Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-08-20
How to Make a Good Bed.

who read the JOURNAL, would like to
know how they can make an mex
pensive, and at the same time, good
and durable bed, or mattress and boil
ster. And then, perhaps, those same
housekeepers, after reading this artl-
Gle, will throw it aside with the re-
mark, merely a whim." That is
what my friends said when | told
them what l was doing; zone of your
whims," but it did not discourage me.
persevered, and the result shows
that the ''whim," was not bad one.
have bed that will with good
usage) last lifetime. 1t is merely
a tick, the same as for straw, or husks,
with openings in the upper side to
insert the hand for stirring, and filed
with cut paper. Now, reader, do not
throw aside the paper with disgust,
but, if for nothing but curiosity, fin
ish the article, it will do no harm;
possibly you may be induced to make
one. The work of cutting the paper
is not such a long job as you would
think. Take any kind of clean pa
per Except straw wrappings) and
fold it, or roll, so that it can be cut
with one clip of the shears, and then
cut it; you need not be particular as
to the width, although the narrower
it is cut the better it is. These clip
pings are like little curls or rings of
paper, and lie almost as light as feath-
ers, and after using the bed they will
not break up and grow fine and dusty;
but are clean, and can be stirred as
light as when first used. l have
heard people who have slept on them
say, ''they were the best beds they
ever slept on" 1 prefer them to
feathers or common mattresses; hair
mattresses are nicer, of course, but
few of us farmers wives can afford to
buy them; whereas, the paper bed we
can have without cost, except the
work, and in that the smallest child
you have, who can use a pair of
shears, will help you, and if not kept
busy too long at time, will think it
but play. The same material makes
nice pillows for lounges, chair cush-
ions, cradle ticks, &c. l have box
to keep waste paper in, which is out
of the way, and at the same time
handler than the rag-bag; and when
it is full / cut them into another box,
and put them into the tick. use the
same ticks that l have used for straw;
wash them and sew up the openings,
as they are just large enough for the
hand to pass through readily; three
openings are sufficient.
But, we ask, where can we get
enough paper to fill bed? That is
the very question / should expect you
to ask, and here is the answer: If
you do not take a liberal supply of
newspapers, it would be a hard mat
ter to get enough for a bed; but, as
you are a reader of the JOURNAL, l
will suppose that you are well sup
piled with reading matter of all kinds.
Some papers after being once read,
are good for nothing but to cut up;
others perhaps have some good re-
cipes, poetry, or anecdotes, that you
wish to save; if so, cut them out and
put the remainder of the sheet in
your waste paper box. And still
others that you should not cut up for
any purpose 1--WE have four years.
numbers of the Toledo Blade, never
having cut up one, or failed to get one
from the office in that time, then you
have old letters, and, rs stated above,
any but straw paper. When you
commence saving paper, it will aston
ish you to see what a quantity will
accumulate. Now, to finish this arti-
Gle, / will tell you another of my
"whims," that is, what l used to make
of the receipts, poetry and anecdotes
/ cut from waste paper. l trim the
edges nicely, and with little paste
fasten them into some book that is
useless for reading, but has good
binding; and thus save them for flu
ture reference, each kind is a book
by themselves, and thus / have a re-
cipe book, book of anecdotes, and
book of poems, by different authors,
that will compare favOrably with some
that are for sale.
How They Finally Got Married.
One long summer afternoon there
came to Mr.. DavidsOn's the most Gu
rious specimen of an old bachelor the
world ever heard Of He was old,
gray, wrinkled and odd. He hated
old women, especially old maids, and
wasn't afraid to say so. He and
Aunt Patty had it hot whenever
chance drew them together; yet still
he came, and it was noticed that Aunt
Patty took unusual pains with her
dress whenever he was expected.
One day the contest waged unusual
ly strong, and Aunt Patty left in dis
gust and went out into the garden.
"That bear!' she muttered to her
self, as she stopped to gather flower
which attracted her attention.
"What did you run forY said
gruff voice behind her.
"To get rid of yOu."
sYou didn't do it, did your
"No; you are worse than a bur
dock burr"
"You won't get rid of me, either"
"Iwon't eh?"
"Only in one way"
"And that?"
"Marry me-"
'Whatl us two fools get married.
What would people sayT'
'That's nothing to US. Come say,