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# The Persians Sleep on the Floor
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/persy-spiat-na-polu/
- Published: 2026-07-29T19:37:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:25:30.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: The East, Books, Mores

> The Persians sleep on the floor. Beds are made up every evening, cleared away every morning and stored in the closets for the whole day. According to the rank and wealth of the persons concerned, they are made of one mattress or of many, of broadcloth, of a fine chintz robe lined with wadding, of a large bolster and of a small square pillow, almost a foot across, for each individual

**From "Journey to Persia in 1812-1813" by Gaspard Drouville**

Good night