennis, which in the sixteenth century became very popular. In the fourteenth century was introduced a large air-ball, to be beaten around with the first. This soon developed into the foot-ball. From tennis originated cricket, which in America has taken the from of base-ball.-Post...
Among the pleasantest features of college life in the spring are the open-air concerts by the Glee Club. The amount of pleasure they confer upon the student must far outweigh any little trouble to which the club is put, and yet thus far the club has sung only twice. These concerts have for a long time almost formed a part of college life, and it does not seem as if the club could be justified in so slighting them. It is generally supposed to be a college institution; if it is, more attention ought to be paid...