The Washington times., 1917-05-04
BUILD ice CHEST AND
BE EVEN WITH DEALER
Department Of Agriculture Tells
How to Make Iceless Freezer.

At last fellow citizens. here is a
chance to get even with the ice man.
Rise and give three cheers for
| scientists and experts OF the Depart
ment of Agriculture, whom you may
have condemned at one time or an
ether as theorists and bugs
They are explaining to you today
how to make an iceless refrigerator.
II you are at all handy You can
make 1t in the home of simple mate
riaIs. and laugh at the recent leap
OF ice prices.
Creates Temperature of 50.
The box will not give you cold
storage temperatures. but it will
effectively preserve most foods. All
you need is a pan of water, some
lamp wjcks. and a little Canton
flannel.
Women demonstrators in extension
work of the department tell how
to make such a cooler at a small
cost. They recommend it where ice
is not available.
The refrigerator consists Of a
wooden frame covered with Canton
flannel, burlap or heavy duck. 1t is
desirable that the frame be screen
ed. although this is not necessary.
Wicks, made of the same material as
the covering, resting in a pan of wa:
ter on top OF the cooler, conduct the
water from the sides and ends of the
pan and allow IL to seep down the
sides of the box The evaporation
from this moistened covering causes a
lower temperature inside. On dry,
hot days, a temperature OF 30 degree
has been known to be obtained in
the cooler. This is the way to
build il:
Make a screened case three and
one-half feet high with the other di-
mensions twelve by fifteen inches. II
a solid top is used, simply place the
water pan on this. Otherwise At the
pan closely into the opening of the
top frame and support it by one-inch
cleats fastened to the inside of the
frame. Place two movable shelves
in the frame, twelve to fifteen inches
apart. Use a biscuit pan twelve by
fourteen inches on the top to hold
She water, and where the refrigerator
is to be used indoors have the whole
thing standing in a large pan to
catch any drip.
May BE Made Ornamental
Inc pans anu case may De painted
white, allowed to dry, and then enam-
eled. a covering OF white Canton
flannel should be made to fit the
frame. Have the smooth side out
and button the covering on. the frame
with buggy OF automobile curtain
hooks and eyes. arranged so that the
door may be opened without unfast-
ening these hooks. This can easily
be done by putting one row of hooks
on the edge of the door near the latch
and the other just opposite the open
ing with the hem on each side extend
ed far enough to cover the crack at
the edge OF the door, so as to keep
out the warm, outside air and retain
the cooled air. This dress or cover
ing will have to be hooked around
the top edge also. Two double strips
One-half the width of each side should
be sewed on the top of each side GOV
erinE, and allowed to extend over
about two and a half or three inches
in the pan Of water. The bottom Of
the covering should extend into the
lower pan.
Place the refrigerator in a shady
place. where air will circulate around
ii freely. II buttons and buttOnhules
are used on the Canton flannel instead
of buying hooks, the cost will be re
duCed.