Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-18
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A InuOuN Device MoHtlOned Ia Iha
I0VaTuM0ul bulletin,

N0N0fhhlNhl HiNlleuns
;cs used for heating purposes Ia
cne OF the most curiOns drylcra men.
tened In a Bulletin soon DO hc issued
by che weather bureau nj Washington
Ug the subject Of protecting PERISH.
able goods In transportation A neW
Kind OF eur ls double lined aud has ~
each end four galvanized iron cyllu!
GelS reaching from the ilOOr 10 near
the top, IN summer these cylinders
ire flied with Ice and sllt, lOmprd
down hard. and II Is clHdmcd that n
refrigerator vehicle thus equipped
does Eot need any renewal ofllssIock
of Ice on journey cICar ocrOss the
continent,
The remarkable point however, Is
that the ear Is iced IN winter jus, th,
same for the purpose of preventing
freezing, To-, Is FORMALLY nj Alb NJ
about ~ degrees Fahrenheit and II
liz very reluctant TO give ~ aay Of Is
temperature, Hence, when II " zero
weather outside ths cylinders OF rell,
lively warm Ice not ns stovs, helping
10 keep up The thermometer inside,
Arother novel dyyc' by which Ice
IL employed for protection against
cold cons It's In throwing upon the
cur whua the wcN.hr N ncT the zero
point a stream Of water, which
pl ompIly freezes and forms com.
plete cout all over the vehicle This
prevents radiation Of heat from the
car, and 80 tends to keep up the tenn
peralure insde,lt n pan frequently
adopted in the transportation Of bun.
anus, which are particularly suscep.
chile to cold. Fru,t OF this kind Is put
in paper bags inside Of heavy canvas
bugs and covered with sNll hay when
The temperature IL dangerously low,
Large shippers Of fruit In the South
have found ont by experience that 1t
does not do to take Il ,sh fruit, espec.
ally peaches and cNnJ,loupys, and
load u upon the cans without shilling
It first, Accordingly, one railroad In
that part OF the county Is about to
establish ut the largrs, shipping points
along MS lines cooling rooms, IN
which the perbshNhlc merchandise may
~ uut Tor while before sending II
IN liz journey, Oranges on the trees
will endure 20 degrees for an hour or
Two, but In four hours will freeze in.
side,
One recommended made by the
weather bureau In regard to lemons
Is that IN large hotels and other
places where quantities. of them are
Nsrd for lemonade and other purposes
they shall not be taken from the
.ney shall nut Lr taken from the
cold storage room to a heated room,
lut shall be squeezed in the cold
Storage room, They lose quality
quickly after being out Of cold storage
One very curious fact that has been
nsccrtnined Is that perishnble products
such us fruit and vegetables, will
Stand lower temperature when the
car is in motion than when ut rest,
No theory has been suggested to nc.
count satisfactorily for this phenomen-
count satisfactory for this phenomen.
On which is certainly interesting, 1t
Us suggested by the weather bureau
that growers may derive suggestions
OF the Utmost value from the weather
reports aud predictions, thus avoiding
the shipment of their goods when Il
cold wave IN winter or hot spell in
summer
They ought to learn at what points
Gu the railroad transportation Is Liable
20 be blocked by snowdrifts, and from
the United STATES geological survey
they can find out MS to attitudes OF
regions trayersed by shipping routes
~ cOulSe ihe temperatures encounter.
u In crossing mourtuin ranges are
ant to be much lower than in the val.
legs
The usa OF pnrer for protection
against cold is increasing very much,
and Its effectiveness in this way is
wonderful. Fruit wrapped in heavy
paper will endure 10 degrees more
cold than without it, Potatoes are
sometimes pacNed in barrels lined
with paper, aud when the weather Is
unusually severe the barrels are coy
cred with paper also, ..