Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-06
SLEEPING ON FEATHER BEDS.

ON FGNlnGn 06S9s
T, \. Nice and Easy. but IL Makes On
Lazy and IL Not Conducive TO Health
do you sleep on feathersr' asked a
reporter Of a professor Of the Ohio
Medical college.
II did when / was a boy" replied
the solemn NJ. D.. but haven't done
Il since"
''Why notr"
We'll, ! do not think il is conducive
to health TO do so. You see, there are
apt to be 80 many bumps and depres-
sions i'm the surface of a feather tick,
and that alone is enough to condemn
it Through the day the body is in so
many positions and the joints are
bendod so often that at night ones
limbs should be perfectly straight 81
as to give the blood a chance TO circu-
late freely. The body cannot lie per
fectly straight on a 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 peEpire. This IL
uncomfortable, and the sleeper turns
over. The moist skin is exposed TO the
night air and a cold results Then IL
Is so hard to wake up when sleeping on
feathers IL 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 "A yawn. He yawns and stretches
himself for hours afterward. and the
ennui follows him all day. and when at
evening he rerires to his chamber filed
with the determination to study or
read. the sight Of the billowy bed
tempts him TO stretch upon il at fuD
length for "A moment. AMI before he
knows il he is too drowsy for anything
but sleep
"A Do.5Ou does not need as much
sleep as people who use leather BEDS
generally take. and the saIue persons
when they lie on "A spring mattress 5r
a straw tick for a few weeks are sur
prise,i at their own freshness and vigor.
The Germans use feathers almost uni
versally. and they claim 10 be "A hardy
race. but any one with ordinary ola
servant powers can see that German.
are much earlier in life than other PEG
Pile"
YES" said a Walnut street mattress
maker. when the reporter informed
him Of the doctors opinion. and Va
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 SUMPTION
furniture and costly bedsteads. 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 proPS'
way . have a bed is with a padded
spring mattress for a foundation. and q
sheet over this Is all that need b,
under the body. then eov~rlids to suit
the occupant and weather.
''Of all the people. and ! have Gus
toners among all classes, the Hebrew
have the most comfortable beds
advertise extensively in a Jewish paper
because ! know they Of all people like
good bed And really this careful at
tention to the beds is a great gain. fol
with how much more vigor could a mar
go forth &c his daily work II he hal
enjoyed "A good nights rest"-Cincin
natl Times-Star.