Mysterious features found in old homes and their actual purpose

[post_page_title]Sleeping porches[/post_page_title]

You may have a nice patio set or porch swing sitting outside of your home, but did you know that many homes used to have entire bedroom sets in their backyard? Before modern medicine, fresh air was seen as the natural cure to many ailments so doctors would prescribe their patients to sleep often and sleep outside. Sleeping porches also came in handy in the south when inside got too hot to sleep through the night. This is an old-fashioned home feature we would love to bring back!

Sleeping porches

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