Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-07-04
REFRIGERATOR FOR THE
HOME Is EASILY MADE

useful food keeper and food saw
er this summer Maintaining a low
temperature through the evaporation
of water from its canvas cover, the
iceless refrigerator will keep meats,
fruits and vegetables cool and will
extend the period for keeping milk
and butter. 1t can also serve as
cooler for drinking water. This is
the way to make it:
A wooden frame is made with d.
mansions AZ by 10 by Ia inches and
covered with screen wire, preferably
the rustless type, which costs little
more than the ordinary kind. The
door is made to fit closely, and Is
mounted on brass hinges, and can be
fastened with a wooden latch. The
bottom is fitted solid, but the top
should be covered with screen wire
Adjustable shelves can be made OF
solid wood or strips, or sheets of gal
vanized metal Shelves made OF
poultry netting on light wooden
frames are probably the most desir-
able. These shelves rest on side
bread baking pan. IA by 16 inches. is
placed on the top and the frame rests
In II by Is inch pan.
Paint Makes Surface Attractive and
Prevents Rust
All the woodwork, the shelves, and
the pans should receive two coats of
white paint and one or two coats of
white enamel This makes a very
attractive surface and one that can
be easily kept clean. The screen
wire also may receive the coats of
enamel which will prevent 1t from
rusting.
A cover of canton flannel. burlap,
or duck is made to fit the frame. Put
the smooth side out If canton flannel
is used. 1t will require about three
Yards of material This cover is but
toned around the top OF the frame
and down the side on which the door
is not hinged, using buggy hooks and
eyes or large headed tacks and eye
lets worked in the material. On the
front side arrange the hooks on the
top of the door instead of on the
frame and also fasten the cover down
the latch side of the door. allowing
a wide hem of the material to overlap
the place where the door closes. The
door can then be opened without un-
buttoning the cover. The bottom Of
the cover should extend down into
I the lower pan. Four double strips
which taper to or 10 inches II
width, are sewed to the upper part o.
the cover. These strips form wick
that drip over into the upper pan.
The dimensions given make re
household use and one with efficien
. eyaporating surface. but II is not nee
e essary to follow strictly these dimen
sions. If larger capacity is desired
- the height of the refrigerator can b.
T increased.
In homes where large quantities o
n milk and butter are TO be kept !
h would be we'll to have one refrigera
T. tor for milk and butter and anothe
; for other foods, as milk and butte
readily absorb odors from the othe
: foods II costs very little TO build tn
:. refrigerator and nothing TO operat
I 1t. The operation is as simple as TIL
construction. The upper pan SHOULD
be kept filled with water. The waite
/. is drawn by capillary attraction
20 through the wicks and saturates tn
cover AS evaporation takes place
heat is taken from the inside of tn
4 refrigerator. thereby lowering tn
e temperature of the inside and tn
e contents. Capillary action start
, more readily II the cover is frs
II dampned by dipping it in water o
e throwing water upon it. The create
l. the rate of evaporation the lower tn
temperature which can be secured
) therefore the refrigerator works hes
when rapid evaporation takes place
When the refrigerator is placed /
:. shady place in a stong breeze an
70 the air is warm and dry. evaporatio
Ie takes place continuously and RAPID
e. ly and the temperature inside tn
J. refrigerator is reduced. Under ides
A. conditions the temperature has bee
/ known to be reduced to so degree
Fahrenheit. When it is damp an
the air is full of moisture. the r.
frigerator will not work as wei
since there is not enough evapor.
ton More water will find its wa
to the lower pan. but it will be draw
a up into the covering by capillary a
traction when the air again become
drier.
, The refrigerator should be regula
" cleaned and summed. II the fran
r work. shelves. and pans are viii
r enameled they can be more east
kept In sanitary condition. Ii
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