The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1891-12-05

distant from the central plant. and
meat markets. saloous, chillrooms.
private houses, etc, draw supplies
OF the refrigeraling agent at mum.
erous intervening points. The re-
| frigerating power of the ammonia
being dormant in its liquid state,
and only excrted by expansion, is
not lessened by the dist nee
traverSed in thar state. be il one
foot or one hundred miles.
This system is in operation in
st. Louis tor nearly a mile from
the central plant, and is being
rapidly extended. 1t is the only
system thus far dicovered by which
the retrigerating power may be
transmitted any considerable dis
tance from the refrigerating plant,
and It's benefits wi doubtless make
it very popular. The quantity OF
ammonia used hy each consumer IS
registered by a meter and IS charg
ed for accordingly. THIS system
makes il possible and advisable to
dispense with the services of the
swiudling ice min aud the sloppy
icr-hOx ia the household, ami get
more cold without any ineonyepi-
enCe, and at a reasonable cost.
a comparison of the effect OF ice
refrigeration with that of mechani-
cal refrigeration is so strikingly
favorable to the latter that, even
II it were more expensive than the
former, it would he the psrt ot Wis
dom to employ il. The moist at.
mosphere OF the refrigrratiing
apartment incident to aud insep-
arabic from any form OF ice re-
iIigeration canses meats, poultry,
fruits, etc. to JeteliOrate. The
moisture draws from fresh meats
the juices which ara one Of their
chief sources Of nourishment, and
which give them flavor and succu-
lence.
The decay OF poultry, vegetables
and fruits is hastened by their
being kept in a moist atmosphere.
II these articles are placed in a
room cooled by mechanical means,
the air is made dry by the mois.
ture in the room being drawn ID
the retrigeraiing pipes and con-
gealed in the form of a frosty coat.
ing, and this dry air in itself has
the effect Of retarding decay N any
substance brought within it's in.
tinence. 1t also closes the pores OF
fresh meat, preventing he loss Ot
the meat juices and adding great.
ly TO the value Of the meat so
preserved. Therefore, meats, veg.
etables, etc, will keep sweet aud
pure for a much longer period il Il
: room or cooling-box cooled bA
mechanical means than 10 one
, cooled By the us- Of Ice, eyeo
: though they may be kept at Til,
: same temperature.
Again, it Is very difficult tc
maintain uniform low tempera.
ture with ice as the agent while
with rtfrigerating machine tho
range of temperature is vastly
greater and may be regulated witt
: ease and accuracy. In tact, there
+. is not single point in favor Of ic,
, AS retrlgt rating agent, and th'
time will come, and that within
comparatively few years, wher
I domestic refrIgerators will be ligh
aud handsome pieces Of furniture
: wherein perfectly even an,
eminently satisfactory temperature
will be maintained through th'
; operation of ammoniacal ga~ in ,
nickel plated coil OF small pip,
J attached to the inside Of the re
frigerAtor The refrigerator can b.
!, made as part of a most Ornamenti
5 -ideboard, aud may contain a crys
t tai receptacle for pure water
r which will be kept as cold as ma,
be desired, and from which th'
/. water may he drawn through :
2 crystal faucet. To do all this it Il
4 only necessary to encourage tn,
D erection Of refrIgerating plants
1 with ammonia conduits distribute,
throughout the city With the sam,
). prOdigality that characterizes thl
2 establishment of a gas company
a till-tapDIng devices.
: There is so much more to b.
D said in favor Of rcfrigerating plant
1 aud against natural ice, that
!. must defer further statement
= until next week. DIXIE.
i A SUMMIT MERCHANT sUccUMBs
J. Summit. Miss. Nov. 2S.-Mr. +