Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-15
AN IDEAL BEDROOM.
How 1t Should Be Fitted Tn and E,r,,.,
to Secure Health and Co,...

should Be Fitted Up and Furnished
!" secure Health and Comfort.
Ai.hou gh 1T is not ALWAYS possible
1or the housewife to use her own taste
ana Judgment in the arrangement and
Posi.ion OF her sleeping room. the
furnishing will come under her sinner.
vision. and this is quite as important,
ana II may be well to consider the
ldeal sleeping room" for those who
nave the opportunity to plan their own
nome. In the first place this ideal
room will face the east. 1t will not he
less than fifteen feet square, with win
oows on two sides for light and yentila.
tlon- For further ventilation will
nave an open fireplace. The walls will
De hard finished and tinted a color
mat Will be restful to the eve.
The wood work will be finished in its
natural colors, paint not being admit.
TED. The floor will be of hard polished
wood, with small rugs for comfort that
are shakable weekly. EVERYTHING that
VIII invite dust will be strictly excluded,
therefore the furniture will have no
extra carvings The one hair mattress
Will De OF the best quality. made in
Two parts for convenience in turning
ana airing, with a woven wire spring
beneath The bed clothing will be the
nghtest,at the same time warmest, CON
sistlng OF blankets and white spread
No extra adornments of lambreauins
and fancy articles of no special use
will find place here. The curtains will
be of thin washable material. The
bed will set away from the wall, for
the sake OF health as well as conven-
1ence. Modern ''conveniences'' will be
avoided as far as stationary wash
stand with hot and cold water is con-
cerned, the portal BILE wash stand being
used instead, as the wise housekeeper
will prefer the slight extra work tc
running any risk of being slowly and
genteel1y poisoned. There will be a
large closet in each sleeping room.
with window if possible for ventila-
ton.
so much for the ideal room, which is
to be planned by the mistress of the
home; but for those who must take
things as they find them much can be
done to make the sleeping apartment
ideal" even in the cramped quarters
SO often assigned for this purpose. 1t
is seldom necessary for the bed to stand
in the corner, where the two walls will
confine the exhaled air about the head
of the sleeper, and this should always
be avoided if possible. 1t is especially
important to have the room and the
bed well aired every day. The bed
should be spread open the first thing in
the morning. and the sunshine and ali
allowed to assist in the cleansing pro-
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be the last of the morning duties.
The bed room should be the place for
quiet and refreshing sleep, but this is
not always the case. Restless tossings
and troubled dreams are too often
there. and the morning finds the
sleeper weary and listless; and
very often the cause is sup
posed to result from indigestion
or over-work, when the fault lies in
the bedroom itself. The over-neat
housewife will make the bed as quickly
as possible in the morning, then darker
thereon to keep out the flies without
a thought of the direful results of ex.
Guiding the air and sunlight as well)
and again will see that the windows
are carefully closed in the evening, tc
keep out the night air." and then she
will wonder why refreshing sleep is
not enjoyed. 1t would be a still greater
wonder if this could be possible under
the circumstances.
A bedroom of average size, about
twelve feet long. ten feet wide and sew
en- feet six inches high, has capacity
of nine hundred cubic feet; and by con-
sulting any good work on ventilation
to ascertain how long nine hundred
cubic feet of air will supply respiratory
material in such a room for one occu-
pant, we will realize the necessity of
special care in regard to an abundance
of fresh air and sunlight and perfect
entilation.-Philadelp Press.