The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-11-21
SLEEPING ON FEATHER BEDS.


It Is Nice and Easy. but II Makes Ono
Lazy and Is Not Conducive to Health.
do you sleep on feathersr' asked a
reporter of professor of the Ohio
Medical college
IL did when was boy" replied
the solemn NJ. d.. but haven't done
il since"
"Why notf"
"Well, do not think it Is conducive
to health to do so. You see, there are
apt to be so many bumps and depres-
sions in the surface of feather tick,
and that alone is enough to condemn
it. Through the day the body is in so
many positions and the joints are
Bonded so often that at night ones
limbs should be perfectly straight, so
as to give the blood chance to circu-
late freely. The body cannot lie per-
fectly straight on feather bed, and,
besides, the soft, downy couch ener-
Yates one and tends to make one yawn.
stretch and lie with doubled up limbs.
THUS he gets too warm, and soon a
coverlet is thrown back and very like
ly a cold results Then the head sinks
into the feather pillow, and often the
side buried thus will perspire. This is
uncomfortable, ard the sleeper turns
over. The moist skin is exposed to the
night air and a cold results. Then 1t
is so hard to wake up when sleeping on
feathers. 1t makes one lazy. Sleep
seems to be the chief end of existence,
and when one is forced to leave the
bed by the cares of the day he leaves
it with yawn. He yawns and stretches
himself for hours afterward, and the
ennui follows him all day, and when at
evening he retires to his chamber filed
with the determination to study or
read, the sight of the billowy bed
tenpts him to stretch upon it at full
length for moment, and before he
knows it he is too drowsy for anything
but sleep
"A person does not need as much
sleep as people who use feather beds
generally take, and the same persons
when they lie on spring mattress or
n straw tick for few weeks are sur
prised at their own freshness and vigor
The Germans use feathers almost uni
versally, and they claim to be hardy
race, but any one with ordinary OBJ
servant powers can see that Germans
age much earlier in life than other PEG.
ple"
"Yes," said Walnut street mattress
maker, when the reporter informed
him of the doctors opinion, land we
sell very few feathers to any but Ger
mans. agree with the doctor in
every particular, and. speaking of beds,
you would be surprised to see what ]
do every day in the houses of wealthy
people. They may have magnificent
residences, fitted up with sumptuous
furniture and costly bcdsteads. but
the beds are shocking as a rule.
These are made of topsy turvey mat
tresses; they are not level, and prob.
ably they smell badly. The proper
way to have a bed is with padded
spring mattress for foundation, and
sheet over this is all that need be
under the body, then coverlids to suit
the occupant and weather.
"Of all the people, and l have GUS
toners among all classes the Hebrews
have the most comfortable beds.
advertise extensively in Jewish paper,
because | know they of all people like
good bed. And really this careful at
tention to the beds is a great gain, for
with how much more vigor could man
go forth to his daily work if he has
enjoyed good nights rest. "-Cincin-
natl Times-Star.