Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1912 — Benefits of Sleeping in Open Air in Winter [ARTICLE]

Benefits of Sleeping in Open Air in Winter

By MRS. MARY MOORE Milwaukee

Many people are, no doubt, interested in the subject of sleeping out of doors. Many have probably utilized their. porches for that purpose during the summer months who will move indoors with the approach of the first cool night. Like the birds, they migrate to wanner climes. My advice is. stay out all winter. It will do you more good than you realize and the hardships will be only those that will really be a benefit to the average person. My husband and I “canvased in” our back porch at about this time last year We arranged it so that p'.ie side could be

rolled up in the morning and readily put down at night. The cost was about SB, including erioiigh extra canvas to make a covering for the bed. i Really, we find the cool nights of early winter and spring the most' pleasant of al] the year. In extreme cold weather we place a heated soapstone ill the bed to warm it'up before we retire. r

We do, not bring in the bed clothes-during the day, although sqch a plan is a good one if they seem inclined to become damp. We have been freer than usual from colds, and my husband’s chronic catarrh is much better now than ever before. This in spite of the fact that we live only a few blocks from the lake. Try sleeping out this winter. You won’t regret it.