Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1929-09-19

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70 pass the time Of day with a passer-
by, and once to mend strap on his
overalls with bit Of string. His use
full work has been scarcely over two
hours while his total activity, for
which we have paid, has been a hun
dred and eighty minutes. A cheap
refrigerator works for us in = similar
fashion. We pay for more service
than we get.
Seven Virtues of a Good
Refrigerator
In order adequately to protect the
food stored within ii a good refrige-
rator should have these seven virtues.
l. The ability TO steadily main
tain temperature below so degrees
F., whatever the weather. This tenn
perature control, should be furnished
as economically as possible with alb
solute efficiency Of operation.
2. Insulation as perfect as posi-
BILE. Even at best as much as half
the cost of keeping temperature be-
low 80 degrees + is caused by the
warm air that works its way through
the pores of the finest insulating mate
rial.
3. An inside space large enough
for the normal needs of your family
for the storage Of food stutfs. These
should never be packed too tightly to
allow free circulation Of air all around
them. The cabinet however must not
be SO large, that waste is caused by
the necessity of cooling large areas of
vacant space.
4. An unimpeded gentle flow of
air through the cooling chamber and
about the storage sections.
5. An interior Of such material.
finish, and design as to permit of
easy, rapid. and perfect cleansing nor
mally not oftener than once a week.
6. Tight-fitting doors with care
fully machined hardware so that
warm-air leakage will not take place
at the joints nor will it be easily pos
sible to leave doors accidentally ajar
because OF defective or ineffective
latches or hinges.
Z. A proper degree of humidity
which will not encourage food spoil
age.
he Use OF the Refrigerator
Refrigeration, like home lighting.
is an all-year round need. Amy house
keeper who keeps track of food spoil
age in winter which the use of pro-
perly controlled temperature would
have prevented can readily prove TO
herself the economy Of its year-round
operation.
Our most essential foods, are pre-
cisely the ones that the unseen food
bandits like best. Food molds, meat
spoils, vegetables rot. and milk sours
because micro-organisms find nourish-
ment in them and leave in them the
harmful products resulting from their
growth. This they do in all twelve
months Of the year. unless preserva-
ton by dry. moving, clean air below
so degrees and above 32 degrees
guards them from attack.
"Medical authorities constantly
stress the importance Of vital foods
for children, especially during the
school season. Many a case Of dull
mind and delicate body is due to I'M
REIMBURSEMENT, DR.. Martha Man
ming. food preservation expert, says.
Juicy fruits, crisp greens and
fresh milk are just as much needed in
fall and winter as in summer for the
building of strong young bodies. Such
foods supply needed vitamins and
plenty Of calcium for bone structure
and teeth Children actually learn to
love such simple foods when kept
fresh and appetizing by good refrig-
Grafton. Even fruits and vegetables
that are TO be cooked, as well as eggs
and meats of all kinds, have much
better flavor and greater food value
if they are kept in a good refrigera-
tor right up 10 the time of cooking"
South Lacked Ice in Civil War Days
An example of the Importance of
refrigeration is cited in the case of