Word: tepidity
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Dates: during 1880-1880
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...days in the week. As this was found impracticable, to compensate for the loss of the afternoon, there seems to be no sufficient reason why the hour of opening on Saturday should not be earlier than it now is. Saturday is the day on which many take their prescribed tepid bath, and it not infrequently happens that, on account of the rush and the short time the Gymnasium is open, the warm water gives out. Moreover, as the days grow longer, men will want to begin their exercise earlier, before the heat of noon induces disinclination to work...