Sleeping Don'ts with Sophia

Sophia Loren in Bed; 1957

Before You Go to Sleep Part 1 - Don't . . . 
[Source: Good Housekeeping; 1940]

• Don't pay your bills just before going to bed
• Don't rehearse the day's cares after lying down
• Don't eat anything late at night that is hard to digest
• Don't listen in the last news broadcast if you're a worrier
• Don't wear nightgowns of pajamas that bind
• Don't sleep facing light from window or reflected in mirror
• Don't sleep in a draught, but have plenty of cool, fresh air
• Don't weigh yourself down with too-heavy bedding
• Don't suffer from cold feet; get a hot-water bag
• Don't read with too little light or one that glares
• Don't choose a depressing or too-stimulating story
• Don't have an alarm clock that wakes you with a start

Weird Wednesday Kiddie Koop

I found this fun little invention for child protection called the Kiddie Koop. It is basically the same concept as a chicken coop, or a playpen on stilts that is completely enclosed.

The Kiddie Koop was patented in Nov 25, 1913 by Edward Maurice Trimble of Rochester, New York. It is basically supposed to be a combination Crib and Play Pen.

According to the Patent Application, the crib could be lowered to the floor and the top removed so the baby could play.

To be used as a crib, the legs can be raised and covered so it can be an enclosed crib.

Sounds really interesting, because it could be folded up like a carrying crib of today.

Wonder why it fell out of style. All I can think of is that not many kids wanted to feel like a chicken in a cage.

Too Sleepy

Sorry again dears, but I'm just way too sleepy to come up with a clever post. Wiped out from a tough day at work. When my days last until 9 PM, it's hard to think by the time I get home. Looking forward to a good night's sleep, hopefully. Since I've got an early day tomorrow, should have more time to put up a Hollywood post. Best wishes all and Good Night!