With the addition of a strong wire spring attached to an alarm clock, it
should also make an excellent servants' bed.
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At 6:30 every morning the alarm would work the spring, and the bed
immediately be transformed into a pair of steps. This would promote
habits of punctuality and early rising in domestic servants that would
be invaluable to them.
It is true that they might resent the invention, and leave the
situation, but the mistress would still have the combination bed for the
newcomer.
It would be an invaluable article for house decorators and
paper-hangers. They could use it as a step-ladder until they got tired
of working, and then turn it over and sleep on it until they were
rested.
In fact, the uses of this combination cot and step-ladder are infinite.
It seems to be an article that no well-regulated family can do without.
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