The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-30
ICE STOVES a NOVELTY.
Curious Devices by which They Will
he Used for Heating Purposes.

he Used for Heating Purposes.
Washington Correspondence New YORK
Herald
Ice used for heating purposes Is one OF
the most curious devices mentioned IN a
bulletin soon to be issued By the weather
burau at Washington on the subject OF
protecting pcrishable goods in transporta-
ton a new kind Of car Is double lined
ana has &C each end four galvanized iron
cylinders reaching from the floor to near
the top In summer these cylinders are
filled with ice and salt stamped down
hard. ana n is claimed that a refrigerator
vehicle thus equipped does not need any
renewal OF its stock OF ice on a journey
clear across the continent
The remarkable point. however. IS that
the car IL iced In winter just the same for
the purpose OF preventing freezing. Ice
Is normally at about 80 degrees Fahren-
heit and ~ II very reluctant TO give up
any OF its temperature. Hence. when t
is zero weather outside the cylinders OF
relauvely warm ice act as stoves, help
ing 20 keep up the Thermometer inside.
Another novel device by which ice IS
employed for protection against cold con
sists in throwing upon the car when
the weather IS near the zero point a
stream OF water. which promptly freezes
ana AOIUAa "A compete coat NtA over IN
vehicle. This prevents radiation Of heat
from the car. and 50 tends TO keep up
the temperature inside IL Is a plan fire.
quently adopted Ia the transportation OF
bananas which are particularly suscep-
tihle TO cold. Fruit OF this kind Is put
Ia paper bags and covered with salt hav
when the temperature Is dangerously low
Large shippers Of fruit IN the south
have found out by experience that IL does
peaches and cantaloupes. and load Il upon
the cars without chilling IL first Accord
ingly one railroad in that part OF the
country is about 20 establish at the larg-
est shipping point along its lines cooling
rooms. In which the perishable merchan-
disc may be put for a while before send
ing IL on It's journey. Oranges on the
trees will endure % degrees fer an hour
or two, but In four hours viii freeze In
side.
one recommendation made ~ the
weather bureau In regard to lemons &
that in large hotels and other places
where quantities OF them ore used for
lemonade and other purposes they shall
not be taken from the cold storage
room 10 a heated room. but shall be
squeezed in the cold storage room. They
lose quality quickly after being taken
out OF cold storage
OhE very GhftoAs AuCf tNht mas n'tn
ascertained Is that perishable produce
such as fruit and vegetables. will stand
a lower temperature when the car Is In
progress than when u Is at rest. No theo-
~ has been suggested 10 account salts
factorily for the phenomena. which IS
certainly interesting. II Is suggested by
the weather bureau that growers may de-
rive suggestions Of the utmost value from
the weather reports and predictions. thus
avoiding the shipment OF their goods when
"A cold wave in winter or a hot spell in
summer Is imminent.
They ought % learn az what points on
the railroad transportation is liable TO be
blocked by snowdrifts. and from the
United States geological survey they can
find out rs 20 the attitudes OF regions
traversed by shipping routes. or course
the temperatures encountered In crossing
mountain ranges are apt TO b. much lower
than In the valleys.
The use OF paper for protection against
cold is increasing very much and It's ef-
fectiveness In this way is wonderful
Fruit wrapped in heavy brown paper will
endure rs degrees more cold than wtthous
u. Potatoes are sometimes packed in
barrels lined with paper. and when the
weather Is unusually severe the barrels
are covered with paper also.
CLANS and oysters are similarly shipped
lfl paper NNtl NtFNttas 70 Keep knfUN from
| freezing, and cars for Transporting perish
able merchandise are Quite commonly
lined with paper. There Is said 90 be
nothing like Il 90 keep on, frost Eggs
shipped In crates with separate paste
board divisions and covered with q layer
% oat char with endure a very low tenn
pefuture. Il IS observed. By the way
that picked eggs are injured by cold
more quickly than fresh ones
"a.
freeze as readily az lean ores. and oya,eFs
resist cold better than CLANS. "shucked"
/ oysters kept In their oWn liquor in tight
| barrels. will not spoil n frozen IN transit
When clans or oysters IN the shell are
| frozen. they should be thawei gradually
In "a cool place.
oysters in the shell can be kept two
/ months In "a dark place. when tho tenn
| perature e. little above freezing n they
are sprinkied from time TO time with ice
water. Il has been noticed. by the way
that CLANS and oysters IN transit through
a snowstorm do not freeze as ready as
| when the weather Is fair Fish may be
| kept sound and marketable for thirty
| days after being caught. provided that
they are cleaned soon after capture. They
are shipped by express IN barrels with
ice. or BY freight 10 casks or boxes on
wheels.
fsNftb ~ many iAiiF f'iiAH u faAAf Ntft
been ascertained by shippers Of perisha-
bic produce through long and costly ex-
perience For example. IL Is now known
that sweet potatoes and turnips must not
be put together. because the proper TEN
pcrature for the former Ceo degrees) e
90 high Tor the latter and rots them fast.
Potatoes do best In double walled cars
heated by stoves 10 keep out the frcst.
Thirsy-two degrees will not iniure them
for eating but win prevent them from
sprouting in the spring. on the other
hand an sorts OF tree seeds. including
peach. plum and walnut. eprout batter in
the spring n frozen In the winter.
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Alvarez e.atdcron. the new Peruvian