Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-10-15
Economy and lee.

The great majority or farmers regard
ice As luxury they can not afford 10
indulge in. They are too far from
town to have it delivered to them by
dealers, and they are at no pains to pre-
serve it for their own use. They con-
slider it costly luxury which only
wealthy town people can afford to use,
and which farmers can get along with
out and still he very comfortable. They
do not appreciate the economic value of
ice or the comfort it insures during ex-
tremely hot weather. They rarely seek
to estimate the money value Of ice.
City people long since ceased to consld-
or ice simply as an article OF luxury.
They now regard it as an economical
thing to buy and use in their houses.
They find that the money they spend for
ice is saved in other things. BY means OF
refrigerator or Ice-bOx they can pre-
serve during several days articles Of
cooked and uncoOked food that would
otherwise be wasted. They find that
supply OF ice saves much fuel and a
large amount of labor in cooking. Few
kinds of food or drink are appetiZIng
that are of the same temperature as the
surrounding air. They must be much
hotter or considerably colder in order
to be grateful to the taste. In the
summer they are most enjoyable when
they are several degrees colder than the
air in the room where they are served.
During the past few years iced tea has
generally superseded that which is hot.
Other drinks rendered very cool by the
use of ice have taken the place of hot
drinks. Ice-cream is no longer consid-
cred as luxury to many, but is regard
ed as an economical dish. 1t costs less
to freeze cream and eggs than it does To
cook them. 1t is more pleasant 10 work
over a freezing apparatus than over
hot stove in July and August. Besides
the article that Is prepared by freezing
is more grateful than that prepared by
heating. Berries, peaches and melons
can be kept in excellent condition Seve-
raj days by the use of Ice, and they are
much more pleasant TO the taste if they
are chilled before they are brought to
the table
Ice is as economical in a farmhouse
as is one in the city. 1t is productive
of as much comfort in the former as in
the latter. Ice Is even more essential
in the country than in the city. In the
latter every grocer, butcher, and milk
dealer keeps supply Of ice IN suita-
ble receptacle for the purpose of keep
ing the goods he stores and sells in
good condition. They can be moved
from the Dealers refrigerator TO the
customers house in a very short time
and without injury caused by heat. In
the country matters are different.
Farmers produce most OF the articles
for the supply of their tables and obtain
others IN tolerably large quantities
when they go to the market town. They
use very little fresh meat during the
summer ON account of the difficulty in
keeping it in the raw or cooked state.
They have no facilities for keeping even
a carcass of sheep or lamb. If they kill
a sheep in midsummer they are obliged
to preserve a portion of 1t in pickle or
dispose of it TO some Of their neighbOrs.
The flesh they consume is therefore
limited to salt meat or poultry. Very
much salt meat is undesirable during
the summer as it produces thirst. Few
summer except early chickens, and they
furnish expensive food. BY having 4
supply of Ice the farmer can have a sup
ply of fresh meat at very small cost.
The value of ice in the dairy can
scarcely be overeStimated. Very fine
butter cannot be produced during the
hottest weather without it. Neither
can it be preserved or sent to market.
Milk cooled by ice is one of the most
grateful drinks that can be used in the
season of hayInaking and harvesting.
Ice-cream is as cheap food as farmers
can obtain during the heat of summer
if they have 4 supply of ice with which
to prepare it. Milk and eggs are cheap,
and fresh fruits furnish the best flavor
ing materials. Ice is as desirable in the
case of sick animals as with human
beings. Farmers who have ice-houseS
ON their places find that they afford q
good many returns on the investment,
while they afford comfort that cannot
be purchased by money.