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Show DEDS Or ALL NATION3. Strange Resting Places In Vogue In Foreign Countries. Considering thnt n third of our wholo lives Is spent In bed, It Is not surprising that much caro, trouble, and money should bo spent on our sleeping plnces. In Kngland tho unhealthy feather ncd has been almost ontlroly succood-ed succood-ed by the more nyglonlo mattress, which also Is the rulo In America. French bods aro so short that tho avcrago foreigner often complains that It domands a special education ( to fold oneself up to tho rleht slzo for them. Many Norwegian beds aro made to pull out from recesses. In South end Central America tho hammock ham-mock reigna, and the Indiana of Guiana plait tho most beautiful hammocks ham-mocks of gross, which they dye charming colors. In Japan tho bed consists of tho mattlngcovcrcd floor with a curious wooden ccckrost; a form of bolster that .to a European would bo a slmpla instrument of torture. Tho Chinese use low bedsteads, often elaborately carved, with mnttrensas and coverings cover-ings of mattlrg. In winter they Bleep In hrnvy garments wadded with cotton. No ono Is moro easily suited with sleeping accomodation than tho negro; ho, lllco a cat, enn curl up and tako his rest anywhere. Modes and Fabrics. |