John Muir Quote - An hour was allowed at noon for dinner and...

“An hour was allowed at noon for dinner and more chores. We stayed in the field until dark, then supper, and still more chores, family worship, and to bed; making all together a hard, sweaty day of about 16 or 17 hours. Think of that, ye blessed 8-hour-day laborers!”

John Muir The Story of My Boyhood and Youth: An Autobiography

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