AN OPEN AIR BED.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 28 August 1914, Page 8

AN OPEN AIR BED.

Sleeping outdoors is one of the luxuries of camp life that is becoming popular among dwellers in the city. Iforetofore, only those who had ample house room for a sleeping porch could enjoy the fresh air and sound rest that goes with an outdoor bedroom, but an American inventor has solved the problem for the benefit of those with limited space ; even apartment house dwellers can now enjoy a night in the open without leaving the flat. The bed is built, upon a balcony that projects only a couple of feet beyond the wall of the house. It is protected by a railing and an in-sect-proof screen. By day the bed is covered by a dome of metal that protects it from the weather, and at night, when the couch is in use, the occupant shifts the dome to the inner side of the lied, so that the outer side is uncovered. In case of rain coming on during the night, he can swing the dome back to its original position without getting up. For protection against light showers, heavy dew and morning light, a waterproof curtain is proAided, that is drawn down to any distance, following the curved line of the screen. This also secures

privacy in the morning