The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-08
U. S. Can Sill Sleep Well
Despite a Few Shortages
This Ysor's Cotton Mattresses coIled
Fu Superior 10 Those Of Is Years AGO

The war and shortage n
bedroom less than any other
to home furnishing experts.
R.fsa< fcr sxsmrl< - -
longer being made fur the lixsnk
ream. enly . few r<fFlx<T.ts<s
c.n - sclt Coz the kIieh<a. snd
even new hsthtnh~ are CT Or re
auratinn. AmeFicsns are wlslzax =
deprive themselves Il Al iuxurz<~
Il u ~iil speed v,ctory. 1T ts<T<
= enc essential they wcnt hss<
70 give up good sleep
Although enc a. the 1r< = -
1t ~ prtoritiss knd shaFt<E<<.
Ire e<edinx industry hss - -
test ~ aevssine practical szn~sl=
tutss for non-cFttrsi materials
Shoppers win - surprzs>a = find
that th<s< substitutes are nat ~
fsrior and that IN many lnstaae<e.
ted.s's mattresses ard Springs
cannot b dlssinEussh~d ~ ~
average p~rscn from thcss MANI
ufsctured IN fnSi.
ccssss Sesx~ss I~pxeep1
Tcssy's cotton mattresses. -
National Association AZ n<adknE
Manufacturer points cut. are ar
superior 10 the hard felt mat.
tres-es many adults slept - -
eA.ldren. With tine tsllsrlas. fsss
edges. and sdsstisch~d ~ pr>-
built borders. they have III ~
appearances a. the s>st inner.
springs.
Their inner constructions sFe
also improved ~ that not enIy
10 comfort increased. but they
should give much icnser s>rvies'
Several manufacturers have -
slssd "innsr msttress>s~ which
hslp prevent Jumping II the cot.
ton. Thsse In turn are covered
by layers cf felt fnr oesnfnTt
Both tuftsd and tuftl<<< eetiaH
mattresses are available.
Nigh hozsprinss with thin peds
Of staple cotton o. CURED hair 81.
- have sssn revived The sztfz
flexible coils AZ thu models coz.
cred BY the 5s-pound pad kiss
sleeping comfort very comparable
10 that furnished By the best N
nersprinw mattresses
Changes Ms1s Necessary
sleeping equipment vas cns II
tho first civilian itsms affected
by the war. On July ~. iesf
long before even refrigeration
and washing machines were eur
tailed. Sos of cotton linters wsrs
slioestsd 10 the chemical and mu,
milton industries. Cotton iintsrs b
recent years have become ths
standard upholstery material foI
mattresses. hut manufacturer
we're aha 10 turn 10 stsple cot
ton and Ia cotton mill waists.
slssl lussd ~ IN insuiator II
innersprins msttsszsesD and ks
polk formerly widely us@d in mat
tresses but lately principally EN-
ploysd ~ q studio and dlvsn pIi
lo~ stuffingl were nest TO 20
Goose and duck feathers beeam.
critical when the Army Air Corp
needed sleeping bags.
The principal worry u the In
dustry In recent months. hDs
ever. has been the growing short
age Of steel for lnnsrsprias mat
trssses. box and coil springs. ans
for studio oourhes and sofa neds
On June q. the War I'roduetlur
Beard ruisd that lnnsrspring mat
tressss had 10 20. NY the tins q
tho July furniture markets, man
ufsotursrs had rsdeslgned thslI
lines u bring out improved cot.
ton felt mattresses and uers pre-.
pared 10 DO without innsFsprfnRu
for the duration.
Ingenuity Saves Day
othsT orders eliminated sfsel
frames for bsdsprings and re-
duoed thu weight % stsel which
could be used IN bath boz and
coll spring foundations. Here again
great ingenuity wss displayed in
producing sleeping equipment
which would conserye steel and Al
the same time give sdsquste com
fort.
The same rsdsslgning has besn
necessary In the case II studio
eoaehss and sufs bedz. stesl
frames are being eliminated. ana
hsasisr padded surfaces are re-
placing tbs wire coils styling ~
the same time mas been improved
20 that u IL stiii possible 10 Oh.
tain ons u those handy dual psr.
pose pieces which serves ~ usll
both a. living room furniture and
a. . bad.
Bedding msn predict that many
- the construction lessons Ho1