Did you know that the saying, "sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite", comes from rope beds that were made in the 19th century?
Instead of having a box spring holding up the mattress, people would use ropes tied in a square pattern. To keep the mattress from sinking to the floor, people would need to tighten the ropes before going to bed. Therefore, "sleep tight".
Mattresses were not nearly as comfortable as they are today. Most mattresses these days have either memory foam or some type of fluffy material to keep people comfortable and happy while sleeping. In the 1800s, though, people would stuff their mattress with either grass clippings or straw/hay. Usually bugs would be swept up along with whatever the mattress was stuffed with. Therefore, "don't let the bed bugs bite".
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| Hay/Grass Clippings/Leaf Stuffed Mattress |
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| Rope Bed "Box Spring" |
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