8 7 0 ), ▁“ S yme ' s ▁Am putation ” ▁( New ▁York , ▁ 1 8 7 1 ), ▁and ▁“ Im mobile ▁Appar atus ▁for ▁Un un ited ▁F ract ures ” ▁( New ▁York , ▁ 1 8 7 2 ). ▁ ▁Family ▁Hudson ▁married ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁family . ▁His ▁son ▁Er as mus ▁Dar win ▁Hudson , ▁Jr . ▁became ▁a ▁noted ▁phys ician . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 0 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : American ▁abol ition ists ▁Category : American ▁orth op edic ▁sur ge ons ▁Category : 1 8 8 0 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁temper ance ▁activ ists ▁Category : B erk shire ▁Medical ▁College ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁sle igh ▁bed ▁is ▁a ▁style ▁of ▁bed ▁with ▁cur ved ▁or ▁sc rolled ▁foot ▁and ▁head boards , ▁thus ▁res emb ling ▁a ▁s led ▁or ▁sle igh . ▁ ▁O ften ▁made ▁of ▁wood ▁and ▁quite ▁heavy , ▁the ▁sle igh ▁bed ▁is ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁American ▁Empire ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁The ▁Empire ▁style , ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁American ▁Empire ▁style , ▁drew ▁its ▁insp iration ▁from ▁the ▁emp ires ▁of ▁ancient ▁Rome ▁and ▁Greece . ▁ ▁Today ' s ▁sle igh ▁b eds ▁are ▁made ▁from ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁materials ▁including ▁wood , ▁iron , ▁steel ▁and ▁al umin um , ▁and ▁often ▁possess ▁less ▁ex agger ated ▁curves ▁of ▁the ▁foot ▁and ▁head