Tiny Friends at Night
Cowboy bedrolls, straw, sassafras, and twig mats, wood planks, or feather mattresses – it usually didn’t matter. Why?
Bed bugs and parasites would keep people company while they dreamed. Yes, little creepy crawlies were everywhere. The solution was boiling water, sulfur, and/or arsenic. But what if someone “went to bed” with someone else?