READING IN BED

Evening Star, Issue 19840, 13 April 1928, Page 9

READING IN BED

The old-time warning against the practice of reading in bed was quite justifiable in the age of candles and oil lamps, but times have changed, and with the nrcseiit-day method of using electric light m the home there is neither danger of fire nor injury to the eyes provided the light is so arranged as to throw its rays on the book. This may not always be possible where the fittings are over the dressing table, or even in the centre of the_ room, but by using an adjustable bedside electric fitting it is possible to overcome this little difficulty. This device enables one to control an ordinary electric switch from a distance, switching the light' both on and off. The lamp itself can b.e clamped on to the bodrail immediately over one’s head, throwing the light rays directly on to the reading. A length of flex runs from the lamp to the nearest ordinary electric lampholder, the controlling switch being on the portable lamp, thus saving that unpleasant necessity of getting out of bed on a cold night to switch off the light, or groping around in the dark to lind the wall switch. This little application of electricity in the home is but one example of its extreme convenience.