Released on = July 25, 2006, 4:53 pm

Press Release Author = Mattress CO

Industry = Consumer Services

Press Release Summary = Do you know when your mattress needs to be replaced? Do you
know which style of mattress meets your needs?

Press Release Body = A mattress is used to make the bed more comfortable. It can
have a single layer or multiple layer. See - http://mattresses.informationvalet.com
Mattresses can be used to sleep on the floor as well. They are usually made of foam
but other materials like natural or synthetic fibres are also used. Mattresses come
in different shapes and sizes. They may be hard or soft. The various varieties of
mattresses are used for different purposes. Normally small children or infants use
soft mattresses.

But how has the mattress become one of the most important components of any bed? We
can go back a little in time and discover some extremely interesting facts. In
pre-historic times there was no concept of mattresses. They sleepy fellows simply
lied down and slept. The concept of mattress came during the Neolithic period. The
basic purpose of any mattress is elevation. Perhaps when we lie on bed, this makes
little difference to us, but lying on floor without something underneath was and is
still bothersome. It is necessary to avoid dirt or insects or the coldness of the
ground. Early mattresses were basically lumps of grass or hay or leaves or any other
such natural elements. Probably animal skins were used too. Before the birth of
Christ, different civilizations devised their own mattresses. For example, the
Persians used goatskins filled with water and the Egyptians used heaped palm bows.
The Romans used cloth bags full of hay, feather, reed, or wool. The fifteenth
century mattresses were made of straw, feathers or pea shucks. They were covered
with silk or brocade. The sixteenth and seventeenth century mattresses were an
improvement on the earlier ones. Usually straw was used to make the mattress. Mid
eighteenth century mattresses have straw, natural fibres or horsehair. They had fine
covers made of superior quality linen.

Heinrich Weshphal discovered mattresses with innerspring in 1871, but they started
to be widely used only from 1930 onwards. 1950 saw the appearance of foam rubber
mattress in the markets and they are still used by many. Innerspring mattresses are
the most widely used mattresses in the world the innerspring. These have a
foundation that can be called a box spring, the innerspring unit, also called the
spring core, and the layers of upholstery. The innerspring provides support to the
body and helps the body to be in proper alignment while sleeping. The companies
manufacturing mattresses keep an eye on all these details. Some of the well known
brands like King Koil, Sealy, Serta, Stearns & Foster manufacture mattresses which
are comfortable and of high quality.

Author Jerry Cahill - webmaster and publisher
http://mattresses.informationvalet.com


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