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

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os', al up through tie ps'e 20 hold TEEN place.
Nos beard thess .tuds OF the iLsde, ard s,.;eo the
cracks with rough toa,ds, sad ss-ye ne r-ier sids
Of the jo.s.s 10 the sane way. This mstes igh.
boarded ICON, fee. VIDE hige AID Il feet i9pg.
Inc fcor must BE lad upon tin Der esddsd IL gravel,
or charcoal 10 GU. eff any currents Ct cir II SO Z 81 all
water rom reted ice VII drs.r off inmsds.sly d.
vide Of for feet Of TIE erd IL which you rt:Ei 10
hove tie door, for cooling room, and yoa viii lave
onbe Of ice of eigh. feet lee. TIE straw aus. all
s,ourd between the ice and boards, ard hi. viii IS:
sry family through the not Eesher with moe. Neral
use Of 1t for ell needed IurPoses
Now for the protection Of tie ce TO prevent s melt
irg. Sc. up another balloon frame cu,sie Of the
fu. from ore 20 two fee. of, the viies space being
he best boarded perpendiouIsry with rough b3srds
battered. Tie top Of the outer frame Nus; be ted
firmly to the INFER ore by stripe OF bosris rssd from
plate 70 plate and lie spsce between the walls COM
pac.ly flied with charcoal ssvdust or straw, provision
being made for Harrow doorway in one ED, to %
c]sed with shutters Inside and out; which must De
made to shut tight, and viii be greatly Improved by
lining them with coat Of s.rss two inches thick,
fsstered OF by 18th nsled scross Nov the roof. Tai,
must be made in the way a. the sides, vith two
sets OF rsfsers boarded and filed between With strsw
with good sbipgipg outside, or come other tight roof
irg Il will be necessary to make trap in tae roof
door in the gable end, opposite the usuaen'rsnce
with slide leading 70 the nteror FOR tie convenience
Of filing and there mpst be good lorg ventllaosg
chimney SIX inches square from tie ice mp through The
roof which a, times may be partially closed by wsp
of straw. Tbetpsee between the josis and the raers
If filed with straw will assist in the preservation Of
the ice and need never he removed, except the por
ton around the door made for put;iig il ice.
The expense Of such al ice-h0use will he easy 70
calculate upon the local cost OF nm Der.
Such building We have described will take IS
studs feet long, by inches in SIZE which is quite
strong enough and 10 nsidersfters OF size, feet
long; 20 rafters Of same size, feet long for outside
slls by inches, feet long each; ditto IL feet
long each for inside frame; ditto l6 fee. and ditto
feet for outside sis and short pieces Of stuff ior
gsbl and studs; for plates boards inches wide 10
feet long; ditto 8 feet long; ditto IL
feet and , ditto 10 feet EACH and this con-
stitutes the timber of the frame, AMI vii. not ex
coed 200 feet, board measure. 10 fact the whole
frame could be made Of strsight poles, split stuff
which would cost but trfe on come fsrns. The
boarding OF sides roof aoor,, partition, in al
measures we believe $50 feet OF surface and bst.ens
90 that 800 feet of lumber and 1000 shingles appear
TO be ample for an ice.house to stow 8 cube feet
square, with cooling room by feet, and two mon
can build in four days. Now count the lumber az $l2
thousand, shingles at 81 & thousand, work 4; ga
day nsis hinges &C, =, team work =, aud we have
total Of $50 for the cost Of building tina. lie worth
$50 to every farmer every year. Who would DO with
out an ice house
V1terashHg.-The ice-house should be white
washed on the outside as often a. It is necessary to
keep il perfectly white that is an important aid
toward keeping il cool. Besides, whitewash tends to
preserve farm buildings more than any ordinary coat
of paint, particularly such one would he given to
unpaned boards which lie better condition for white
washing than when smooth.
A whitewssh can be made Of the following ingred
epts that is very cheap, and makes coat that does
not wash off or rub off, and looks well-that is mskes
the ugh boards of barn, shed outbuding OF fence
look much better than in their woodcolored, westher
beaten condition; and it will by its sntiseptc quail
ties, tend benefes toward the preservation Of the
wood.
This !. tie mixture: ! bushel Of weIl-burnt white
line upslscked 20 he. Spanish whiting, IL lbs. rock
ssl. II lbs brown sugar. Slack tie lime and sift out
any Jumps or sores and mix into good whitewash
say with 40 gallons Of wser and then add the othei
ingredients and stir all well together and put on two
or three thin costs with a common whitewash brush.
Five dollars worth Of this cheap white paint vii give
a farmhouse such an improved appearance that it
would cell readily for 500 more than it would in its old
wood colored coat and negected-looking condition.