The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-02-23
Agricultural.
ATsw Word. ON Cellar.


4 Those who fail 10 purify their cellars
thoroughly ia the spring canno, hope 10
escape wholly the consequences 81 their
neglect. through the ho, weather The vi.
,laiol air therein becomes more and more
yiiiA,ed a. the heat increases. aad since
much 81 il hads iis way continually into
living and sleeping rooms, :. mus, prove
mere o. less delcienons according 20 The
nature and amount of the Impurities that
faint It. Ifdecaying vegetables aud other
refuse bc tafricd ont 10 The spring. and
the floor b. mopped OF scrubbed Of rome.
y bat. that is generally considered sufficient
ia the erliai which i out Of sight and too
frequently therefore ''out OF mind The
question q dry or damp, clean or unslean
cellars is moro important than some seem
70 think Unless this apartment is kept
with at least tolerable neatness, no matter
how perfect the parlor, kitchen aud other
rooms may be, pure sir, the first primary
element of good housekeeping. as Of good
health cannot be obtained.
Too frequently barrels Of pork and
brine, perhaps old and tainted, and emit
ting mlst disagreeable aud uuwholesome
smell, abng with soap kegs, jars of half
spoiled soap grease, and the like are allow
ed in til, cellar, in close proximity TO but.
ter and nilk, which, MS is we'll known,
readily absorbs impurities and strong
odors. These should never he allowed in
room ,sed for milk, butter, fruit, and
the like but should be stored in u seperate
apartment, or, what in better still IN some
building or outside cellar entirely apart
from tie house Often decaying timbers
or hoos, Shiny and wet, are to be found in
cellars; walls dripping with moisture aud
covered with mold; along with sour and
musty milk shelves, all lending their nox-
ions exlalations to the air.
The less there is which is made OF wood
in cellar the better, as the air is noces-
sarily more damp than in rooms above
ground and consequently more favorable
for molls All necessary tables and shelves
should De smooth and plain so that they
may be easily cleaned, while the floors
should lever be OF wood, but Of stone, CO.
ment or brick, cement being probably the
best, or rs good, with less expense. These
To- 10, 10 ,,1a
tered walls and il not brought into service
until dry and hardened, and then used
with reasonable care will remain smooth
and unbpken for years and may be scrub
bed or mapped of nearly as easily as a
floor, The wall from the ground to the
ceiling, as also overhead, should be lathed
aud plaste,ed. This lenders the cellar
warmer in winter and cooler in summer,
while it also gives better chance to APP
ply whitevash This is great sweetener
and purifa and rough coat Of it should
be laid over the entire walls and ceiling
every spring.
Windows should be of good size, and
hung on hinges that they may be opened
and shut atpleasure Wire screens should |
be put mp On the outside to keep out in
sects and other troublesome intruders;
then by jud cious and liberal ventilation,
closing through the heat of the day, but
opening freely on cool nights and NOR
nings and breezy afternoons; cellar may
be made csol and pleasant apartment, as
sweet and wholesome almost as the dining
room or parbr Country Gentleman.