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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1963
Page
6
A leading sleep health message urges measuring your mattress for size and fit during Measure Your Mattress Month. It notes growing mattress sizes, the need for minimum 38 inches width per sleeper, and that worn or undersized beds cause fatigue. It warns millions over 16 years old on worn-out mattresses and promotes testing for sag, lumps, and resilience.
Physicians urge good health through proper nightly bedding and rest. Check wear, sagging, and edge support, noting heavier partners and long use. Upgrade to reinforced innerspring beds and avoid passing worn bedding to children for better posture and growth.
This piece surveys numerous sleep aids from pills to Venetian blinds and eye shades to ear stoppers. It notes cooling air conditioners electric blankets and TV sleep switches. It mentions clock radios waking you and coffee makers starting. It lists bed lamps backrests and a tilting bedside table for reading.
This article explains the wide range of innerspring mattress constructions and materials. It notes insulating layers over coils, options like steel bands wires cotton netting felted cotton latex and even curled hair. Some mattresses use built in bed boards and dual resiliency or body balanced offset coils to reduce motion.
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