Sentence:  Employed already in the times of remote antiquity in the <WSD>vaporia</WSD> and tepidoria of the ancients, it has to-day acquired novel attractions, since the firewood of bygone days and the alcohol of our forefathers have been replaced by gas and electricity; and especialliy since those famous hot air boxes, manufactured abroad and imported here, appeal to the patient by reason of their magnificent high degress of heat. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A steam bath (room for taking steam baths).