Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-23
ICE FOR COUNTRY HOMES.

Ice i the cheapest luxury that can be
enioyed during the summer. 1t is itself
a luxury and the ready means Ofproduc-
ING Others. Most articles of food or
drinks are insipid when of the same
tempeiature aS the surrounding air. 1t
is necessary for them to be considerably
warmer or colder in order to be agree
able TO the taste. In summer we gem
erally prefer to have them cold instead
of hot. Ii il cheaper to prepare cold
than hot drinks, and they are better
relished. The like is true Of many kinds
of food. Frozen cream and preparations
of fruit are very grateful in summer, and
are cheaply served if there is a supply
of ice nj hand. There IS economy i'll
having ice within easy reach ola coun-
try house. BY means of il meat, fish,
milk, and cooked provisionS can BE- kept
a considerable time during the hottest
weather, and much loss prevented. Ii
ice is not absolutely essential to the
manufacture of butter and cheese dur
ING the summer season, 1t Is, at lei'.,
very desirable. The'cassS are rare that al
the members ola family escape an
attack of sickness during the summer.
Ice is essential To the comfort, II not 10
safety, of the patient during very warm
weather. A farmer can often sell enough
ice TO his neighbOrs TO pay all the
EXPENSES of stocking his house. y build
ING for the preservation OF ice Will last
many wears without repairs. 1t can
ordinarily be filled at time when there
i little TO do on the farm. If the ground
is covered with snow the ice can be
moved N sleds with very little trou-
BILE.
A building for preserving sufficient
amount ice to supply the wants OF u
family need not be very expensive
affair II can be built of hewu logs or
rouph boards and common scantllng.
II should he provided with light ROOT,
as warm rain will melt ice il 1t comes in
contact with il. 1t is good plan to
have the roof project some distance over
the sides of the building so as to afford
shade. The building should stand where
good drainage can be obtained for the
ice that melts. Ifthere is gravel under
the building and the situation Is some
what elevated there will be no trouble
in disposinV of the water that comes
from the ice. The building should ex-
tend from one to two feet further in each
direction than the mass of ice 1t is to
contain. Ifan excellent material Tor
packing round the ice can be obtained
II is rot necessarysto have more than
the space Of a foot between the ice anu
the walls ofthe building. II the material
IL moor, however, the space. should pc
from one to two feet on each SIDE. IN
most respects the best material for till-
inc is sawdust. 1t is clean, durable, and
am excellent non-conductor. The ehan
of grain is a good material for packing,
but IL can not be used as long as saw,
dust. Dry swamp moss IS very good
and can often be obtained without much
trouble and expense. The straw OF any
Kind of grain can be employed, but II Is
necessary TO use q considerable quantity
oft, The straw or oats is the best, as
II Is quite plant and packs close. III
works best If il is first passed through
cutting machine. In very large Ice
house spent tanbark Is sometimes em-
ployed Tor packing, but IL Is necessary
TO employ q considerable quantify Oh u.
The best material Is one that packs close,
Is clean, and can be employed ior u
number of years.
A cube of ice ofthe dimension OF eight
feet win afford supply for an ordinary
family during warm weather. To pre-
serve it building viii be required hay-
ing sides from ten to twelve feet, accord,
ing to the kind of material to be used
for filling. The building should be erect,
ed and the packing material proVloeu
before the Ice, is obtained. lfthe PACK
ing material Is to be new sawdust the
sides OF the building need DO only ten
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