A sleeping porch is a deck or balcony, sometimes screened or otherwise enclosed with screened windows,Create a Restful Refuge with a Traditional Sleeping Porch: Bob villa (2017); By Donna Boyle Schwartz.- Retrieved 2017-08-27 and furnished for sleeping in the warmer months. Sleeping porches can be on ground level or on a higher storey and in either the front or back of a home. The idea of a sleeping porch dates back nearly a hundred years when people would sleep on a screened-in porch to get the coolness of the night air during summer without being bothered by bugs. Before the advent of air conditioning , families often created sleeping areas on outdoor porches, where children would sleep during the warmer months ."Sleeping porch" Buffalo as an Architectural Museum: Illustrated Architecture Dictionary (2005). Retrieved 2011-01-31. Sleeping porches first gained popularity at the turn of the 20th century. Many people believed that fresh air helped sufferers of tuberculosis, a respiratory-system illness which was the leading cause of death at that time in the United States . Health experts then also touted the benefits of fresh air for avoiding other illnesses .Elliot, Lynn. Sleeping Porches. Active Interest Media, Inc. Jul-Aug 1995, Vol. 23, No. 4 p. 38. ISSN 0094-0178
A sleeping porch is a deck or balcony, sometimes screened or otherwise enclosed with screened windows,Create a Restful Refuge with a Traditional Sleeping Porch: Bob villa (2017); By Donna Boyle Schwartz.- Retrieved 2017-08-27 and furnished for sleeping in warmer months. They can be on ground level or on a higher storey and to any side of a home. The idea dates to around 1900 and became common in much of the USA. It is that residents sleep on a screened-in porch avoiding warm convection currents from air and wall materials beneath or beside. Before affordable electric fans and/or air conditioning were installed , families often created such rooms, well-aired, where children would sleep during summer ."Sleeping porch" Buffalo as an Architectural Museum: Illustrated Architecture Dictionary (2005). Retrieved 2011-01-31. A better temperature for sleep can help with any illness (assisting the immune system). Such a room was once particularly favoured year-round for treating tuberculosis, a respiratory-system illness which was the leading morbid factor before the BCG vaccine became available . Health experts correlated fresh air as a main prevention for many illnesses, rather than linking somewhat causal better sleep .Elliot, Lynn. Sleeping Porches. Active Interest Media, Inc. Jul-Aug 1995, Vol. 23, No. 4 p. 38. ISSN 0094-0178
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