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COMFORT in BEDS and BEDDING 
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welded, seamless, and the joints are as 
firm as the Rock of Gibraltar. The new 
metal beds are boons to people of all 
classes. 
This is a statement about metal beds 
by Frank A. Hall in regard to all that 
we have said: 
“To attain these important features, 
it is first necessary that good materials be 
used, and in square-tube bedsteads a 
tubing of not less than r8 gauge should 
be used. In joining the various parts, 
that is the cross rods to the posts and 
the filling rods to the cross rods, they 
should not merely be punched and fitted 
together, but all joints should be thor¬ 
oughly welded entirely around the tubing. 
This method stiffens the bed, and it also 
prevents to a great extent the cracking or 
chipping of the finish, which usually 
starts at these joints. 
“The purchaser should also see that 
the corner lug, into which the side rails 
fit, is securely fastened to the post, and 
that it is of sufficient strength and rigid¬ 
ity, so that it will hold the bed straight 
and rigid. The finish, of course, is a 
matter of taste, and the finish on the 
most cheaply constructed beds is usually 
equal to that of the higher priced beds.” 
So here you have to buy from a maker 
whom you can trust. 
The spring not only gives the occupant 
comfort but it contributes to the service¬ 
ability and comfort of the mattress. It 
must be made in the very best way, of the 
very best material, to give comfort. 
The box spring, of course, is the best of 
all springs, but it is expensive, and rightly 
so, because its processes of manufacture 
are costly in time and materials. The 
frame of the box spring should be of 
thoroughly seasoned lumber. \\ hen we 
say thoroughly seasoned here, we mean 
it to the nth degree. It must be able to 
hold nails without the slightest symptom 
of splitting. It must be so seasoned that 
shrinking or swelling or any such tern 
peramental vagary is utterly out of the 
question. You can see that such a piece 
of wood is in the nature of old wane—■ 
rare and long in the process. Then this 
frame must be thoroughly braced so that 
it will be kept within the proper limits of 
its own space. No slopping over, as it 
were. 
BOX SPRING INTERIORS 
Now, as to the spirals w'hich are inside 
the “box”. These must be of the finest 
oil-tempered steel wire, lengthwise, cross¬ 
wise and diagonally, and each cord must 
be tied twice to each spiral, which makes 
eight knots to each spiral spring. Then, 
too, the twine used must be impeccable; 
for the life of the whole spring and 3’our 
comfort depends upon the twine used in 
these springs. This twine must be un- 
stretchy, durable and of such a size that 
it will form hard unslipable knots. It has 
generally been conceded that Italian 
hemp is the best for the purpose. It is 
expensive and doesn’t look one bit better 
than any other twine. But let experience 
teach j^ou that it is far and above every 
other kind for durability and lasting 
qualities. 
Rattan is best for the edge and for edge 
flexibility. Some makers use wire, but 
this is too flexible and bends when bend¬ 
ing is not invited, and the bend stays. 
Now, as we do not want to introduce the 
bends as a bed malady . . . rattan is the 
safest edge. Some very good springs are 
fastened to the rattan with twine, but 
some of the best makers have experienced 
the fact that no matter how good the 
twine is, or how well applied the twine, 
in this position of hard tabor it will 
stretch, loosen and permit the rattan to 
get out of place, which often makes the 
remaking of the spring a necessity', which 
of course entails discomfort and expense. 
Now we have gotten to one of the other 
important requirements: The spring 
work must be topped with heavy new 
burlap. This again must be covered with 
white cotton felt for softness, and then 
comes the ticking. We were about to say 
that a spring should be assembled as 
beautifully as a clock, and then came the 
ticking, so we didn’t dare! However, 
jesting or no jesting, the ticking is the 
next process. This ticking can be of your 
favorite color, but it must of all be fine 
quality. 
To summarize, then, the subject of the 
spring (box spring). It must have: 
1. A strong rigid frame 
2. Best quality of wire spirals 
3. Best quality of twine 
4. Strong clean burlap 
5. Fine felt topping 
6. Permanent edge wFich will not 
break down. 
Now, there is also another thing to 
consider wFen you buy box springs or 
any springs, and that is w'hether the bed 
is going to be used bj^ a very weighty 
person or not. Because you see the 
average spring is made for the average 
weight. When a very heavy person is 
going to sleep in a bed, say a good soul 
weighing over 190, it might be wise to 
have an extra set of spirals enclosed in 
the ticking et al. 
Now, there is the non-box spring which 
is made of spirals and can be quite satis¬ 
factory without the covering. Of course, 
this is cheaper than the box spring whose 
history we have given j'ou. 
WOVEN WIRE SPRINGS 
The woven wire mesh spring is a flat 
wire weave about three-eighths of an inch 
thick. This spring comes in many styles 
and fashions: good, bad, and indifferent. 
There are some that will last for ten years, 
there are some that will sag very soon 
after they are used. The idea in bujing 
these springs should be to put off the 
hammock proclivities of the bed as long 
as possible. The best t>-pe of hammock 
procrastinator, if you are buying wire 
weaves, is the w^oven wire spring which 
is attached at both ends to foot and head 
pieces with wire springs. In this con¬ 
struction, should the wire sag you can 
renew without having to renew' the whole 
cot or bed. 
Some wire woven springs have rein¬ 
forcements in the waj' of steel cross bars 
under the wire. Y'e are not in favor of 
that because when the weave starts to 
sag you not only have a sag but you have 
hills and dales. It is better to have a 
comfortable sag than a series of bumps 
under you wliile sleeping or trjing to 
sleep. So when buying the wire W'oven 
spring, buy a very strong weave. 
Some springs of wire W'oven material 
turn up so that there is a barrier betw'een 
the mattress and the floor. There is 
nothing quiteso slippery as the wire spring, 
and unless there is something to hold in 
the mattress it just will slide off. 
The only reinforcement that we think 
is worth wliile in the wire wove is the 
frame reinforcement, but don’t try' and 
reinforce the spring any' place else . . . 
though, of course, the wire itself should 
be extra strong. 
Another form of spring is neither wire 
w'ove nor .spiral, but is of wire in flat dia¬ 
mond shape or other geometrical designs. 
This is something, but not quite, similar 
to that which used to be called the “na¬ 
tional”. This spring should have the 
spirals attached at each end, too, so that 
a renewal of the spring will not mean the 
renewal of the w'hole bed. 
The spiral spring bed is a very good 
spring, but a little harder to clean than 
the W'oven springs. This consists of a 
series of spirals (vertically placed on 
wood, and any one that gets floppy 
or unnerved can be removed verv easily.) 
This is the best substitute for the 
box spring: as it is comfortable and does 
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