Travel Wisdom - Habits , traditions and culture - Marcopolo

 ' To sleep safely amid such peril, he relied on the inhabitants' clever apparatus. "  the men have their very light bed of canes so contrived that while they are inside, when they wish to sleep they draw themselves up with cords near to the ceiling and tie themselves there. They do this indeed for the sake of escaping the tarantulas that bite much and fleas and other insects , and also for the sake of catching the air to do away with the heat* that reigns in those parts " . 

* For on account of the lower heat they make their journey by night rather than day. (Travelers such as Marcopolo also emp;oyed their suspended beds to safeguard valuables) 

- Marco Polo  - while traveling in India ( sometime between 1271- 1295 ) - from his notes in the Book MARCOPOLO - FROM VENICE TO XANADU ( page no. 293) read on 12/12/13