St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-02-10

room it is indispensable. And as 1t Is
SO easily and cheaply got and KEEP,
wonder that so many in the country live
without it. An ice-house is easily and
cheaply built, that would answer the re-
ouirements of the poorer class of farmers.
On the north side of 4 hill dig cellar,
say II #. square, and after putting mp
the corner posts and studding, line it
with cheap boards, and fill in back of
them with scaweed, tan, shayings, or any
similar substance then put on a double
roof with something of that sort between,
or even straw will answer very well ;
leave door on the north side, and if
possible, one near the peak CT the roof
on the south side for better convenience
i'll filling and taking out when full, and
you have building in which you can
keep ice the year round by little care
in packing it in snugly and covering it
up with something that will not conduct
heat, Every forty-iivc cubic feet will
hold Il ton of ice, so you can calculate
how large 4 space is needed. Few
turner's would Use more than twenty-five
tons, or the contents Of cellar twelve
feet square and nine feet deep, if they
had it to use freely: while three feet
larger each way and one loot more III
depth would hold twice that amount.
Yet many farmers will say they ''cannot
afford it" who can and do afford to have
Il parlor furnished, at a cost Of three
times the expense Of a good ice Eou-c,
INTO which they do not step three times
a year, it may be. Everything for show
and then no money left for the cheaper
comforts. Some time, when | feel cross
enough to do the subject justice, | mean
to rive you talkin" to about those par
lors which take the money that ought to
90 into better tools, stock, or improved
style of farming out Of doors, or better
iconvenicnccs for doing work in doors.
GAZE OF lIAENE>S.-One thing |
have ben wanting to give you Il hint
about for some time past, but have felt
ashamed to: lllrnc,s ought 10 be
thoroughly cleaned, mended and oiled
at least twice Il year, and spring and
fall are GOOD times to do it; but mine
have not been attended to until last week,
: since came on the farm nine months
aro, and | don't believe it had been done
t properly, if at all, for as much rs two
. years before They were in bad shape
and needed cleanin" AMI olling when
came here, but there were 80 many 9TH
, cr things to he attended TO then, many
| L.. \. 10
, winter, Ga natural consequence Of making
l such change in the spring instead of
t the fall, } that put it off until 4 more
convenient season, thinking that it might
: be done in rainy weather if | found no
r other opportunity. But rainy days have
: been few and far between this year, and
f when one did come some other job SEEM
cd more important some tool to fix or
sharpen, or something done under cover
to help along the work that was driving
, us just then, and 50 it has happened that
f | have left them until January. But it
is done at last, and well done every
| broken place is mcnde,l, every strap Is
clean and well oiled. and each harness
. locks worth five dollars more than it did
before, and | guc>s there is at least that
much more of wear in them they will
not wear SO much in two months Usage,
: now, rs they would before in Il week.
, | also had all the bits covered with lcath
er; this cost bat trillr, ii the farmer
does not know how to do it himself, and
: itpays. DidyUu ever touch your tongue
or lips to piece of frosty iron in a cold
day? | wish every one OF you who use
an uncovered iron bit would just try it
, oncn, when il is cold enough to freeze,
r and if you do not pity the horse that has
TO have them put in, in all weather you
are tougher than | am; look out that
| you do not take the skin of your mouth
/ in tryin. it, that is all. | have taken
{ the trouble to warm the bits many a
| time before putting the bride on my
t horse bat that is sometimes very neon
t vcnicnt when one is in hurry. Now
c that | have fixed mine, and put the rcsi
II of my harness in good shape, can
+ with very good grace, say TO you, "GC
c thou ard do likewise" if you have moi
c already