New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-25

latest
prize in the pursui. of household
economy. You know. last summer" she re-
marked. "our ice bills were something fright
sul. Now I've got something that will reduce
chem at least one-thrd."
Fine" exclaimed young Professor Morn.
insside What is it'"
An ice blanket"
81 see. Something 70 tuck in around the ice
70 keep il from catching cold"
No not exactly" said Mrs. Morningside.
Its waterproof cloth you spread over the
ice in the refrigerator TO keep it from melting
50 fast. That's the trouble in apartments The
cebox is in the kitchen, the hottest part of the
suite The way the ice melts on warm days is
something frghtful. It's the same principle
YOU know. they apply in misunderstanding
the ice insulated from the heat. The circular
says ice covered this way will last nearly twice
as long
"Isee" replied her husband. after brief medi-
tstion Then he went on with his dinner.
The subject came up again next morning at
breakfast. Philip inquired Mrs. Morning
side, why don't you eat your oatmeal2 Isn't
il cooked enough7"
"Oatmeals all right" he answered. but
seems 10 me the creams sour
DISASTER FOLLOWS IN THE TRAIL OF
THE NEW ICE BLANKET.
why, so it is" she agreed after hasty in
vestigation. I'll have to speak to the milk
man This cream was left over from yester-
day. but it set in the coolest place in the re-
E-;oerator right next 10 the ice"
Was the ice covered with your new ice
blanket?"'
Yes and the effect was simply wonderful.
Last night was one of the warmest Ct the sea-
son, but the ice hardly melted az all
"Oi course it didn't. Now I've been think
ING over this ice blanket business, and maybe
can put you wise to few thing1 about ice. l
may be dull about housekeeping but l ought
10 know something about caorics."
"Caorics?'
"Yes-the science Of heat. have to under
stand that, you know becaus: the city pays me
good money for teaching physics in the high
schools. Get thermometer and let's look at
that refrigerator.
1t was hot in the little kitchen. The gas
stove was baking pastry and the air that en-
tered at the open window was only slightly
cooler than the atmosphere inside But within
the tiny refrigerator, only ten feet from the
stove the ice in its snug waterproof wrapping
was barely moist. Professor Morningside
placed the thermometer in the ice chamber,
leaning it against the freshly arrived bottle OF
milk
He left it there few minutes, then opened
the door. "Fifty-fve degrees" h. -ead. NO
wonder your cream spoiled. Now one more
demonstration and I'll leave you to work the
thing out for yourself"
WHAT HAPPENS IN A PROPERLY CON-
STRUCTED REFRIGERATOR.
This time he set the thermometer in the 1000
chamber at the bottom Of the refrigerator
under the ice When he removed 1t the rner-
curry registered 49 degrees
"Whv that can't be right" exclaimed Mrs.
Morningside. According to that thermome-
ter its warmer in the ice chamber than II is IN
the space below"
You've said it," announced her husoahu,
The coolest place in any properly constructed
icebox is at the bottom"
But ". been putting the milk and cream
and butter in the ice chamber at the TOP anu
they've never spoiled before.
They'll keep on spelling II you cover inc
ice with contraption like this that excluoes
n. heat and prevents it from melting. Wneh
ice doesn't melt it isn't doing its work IN
sulst. il completely so that it doesn't melt at
all and YOU might as we'll fill your ice cnahoei
with Belgian paving blocks. Fooo WON Ae'p