Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-11-10

truc'ion OF the upper part { the building. whetk-
n there should be- tight floor the ice or not
he ice we'll with straw, and leaving The house
EMIL ted at the gable ends, 1T least open that
he gas escaping from The ice " i'll have oppor-
unity Of passing AWAY.
A second correspondent saws, There is nothing
wanting but simple, economical, aud effectuai
plan for a building, To make them common, on ev-
cry farm destitute Of cold spring. The plan Of
a building here Submitted, | believe, combines e.
economy with the latest improv ement. Choose any
cow enient situation. set Il rough frame Of the re-
CURED dimensions, On the top of the ground, make
another frame, about foot larger than tho first
pllcing il Immediately around il, leaving
an interstice of abou, foot between tho two
frames. For abrev iaton call ii double frame,
fill the space between the frames W it'll tanners
bark compacily possible What could be
more simple! The secret consists entirely in
the of tanners bark-the philosophy Of which
is easily explaincd--that substance is a most per-
fec, conductor Of heat. The art of filling an
ice house ) also important Ii should be done
while the weather is ircezing,-the ice may be-
put in any shape-but the improv ed mode con-
ssts in filling up gradually with water, leaving
the whole mass to freeze into II solid body"
A third correspondent says, 81 will merely in
form YOU that have an ice house that has been
used in my family for about fifty years, and has
never failed to preserve abundance Of ice for
our supplies. 1t is about l6 by IL feet and judg-
ing from recollection for it is nearly half full,
is about Is feet deep. 1t was probably dug down
to the sand gravel, is walled like an ordinary
cellar, the wall extending about three feet above
the level of the adjacent ground g. earth throwna-
ganst il nearly to the roof This serves to preserve
uniform temperature and prevents leakage from
/ rain &c. The bottom OF the cellar is supplied
with pieces of timber & by 8 inches thick which
are placed about inches n part, and this
protects the ice from the influence Of the earth
bc!o,S "..c.. tho ice is being put In take caro-
to have the bottom and sides we'll prov ided with
clean rye straw and have the ice occasionally
broke n fine, and when the house is full have r.
well covered up with straw. This IS all that Is
necessary to DO particular about, the straw 10
non-conduc,or of caoric, and the ice being well
embedded therein, does not melt III the warfnest
weather Many years ago this house was lined
with boards, which was only useful as a harbour
for rats. The lining gradually decayed and has
long since been ed, and still the ice is kept
as well $ Give your ice dry cellar and
plenty Of rye straw, and rest assured you will
.eA"ra neither tar, nor puverized charcoal, nor
boards = keep il cooi.''
Thus we have three plans of constructing ice
houses. and the manner Of putting away the ice,
: all apparently answering well. The great secret
appears to be IN placing around the body Of ice a
sufficient nconductor of caoric. and tan bark
appears be considered best, and then d sufii-
cieEt covering of rye straw, over and around tho
ice appears be AL that is necessary to keep it
either above or below ground. The remembrance
ot our late warm summer, may remind some oi
the proprie,y ofpreparing an ice house, who have
not heretofore done SO. and much benefit may he
derived from 1t, beside supply of ice during the
continuance of warm weather. 1t affords fine
place for keeping fresh meat, and also the pot oil
butter, and when the raising and feeding Of the
silk worm becomes Of the branches Of bust.
ness carried on by the family, ice house is nj
most Indispensable, for keeping the eggs to any
period that may be desired for Matching.
Etymology Of the ,ror1 Lady.-The word La
dy is derived from Saxon words, dian, to give
loaf, LAT, Kind Of bread. II is necessary Il
know that, among the ancient Saxons, it was Tho
custom in families of fortune 10 make a weekly
distribution of bread To the poor; the mistress o
the house superintendent in person the performance
of this charitable act, and thence received the
name of Lady, girer Of tread In the courst
Of time by the rejection Of the consonant tho
word assumed IFS actual form
A French writer OF the las; age remarks, "a
propos to the word Isady--fcw know the charita-
bic custom from which, derived and il is in pur
suance with the ancient usage, that English ladie
ofthe present day preside u serve at their table'
Governor Pennington Of New Jersey, we art
pleased to see, has far recovered to send il
" his message 10 the Legislature. 1t appears from
this excellent documents that the State Schoo
r Fund is now S27S,O 900, after paying thu
$4,000 annually appropriated. The number o
q persons ia the State prison is l63. The Govern
or is orthodox and luminous on the currency, ant
denounces the sub-Treasury as a war on the cred
il of the country, which is the stimulus to lsbo
and enterprise, and which If crippled by q metal
ic currency would throw all the power IN thu
re- hands of the rich aud impoverish the poor.
ir v. y. Erening Star
at Legal Decision. A involving the Grim
naliy passing counterfeit small bills on bank
Of other States. before the circuit court he'll
n last week at Elmira. The prisoner was arraign
Bp ed indictment for paying out a spurious
f. note on Massachusetts bank and discharged b.
no Judge Mcneil, the ground that the statut
is considers all such bills vaiueess. Thus, Wit
It laws that do not want, and without those Ii
public good requires, people get along the bea
d, way they can, while the unblushing rogue Pushe
Is his way through The world. no, only with impunty
Is but absolutely triumphant.
or Hdrona [Chemsngi RePsbSieos'
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en- Death by Bursting Of Grind Stose.-A mi
If whe grinding a .cythe at the Clifton Scyth
or Works. Conn, on Friday, was immediately kille
et by the bursting Of grind-stone
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