It’s a shame to throw away old pillows: they’ve become so worn out over the months and years. And you won’t find a new comfortable one right away. Modern synthetic fillers won’t let you get a good night’s sleep, so people keep the old ones until the very end.

It was once common to sleep on heavy down pillows, they were divided into large ones, according to the standard 70×70 centimeters. Care was a real drag.

• they dried the pillows in the sun for days, guarded them from the rain;
• in the evening they beat the dust out of them;
• The dirty pillowcases were thrown away. As soon as they lost their appearance, mothers simply bought thick fabric and sewed new covers;

Advanced mothers of families wisely reduced the size of pillows. As soon as they cut off about twenty centimeters from both sides, sleep only benefited, it became more comfortable to sleep.