Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-12-16
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To Make Cheap and Good Small Ice

House.
The essentials TO good ice house
are three in number. viz. Its wills
should be Iilled with good non-con-
Quoting and non-radiating material,
its drai age should be perfect. and
provisicn against air leakage should
lie thorough.
The package Of ice in such house
is simple matter needing only the
general direction 10 lay the ice with
some loose tibrous or granular sub
stance between the blocks. to prevent
their freezing together, and in such a
manner that the space be economical
to the utmost.
The house may be built entirely
above ground, or partially below it,
on side hill--if desired, or 1t may
be built With cellar, ir:tc which cold
air is admitted from the ice stored in
room above. This wiz be found
great convenience to FARMERS IN stor-
ing butter, milk, and flesh meats
during the hot summer weather. The
drawing off of cold air and Nreplacing
it by warm, is, however, only to be
done at an expense of ice; and If to
preserve ice, as long, and with MS lit
tie waste as possible, be the sole OBJ
iect, the cold air cellar or room had
better be omitted.
The house may be built Of logs.
like the old style Of log houses, With
an inner wall of the same material,
leaving a space Of ten inches or more
in width between the two walls, the
chinks of both walls being filled with
mortar. The space between the wa lis
may be filled with dry chat. loosely
packed, or sawdust, or cut straw an
swers the purpose very well. One Of
the most effective ice houses we ever
saw, was made of logs, and stuffed
within mixture--about half and half
of cut straw and wheat chat.
A frame building, with board cover
ing. may be used. and, in many pla-
ces, will be found more convenient
than the logs. 1t will he equally ef-
fective If the joints are tightly bat
tened, and the inner one papered
throughout with old newspapers, two
or three layers Of which will stop all
air holes. Besides, paper is an ex-
c llent non-conductor.
Make the floor with an inclination
sufficient to carry off all the drip,
and make cutters all around it. near
the walls, to conduct the water to the
discharge pipe. A good cement bot
tom is best, as 1t can be made and
kept alright. Make the drip pipe
of inch lead pipe, and bend up the
lower end, 30 as to form t.ss.i, which
will hold water and prevent the influx
Of warm air. Such pipes may be
bent without hattening them by first
filling them with melted rosin. When
cold bend them. and. after bending,
melt out the rosin. In this way can
be obtained neat, round bend. with
out sharp breaks or intentions.
Insert the drip pipe and make the
joint air-tight by cement or common
putty.
Make the entrance. IL possible, at
the top Of the building, with a vesti-
bule, and an outer and inner door.
Make the inner door hollow, and stuff
it, like the walls. Make it shut tight
by packing the joints with lists or
selvedgcs Of cIsth obtained ut the
tailor shops. The outer door should
ne made air tight, but need not be
stuffed. Make the vestibules large
enough to enter and shut the outside
door before opening the inner one
land vice cersc) when taking out the
ice during hot weather. Having
done th~ie things you will have a per-
feet and efficient lee house.
The hight OF the building should
not be gress, as it increases the labor
of storing the other dimensions a.e
to be regulated according to the guam
tity Of ice to ne stored. In storing
the ice, it should be laid out only to
the inside edges of fhe cutters in the
floor, and thin layer Of dry straw,
chat, or saw dust should be placed
betwe all the surfaces. vertical AID
horizontal. This ENABLE the ice to
b qua ~rird ou. IL ncat bloc sl.en
require for use.
Any one following tl.ese directions
will find that, at very small
expense, they can store and keep ice
as well as the best. An old dalryman
once said to US, that his ic. house
was profitable to him as his cellar,
and we believe it. He was the owner
and constructor Of the log ice muse
referred to above, which, If not
as comely as some, was as good
and effective as any man need desire.
-Scieatife AmerieqR.
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