The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-05-23
Beware Of the Spare Bed.
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4 much by sleeping in beds that were not
daily used. Beds that are not daily exr
posed to the raapd sunlight VIII gather
dampness bs Aud there are but few who
understand the necessity of having the sun
and ar come frequently into their sleeping
rooms, that bed and bedding may be kept
perfectly dry and free from impurities. ir, -
| Beds that have been ieft. unused for
days, and even weeks, in the damp season
| OF the year are dangerous to the Health
and life of those who Sleep in them. When
visitors are expected, the parlor stove ma V
oe ior the hrst time set up, and fire
kIndled In it, and the parlor bedroom
opened. And this is considered sufficient
preparation to make the friends comforta.
BILE, But the bed and bedding, if not
carefully separated and aired, are not safe
Tor any one to use. ,-..f.,.
have had very affecting experience in
sleeping in damp beds. | slept with nv
infant two months old in north bedroom.
The bed had not been used for two weeks
A fire was kindled in the room. this was
considered all that was necessary Next
morning felt that had taken cold. NV
babe seemed to be in great pain when
moved. His face began to swell, and he
was afflicted with erysipelas of the most
aggrayatlng form. My dear babe was a
great. sufferer for four weeks, and finally
died martyr to a damp bed s.g. " :.
A few weeks later l accompanied nv
husband to fill appointments in several
places. In four of these places we had
the misfortune to be assigned the spare
bed In rooms opening from the parlor.
Ihe stove was set up in the parlor adioin-
these bedrooms the very day we were ex-
pected, Dampness had entered every
part of these unbeated, unventiiated rooms.
The windows had not been raised, and
were carefully covered with paper curtains,
and outside of these drapery, and the
blinds were carefully closed The air had
not been permitted to circulate freely
through the house, and the precious SUM-
light was excluded as though it was an
enemy; Why was there need of windows
at all when they were not used /? It
would have saved expense to have made
these houses without windows. Our good.
hearted friends received us cordially, and
we should have enjoyed our visit, had it
not been for the dreaded spare bed. ''' ''
at the first two places we visited. we
took severe colds by sleeping in. their
damp unused beds, and We suffered greatly
with rheumatism; but tried to fill our ap
pointments.I In the third damp bed we
lay nearly an hour trying to get warn,
bat the clothing was literally wet. uo We
were under the unpleasant necessity of
calling our friends j. for we felt that it
would be positively fatal to life aud health
to remain in that damp bed. Our friends
cheerfully renewed their fires, aud the
bedding was removed from the bed and
thoroughly dried. { = ~ 80 Il" ..'.'.
We returned home from that. journey
and exposure to suffer, for months. I
feared that | should be cripple for life.
Ny husband was afflicted with pain in the
chest and lungs, and he had a severe
cough for months. After three months
of almost helpless suffering, and careful
treatment, by the mercy of God, | was
able to walk ~ bows g5saqn1l s6l ~ H. q
We have been exposed in our late jour
ney to ''death in the spare bed ~ We
have taken colds, which have settled upon
the lungs causing soreness of the flesh.
Since our fears have been aroused we
have been more careful, and have been
under the necessity of closely question,
ing in regard to our beds La some cases,
we have removed the bed clothing and
have dried it by the FIRE before we have
ventured to sleep. This may have given
the impression that we were particular
and perhaps notional We own that we
are particular. We value life which God
has preserved. by miracle of his mercy,
from the death in the spare, damp, and
mouldy beds.jadi aoo'ytl6fd1 - osiea i d
In the case of all these beds, where the
air has not circulated through the rooms
daily, the bedding should be removed and
thoroughly dried by the fire, before being
slept in. Sleeping rooms should havelthe
windows raised every day, and the air
shouldoeirculaie freely throushthe rooms
The curtains should be withdra from
the windows. he blinds should be
fastened back And the blessed sunli ght
should thus be invited in, to brighten and
purify every bedroom in the house, o. ad
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To the Superior Court IN Boston de-
cision has been rendered which is OF in
terest to the managers of pubic convey
ances. A man named Standish took pas
sage at Fall River >on one of the boats of
the Narragansett Steamship Company
for New York. lie claimed that while
on the passage he either lost his ticket or
gave it to the wrong officer of the com
pany; at any rate, when he arrived in
New York be did not have it, Failing
to produce ticket, and. refusing to pay
the fare of four dollars, the officers of the
company detained him, and threatened
to carry him back to Fall River. lu
consequence, of this he sued for an. as
sault and false imprisonment, and the
Jury gave him verdict for fifty dollars.