Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-11-21

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have good bed to make. One excel
lent housekeeper assures us that sh,
has no spring beds in her house, ant
yet that her beds are considered in
&C m paial l.. This seems hard to be
iieye- Spring beds certainly seem {,
most people the best foundations t.
sleep on. There Is great choice be
tween the different kinds IN vogue, bu
the length of ones purse generally de
cides the question OF which to get, ant
very lair one may be purchased for .
moderate sum. Then, if possible, gel
a thin mattrass of wool or cotton, o.
even straw, to place Just above the
springs. If more convenient, put {
pair of old blankets, or a clean Git time
worm comfortable in the place of this
thin mattrass. the prime object o.
which is to protect the thick, main mat
trass from the springs or woven wire
which form the foundation upon which
We are building. If possible, have fol
the piece de resistance a good hail
mattrass. This mattrass should be
I turned over every day, being made in
two parts. III order that this may be the
more easily done. The ordinary thin
white comfortable used between the
mattrass and the lower sheet is not
thick enough for winter weather in the
higher latitudes, but should be supple
mented by a good blanket or comfort
able. Blankets are preferable to com.
fortables III all cases, as they are lighter,
warmer, and bear cleansing much bet
ter. These, once smoothly laid, put
on the lower sheet, which, like all
sheets, should be three yards long and
two yards and halt wide. Tuck it in
first at the top. then at the bottom, then
at the sides. ''Tuck" does not mean a
vague fumbling about in the crack be-
tween the mattrass and the bedstead.
1t means raising up OF the former, and
smooth and firm laying of the sheet
enough to hold il well IN plaee-be-
meath. The upper sheet should be first
tucked in at the bottom. The blankets
and counterpane should then be added,
and the eidsr-down extra, or Afghan,
laid neatly across the foot of the bed.
Tuck everything IN carefully, and you
will have made a bed that would make
even a tossing ''Inson,nian. Ike Her
bert Spencer rest comfortably, though
he could not sleep. The maln thing Is
to lay smoothly the portion of the
sheets and blankets to be tucked"
under the mattrass. instead of pushing
it in q wrlnkied wad down between the
mattrass and bedstead, to be readily
displaced when a nervous sleeper turns
himself about, and to yield untold dis
comforts and nightmares by exposing
his bare feet to the outer air, or almost
as much discomfort Qf he be not q
German or old enough to like the warm
ing touch of the blankets) by bringing
them in contact with the rough wooden
coverings just aboye the sheet. In the
morning throw off every partirle of the
bedding in such a way that fresh out
side air, and, if possible, the sunshine
shall penetrate every portion of it. Do
not allow the bed to be made up for at
least an hour-better six hours-after
taking it to pieces. and Insist upon its
being made with equal care every day
of the year. Use cotton sheeis in
the winter, and, if practicable, linen
ones in summer. Put the head of your
bed wherever you like. Scientists have
decided that it doesn't make the slight
est difference which way the electric or
magnetic currents run. A person can
sleep as well, they say, with his head
to the South as to the North.
Above all things, and here is a point
which IN elderly friend wishes to have
particularly needed, do not allow the
blankets put on with the doubled end
at the bead. They should be adjusted
SO that one thickness can be readily
thrown back if the sleeper SO desires.
Limitless annoyance has been often
caused by neglecting this simple rule.
Ii feather bed is liked, it should be
used on top of firm good mattrass of
almost any reliable kind, and should pe
even more industrIously aired and
turned than other kinds. The expert
enced feather bed maker knows exactly
how 10 poke and punch the refractory
mass of billowy soltness into proper
shape; but the green hand" will often
find, upon lying down to rest, that, IN
spite of well-meant efforts 10 provide
different things, the heels are higher
than the head. As for pillows, the large,
stuffy objects uuder that name, which
are SO much affected nowadays, cannot
be so good as softer an lower ones. 1t
cannot be that man was intended to
sleep sitting up. Given a clear con-
science and good digestion. a bed
such as We have described. and have
metaphorically made up. is warranted
to yield a comfortable nights sleep, and
pleasant dreams to the most confirmed
''Insomniant."