Hi Evelyn, I too alos remember abt bed bugs. My grandmother always said that at bed time and I for some reason did the same to my children. How old habits die hard Not sure how old our farm was butn know that it was bought by my great grandmother. We had a coal furnace, cisten in the cellar with a root cellar as well where My Grandmother kept all the veggies in dirt and all the canned goodies on shelves that were so full of everything you could think of. The well pump outside, pump in the kitchen, icebox in the kitchen. We were one of the lucky families with an indoor bathroom. Altho to get to the cellar had to go through the bathroom. What great memories. We never locked our doors, I could play outside way after dark. Things you wouldn't here of today. Penny NY