New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-13

water While the bottom vss shove TIE rearsy vs. ey
in wai,h tie fsr-Eesi was situsted How easy 20
obtain his rster By spkoa or 8 PIPE inserted o.
level, which can he done wittoG. digging ditch the
whole depth and distance. Ascertain where toe isvei
Of the bottom OF Ike ve vii strike TIE face Of the
Ill., and dix IL there sad sst up frame TO suppor. %
earth boring aaser, ara DIVE bore trs ght taf)ash
70 he wer which c.1 essly te done one or Two hun
bred feet If srtesi.a wes oen be bored enc or Two
Thousand feet pepper iicusT. Where tie distance "a
TOO great or ths hill is rocky, put N sphon PPe,
with little hard pump TO s.srt il, and yo1 can always
have running water your yard or garden &, the foe;
Of tie hil
CIs1rRSs.-No man whose Only supply Of w.'er is
il deep well or where tie well o. sprng water, how
ever convenient, is hsr5-tha. lie like ali the water Of
Hmesope countries unfit for wsshcg co,hirger butter
-oar afford TO 30 without c ci.:e-n. Ii the earth
where the eistern 10 De bu: IS compact csy, 1t csn
be dug out IN the form Of jig with Only II an-hole
at the top and il all ground bu. csving sgd 81 De
dug and plaster without any brick walls, and the up
covered with durable timber which should be placed
at esst four feet from The suIf.ee TO it, under sde az
it will when thus covered, last enough longer to pay
FOX me extra work. Wherever fst stones sbount,
moderate cs.ern should Recovered With thsm laid
shelving over each wsy, If not large enough to resoh
clear across. The esrth bottom and wills are easily
made tight by cement wster.Gme mortar, male with
three parts Of clean coarse sharp ssnd to one OF line
which has to be wet up only ii is waited for use, or
If viii get wherever il has chance 70 dry upon the
bed where mixed It should be very thoroughly
worked in mixing while pretty wet, and p.as,ered On
the bottom first and then up the sidee one c9at after
another as fast az lie dry, two o: three
costs, taking care that 10 defect is made IN
the Joining of the sides and bottom together Inc
bottoms and corners should be dug following, and
TO ssve cement any little inequalities in the Tals may
he filed with clay or lime mortar before putting or the
cement plaster. H. situations where cement cannot be
obtained good eistern can he made as follows, which
viii last dozen years certain We knox one good
at twenty years oil. Take ore and s-hsilrca plank,
sx or eight feet lorg, six inches wide at one end and
SIX and-squarter ct the other; joint and dowe the
edges and fit with croze the ends upon heads SIX or
eight feet sross and hoop TO hold together
to roI into the hole, biggest end down, upon soft
mortar bed Of clay four inches deep; then fill the space
between the tub and walls, which should be four or Elk
inches wde with clay just moist enough to stamp in
the most compact manner, and the cstsrn will never
leak and will more than pay its cost every yer. Tee
top should be covered with timber and earth deep
enough TO keep warm in Winter and cool in Summer.
ICrHoUsEs is Angus: hot, faint and exhausted
the farmer comes from the fed 30 Thirsty tbs. he can
TO. satisfy himself with water from well 90 shallow
tina. the burning rays Of the sun have reached the sur
face and penetrated into The water, warming II almost
no. enough for dish-wate Others draw their water
from Syringe and others i from ciserns. 1t is only
here and there that we find spring thai comes gusa-
Al aIo daar uol with WA
cool enough TO satisfy the over.heated, thirsty har-
ve.ter. How refreshing such water is, 10. only to
drink. but TO lave tie face and hands and arms and
breast, before sitting down to meal, or laying down
to repme and recuperste tired nature. Ia fac, the
LAYING far better than the drinking and it shoui a.
WAYS be the first step taken to quench thirst.
Again how refreshing is a cool drink with the uoch
10 the field bat how difficult 10 have it there at only
hall mile from the coolest spring or well. How essy
il would be if there was 90 ice-house on
the farm. A piece, wrapped in Blanket,
could be canied in one hand that would be lsrge
enough to cool the drink Of dozen men al the fore
neon and il would invigorse them more than bottle
Of rum. Ice, taken in moderate quantity, s tonic,
and serves TO keep the system in such healthy cond-
ten that food gves il more strength. Simply, then,
upon economic principles, every farmer should have
an ice house humane nan should have al ics-
bouse II adds TO the besh and comfort Of his Sum
ner laborers Let him think Of it row-now in Au-
gust, row while signing 20 for cool drink! 0 for
cup tf ice-weteT ~ n
The stiney map the veriest old hunks, who is never
Quite satisfied with the amount Of labor that he gets ont
of his wo,kmen in the harvest field, should have an
ice.house it will enable him to get more work out OF
them. Now in the very heat Of the harvest field, is
the time to think Off
The man that knows thst fresh nest not only more
paatable in the heat Of Summer but that there is
positive economy in feeding bis family and extra labor
ers upon sweet grass-fed bsef and mutton, and upon
cold milk and sweet hard butter, and that msu who
does 60 feed his day sborers always get better men
and more work for bis n oney than his Deghbor who
lives upon salt Junk and rum will have an ce-house
and if he bas not got one lie viii make up his mind be-
fore the present Summer over that coon As there
is lrl in the work Of hsyng and harvest he will Get
about building ice-house, which he can do with his
own hands and common far n-lsb orers and with less
than the work OF ore hand and team week in Winter
he can law up such store Of ice that he need never
drink warm water nor eat self butter fear TO XIII
sheep lest the meat should spoil before 1t could be
eaten.
Let all remember this fact Ice s not luxury, ths.
is one that can be dispensed WITH and only to be in
dulged in by the wealthy but one of the most COO
uomca thirg that be provided for family use j:
ia AZ Sticle that 10 farmer csn afford to do without
Hon 10 Build an Ioe-House.-An ice-house is not
the complicated costly structure that some people
appear TO think it Quite the contrary, il IS one of
the easiest srd most simple things to build, needing
very little mechanical skill, and being quite mex.
pepsiye All of the work shout sn ice-house can be
done nv srv farmer Of ordinary Yankee cspscty ia the