Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-03
Hints on Ice and Ice Houses.

Hints on Ice and Ice Houses
Now that the air is icy, and snow covers
the earth we wish to turn the attention Of
our readers 10 the great winter crop Of New
England. Ice is one Of the few natural pro-
ducts that we can afford to export This is
in prodiga abundance everywhere and OF sur
passing excellence. Ours is a granite region,
aud our waters are so clear, that when frozen
the ice will keep much better thar the Ice
made in the turbid streams Of the West. Tho
ice forms from one to three feet IN thickness
in all ordinary waters, on every pond and
stream II New England.
Ice suitable fox storing may be cut upon az
most every farm or within a mile Of IL, and
yet not one farmer in ten ever knows the lux
ury of pitcher of ice water, orr dish OF ice
cream in the summer. Our cities and larger
villages are well supplied with the luxury,
so that families are supplied at their doors
by dealers at an expense OF from live 10 ten
dollars year. In these places the use Of ice
is rapidly increasing, and is coming to be con-
silcrei necessary Of life, even IN tie iAml-
ie. Of moorcrs and trajcsmen. 1t saves, in
provisions hat would otherwise 'Polh more
than ITS cost
But upon the 'arm "nefe ice grows ia
greatest aoa.dance' AHl "Aefc may DC h4u
vi hout a dollar ont o the pocket the year
round, ice in summer is the rarest Of luXutics.
We KNOW a lew HNc D'a' > ones nave NeP'
an zee house ior years anu a 'o~ "'o'o me
Ion aud ms ofIdo' 'h' l. young lA''uer'' Pu'
up an Ice mouse lo' 'ue n1' ''''o 'as' t ''s .
Bat the great majority do not yet ieel the
want Of IT,
Most oil our wants are artificial from Inc
want OF ground corn upon me tao'e o' every
farmer, to the want oil groulu glas' 'h"' nasn'
es IN The crystal gooie'S ana P''cngLs o' Tue
rich. Inc African savage Is inu'nereut 70
both, and his du'Sy uluSo'er nas move, ic'S
one q tao many wants 'nl' arc co'''d''eu
necessarles IN most cN''1Vu "o,n'1'
The tact that farmer fanny mas Always
done without zee Is eohsiuoIcu 'no oeS' u an
reasons why taey sAoulu continue 70 10 WIN u.
out IT. 1t IS certainly less "ouo'c' anu Is
.,
have standing qlarfel WIN 'a@e FOSTER
both hi iaets ana philosophy JAKE states
tile case thus - Vow ye sec we uon nave
ICE Ia tue summer oy any ua'ur'I means, ana
70 stands to reason II the A'migny h"a lu'
tended we should use zee III tue summer VIC
should have II furnished ~ the IA ura' way
Neil-wa'er Is good enough Tor me ana my
tolNs, anu Us TO lhinsS sP''lhs' why iot e'u
spIe, Some Things want meant 10 Keep |
guess.
Very we'll JAKE Corn does not grow 10
winter, and take II 1t the Almighty hau m
tended We should nave johnny CAKES ana roast
potatoes IN cold "ea her he Wouiu nave pro-
yldcd some natural means 10 pring them on
o the table piping hot Just whe.e ioiNs want
ed o use them NOW aou | maze u WHY iaco
at your own argument anu say ,na' coru Is
different thlng' 1t Is just as inherent from
ice, as Ice Is from corn
Inc greatest hlnafanco Ia 'no way oil inc
general use et Ice Is 'ne wan Oh cUnVlc. .'
that II VIII pay IL Tue iat'ler "ou'ucons'uV'
IN oiheh'' nc woulo se' 'na' ne ios'S cuo"s"
every year from Tue want Vi '"e alt'V'e' "
pay Tor an Ice mouse t"'ce o'cI' III Tue ''''S
room ne loses mllk tna' wou iH DC ava''ao' S
ior pu''er Ut cheVso II ~ 'ou'u W Pi'''','"