Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-14
Il, ashingtua Standard
The Refrigerator.


4.- :.t"r. It is the daily family i"o,l
t,.I.,.-.- AND. ~ 'lr a may Ice,
!e!I '!'mon~trat" tn" Lcnciit, OF
l-:ir.t '.Iuljuc--.
~..h.".; il TIA ~. ~: ~,.'.d.ny. pre-
"'I'! jy I'll .roH-h in1r-t!.ation Of
~. De-. = And cr:nui,. hy mean, of a
...u2". a Sharp pointed tick covered
with a l.rcr ri linen or, !; you prefer.
a small brush. such Il j. used 10y the
man %. paint. and -crubbcr for the
~idr~. >apolln may lie employed IN
lc>.,nug this part oi the labor. and a
yaluihlr auxiliary in di~p"lling dis
agreeable "dors viii J." furnished by
adding , tablespoonful 81 ammonia
/" "a. i -ll."n 81 water employed in
thi~ purifying process. \ simple pre-
ctl;.un : to deposit i hit OF charcoal.
renewed when nrcc>- AIRY, in the cor
n.rS oi tn" cold-,t"ragc box.
Wash tho ice from every suspicion
q; >aw,!;.~t before con>igning to its ac-
cu>t"m"I position. Some housewives
reason oi the feasibility OF wrapping it
- paper. contcnding that 30 it mclts
.'S~ rapidly, and in the days Of extor-
tionatc prices for the luxury their adj
vice is certainly deserving OF 4 meas
ure OF consideration, at least
Nothing heated should ever he
placed therein; it WI tcnd to raise
the temperature and he the means of
causing other things to spoil.
Ii you reside i'll climate where a
continuous Use OF the convenience is
uncallcd for, you will do we'll to leave
it open at such times us not in requis-
Itlon.
Many people bestow a generous sup
ply of ice upon their refrigerator when
1t Is first desired for service; they de-
clare II once entirely cooled in this
manner and conducted upon correct
principles thereafter, it needs less in
proportion to maintain the proper
temperature.
Numberless patents frequently evince
NJ improvements, Judging from prac-
teal experience; therefore, though
the eye may approve of the external
beauty as an article, it may be, for
dlning-room adornment, have none Of
1t, for it is comparatively worthless for
the purpose designed. The common
wooden box, zinc lined, charcoal or
sawdust filled, with waste-pipe in
the bottom to conduct the water into
tub or pan underneath Gin some
houses it Is carried directly to the
drain, thus economizing time and
strength), though possessing no pre-
tentions to the aesthetic, being the
least expensive, from several points of
view is the most satisfactory; it is the
best cconomizer of space, too; the wire
Stats with which it is provided arc not
only movable, but removable. 1t is al
together nonpareil, though only a
simple ice chest which has never been
chrlstened in honor of some nobility.
An outside enclosed piazza is an ex-
cellent station for this piece of furni-
ture, but if you have it here and there
is no door which may be fastened,
advise you to consider as to the ex-
pediency of adopting the "ounce of
prevention" in the shape of q paddock,
If nothing better. A portion of wo-
mankind deem the putting of it in the
cellar no violation of hygienic princi-
pies. Few such underground apart
ments are sufficiently free from damp
ness to ensure exemption from musty
odors or mildew tainting effects, be-
sides the added WEAKNESS incurred in
going up and down the stairs is
another argument against the recep.
ton OF this measure. 1t may, how
ever, find Il resting place in the entry
at the head of the cellar stairs or in a
pantry in which is q window.
Blocks laid behind the back legs are
handy in keeping the refrigerator from
touching the wall, SO holding the Gro
tom bug or any other unwelcome in
sect intruder at bay, securing the pas
sage OF air around it and allowing
sufficient slant to the lid, when raised,
to prevent it from falling.
DO not drop the cover carelessly
with bang, else the screws will be
Jared from their sockets and often the
hinges injured beyond repair.
Never. if you would keep the piece
OF merchandise in tirst-class condition,
use or permit others to use the pick
ON the ice while within it, otherwise
the zinc may he impaired and ever
Thereafter charcoal dust be disagreeably
perceptible. 1t is the part OF wisdom
to attack the ice previous to its de-
position.
In times gone by an arrangement
styled safe was in vogue for the pres
ervation of milk, butter, eggs, etc. /;
this consisted OF box whose open
sides, excepting top, bottom and back,
were covered with a fine wire netting
1t was elevated from the floor on legs
sufficiently high to afford immunity
from the approaches OF noxious ami
mails. A door in front allowed the
lngress and egress of the viands, for
which shelf had been prepared 1t
usually stood in the lower hall of base
ment dwellings or found a refuge in