If our modern day tips on beating the heat weren't your thing, well, that's just crazy, because sharing a tiny bathtub with a friend is quite simply the perfect way to cool down. But here are some more traditional tips, from the New Yorkers who came before us and didn't even have air conditioning in their subway cars yet.
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