Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-03-03
Heilthful Beds.

What Il clumsy. Formidable piece of fur
niturc the bc i of OR mranti-mnthers
would present during huu>c-clranin~ even
to III. well developed muscle of Bridget,
" llat Il searching espionage had To be fire.
qHehtiv Instituted among ihr lur,r holes
IN the l"!mt-. ana throughout tie. length of
the BEDFORD, What strength i, took 10
:-iNr II :cI~l n adequate 10 iloldinr firm
The burdens il bore. Then the mnxin.r of
;lic >olId wood, HAT wa~ then mlilcl,.>> of
veneer. How molcrn invention has
changed all Now we say presto. and
away leap the mattresses and up lump the
springs AMI all III" >lo-> sacred t. the
domestic cinlgt i,c'Hr'.Irisf> ar. rApp>..d to
view-thc whole structure. obedicmt to the
magic roll of c:l~tors. j. mnyci hv the
slightest effort. Those who prefer a more
solid sllicrstructIrr than springs wve.
in'i ii in hroll >lntS or in steel. 80 inter-
woven a. 10 make a solid founltlion
Dhrln% ihr war 4 friend of nur family.
who iiai hrrn in service SOM. months
came II visit Us. We were. mla.l.l+-nr,! I,v the
III, 'u.-iIt OF the comfort he w.nlI ..x;a.ri-
vnrc IN lying again upon 4 bed Whtta
-raieful crn;ra-t. it would H. 70 solid
mother cIrth- lnll-.iI!, orr ellpri-,- on
lnqdrinG how hc hti Slept at the reply.
Very badly, till ltil u,.on the floor
A. soon n felt something beneath me.
was III the rinb!i-r of Morp!l.u>
We often hear travellers b.wail the loss
OF III luAcrv of their oXn beds: in this
~ Ii every hing e.~'-. rNl". ;cncr t.-sich-
es u what creatures OF habit W. are |
remember with what sympathy | first
looked upon thr i X and rnaciltel. seen
lying upon the mas upon the stone floors
of the mo-qucS of lh- East. and Vet. to
them. llicir cool mats were doubtless more
grateful than any t.Iinr | could have sub
>titutcd.
In counjry places We Shall tinl th~ ira
ditional f,.Ither-brfS Of or ancestors. and
t. see them, one is warranted in the belief
that th.-F have been pI; To the trying or
heal OF Il generation of births amd d- it.i>,
without chang of ticking OF RENOVATION
of their contents. What can become a
better >torc-hou>e fer infection ihln s,lch
Il bel. be it made of feathers or i1ir or of
any material capable of the absorption of
impurities.
Germany exrtls any country with
which | am familiar in the cie,I!inrs, of
il beds. Ii seems is much Il part of rc.;r-
" hou>c-clctning With them. To have the
hair removed from til,- mattresses. lp i.ayc
i. We'll beaten and summed. ana tn cover
washed. ~ II i with n To have carpets
whipped and irce,l from their dI-e:i~e-bc-
getting dust
grant that it would be difficult and
expensive undertaking for an American
hou-,-k-rier. for the Skilled lahoIer> in
any calling axe rare. ami wh-n found.
must bc we'll pad. a> t;i,-v >hoall b.
Knowing III. obstacles, then, IN the
Way TO Il thorough renovation of uur beds.
We should take all the more care to pro-
tect and air them. Every be- / should hive
! especially made for ii. tie size "i thu tick,
4 white tackled comforter, Mt too thick. -
II 10 be unmanageabc in washing: over
! this the Sheet i spread Every bed IN
! daily Us. should lie >ul i~c:rd Ia the purify
! in~ rays Of the >In a, lci-. once a week.
ANA >hoHld br lett open for tn reception
! light ami air M Tim. before being made
Mp. Beds not Frequently used are often
/ found very mu~;y anl !i~a -rec.rhl.. 10
I guesS. The rnrlor beds. tint swallow
their own contents iv i mag tuIch. are
fair without, bat in time. tor til. llca of
proi er airing, they becpm-- foul ". hin
>.t,ilc- oT II t'ts.