Evening star., 1952-04-25
Readers Clearing House
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FOAM RUBBER BEDS.

(Fr0n1 Mrs. "A. S. c., Arlington
RCH was recently very good te
me in helping me obtain back
copies of magazines which wa.
interested in, so I hasten to pay
back the favor in trying to helr
Mrs. j. r. S., Arlington who in.
quired about the merits of foam
rubber beds.
We have had quite extensive
experience with them and I be-
lieve I would be qualified to give
a personal opinion on the subject
We first bought a foam rubber
mattress and foundation in the
summer Of 1949 while we were
living in a small town in Illinois
There was no odor to the new bed
whatsoever. Two months after
we purchased it there developed
a slight dip in the middle of it
so I asked the store where we had
purchased it to contact the manu-
facturers' representative. This was
done Immediately and the factory
representative (who had to come
40 niles came within the week.
He decided the foundation was at
fault and sent us a new one within
three days. The little sag was
better but didn't seem to have
been entirely relieved. However.
since my husband is in the Air
Force and we were faced with
I decided to say no more
about it until we were settled
We moved to Florida
next (another small town. and ]
stopped in a furniture store which
these beds, told them my
troubles and asked If they would
have the factory representative
have a look at it at his convent
ence. The bed was not impaired
in any way so far as comfort was
concerned, but the dip could
clearly be seen when the bed was
made up. Well, this time. the
representative had to- travel over
100 miles to see US and said he
would send us q new bed. Two
days later. we had a new founda-
ton and new mattress delivered
to us. The price had risen since
we bought the original bed but we
were not charged q cent.
Our bed has a red-line founda-
ton and is guaranteed for 20
years. The other, which costs ex-
actly the same, is guaranteed for
10 years. There has never been
an odor to our bed and we do
not find it as hot as a conven-
tional type. AS far as comfort
is concerned, words could not pos
sibly describe it. 1t gently sup
ports every portion Of the body
and I don't believe you know what
complete comfort Is at your dis
posal until you try a foam rubber
bed. We also bought one for our
and never have to worry
about children playing or Jump
ing on it. The mattress never
has to be turned. never becomes
lumpy, never says (unless there
is an original defect).
=. In case you are also interested
in foam pillows, we have those,
too. There was a definite odor
in the pillows to which my hus-
band objected Strenuously, so !
tossed them in the washing ma
chine for a good washing, which
cured the dif1culty Immediately.
BY all means. buy yourself a foam
bed and enjoy rest and
sleep such as you never believed
possible it's like sleeping on
a pink cloud.
(Fronr Miss S., d.. Washington
I've had a foam rubber mat
tress since December. 1949. and
highly recommend it. There's no
odor to 1t and 1t Is no warmer
than any other mattress. I've
had more nights of good, restful
sleep since got mine than I
ever had. Don't be discouraged
II for the first week you don't
sleep as well or If your back
doesn't feel just right. This feel
ing disappears and you won't
want to sleep on any other kind
Of a mattress. I have mattress
and springs. A friend of mine
Just bought one on my recon-
and she is very pleased
at first she experienced the
same feeling as she had been used
to a hollow mattress, but now she
sleeps perfectly. It is firm and
you sleep on the mattress and not
in it. Get one and you won't re-
gret it. It is money well spent.