August 11, 2008
History of the Mattress
A mattress is usually defined as a mat that is placed on top of a bed, where a person usually sleeps or lies. Like many words 0mattress0 originates from the Arabic language which had the original meaning of 0to throw0 and 0place where something is thrown.0 Later on in time the Europeans adopted the method of the Arabic0s by sleeping on cushions that had been thrown on the floor. Eventually mattress found its way into the English language.
A mattress can be placed on the floor, but in many cases it is placed on top of a type of platform, so that it0s further from the floor. Originally mattresses were filled with a wide variety of materials such as straw and even feathers. Today the type of material we use has changed, and they contain materials such as foam and latex. The mattress of today usually contain some type of spring, but may also contain a variety of natural fibres.
During the Neolithic period mattresses start to be invented, the bed upon which a mattress lies also change with the beds been raised so as to avoid drafts and vermin. The first mattresses probably consisted of a very few materials […]
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