Randolph County journal., 1858-01-07

To Farmers aad Others.
We give our farmer and other house
holding readers considerable of matter
this week under our Agricultural head.
Now is the time to think about put
ting up ice. and very good time to
prepare the receptacle. We think our
article from the "Agriculturist" will
prove of value to persons thinking OF
preserving ice. Every family should
have access to ice through the Sum
mer. To say nothing Of the luxury
of cool drinks, ETC.. it is very useful
for many purposes about the house
hold. and often very important in
medicine. With a good, wcll-6llcd
icc-house, the farmer could keep fresh
meats. etc. much longer than without.
and thus avoid the dei;ter;ous use Of
40 inordinatcly large proportion of
salt provisions. as well as the uncom-
fortably frequent cooking and baking
I'm hot weather: anil then. as will be
seen. ii is so cheap luxury. Every
body can have ice at the expense of
few dollars. and a hnie pleasant ~ork--
provided, always. that we have wca-
ther this winter cold enough TO CONCEAL
water. and it will be very strange if
we don't. Every one should get up
his icc-house during this pleasant
weather. and be ready to take it as il
comes. The first ice is generally the
best.
We have often MougM Of putting
up ice. but. having no cheap and easy
plan in our mind. never put our
thoughts into execution. Like many
others. we had the impression that
some expensive preparation was need
ful for its preservation. We now
take pleasure in adding our testimony
To that Of those whose experience we
fepublish on the fourth page that il is
not so.
We used Ice in the hot Summer Of
1856. Mt Fair Haven. O., where we
then resided. that was kept in an out
building. entirely above ground. and
unprotected. OF course il would occur
to every one that northern situation.
some place sheltered from the direct
rays Of the sun. would be best. The
north side or the northern part Of n
large barn or other high and massive
building would be very suitable-and
the more non-coniucting material that
Is placed under anil around the ice, of
course the better. But il is now de-
monstrated that none Of these things
are indispensable. OF all substances
To come Immediately i'm contact with
the ice, saw-dua is no doubt incom-
parabIy the best. Straw and chafi
may also be- used with confidence,
when the other is very inconvenicnt.
The article on "Luck applies to
every calling. 1t is the man that COM
plies with the conditions that finds the
results of his labors come out right.
That is the whole secret.
We intend II keep this department
Of our paper well filled with matter
suited To the season and drawn from
the best sources in the country. And
~ we come 10 the fre-sidcs Of our
subscribers every week. we think TO be-
able tn present them with as much
matter adapted TO our own section ol
country as they will usually rccciv,
from any Of the agricultural monthlics
We invite our friends throughout th,
county and elsewhere To send Us shor,
articles Of their experience and rcnec-
tions on any anu every practical and
interesting subject--as agriculture. the
mechanic arts. or. in short, in any de-
partment Of labor or business whose
improvement tends To the lettering OF
the condition Of man. IL is our de.
sign to make ours emincntly practi.
cal and useful "homc journal."-
paper for the people.