Show I FOODS KEPT COOL I WITHOUT USING ICE Refrigerator Is Convenient in Rural Districts District Prepared by br th the United States State Department of or Agriculture Cold air cool col water and heat tight heat ight containers are the chief aids In keepIng keepIng keeping keep- keep Ing foods cold In rural districts or wherever it Is Impossible to obtain Ice says the United States Department Department Depart Depart- ment of ot Agriculture The principle of ot aping cold air Is Illustrated In the window box the cellar shaft and the storage cave The most convenient kind of ot window window window win win- dow box fits on the window ledge close up to the window preferably on the north side of ot the tile house It should be made dust and fi fly proof and must allow for tor ventilation The air all in the tile cellar Is cool and may he used for cooling foods provided pro pro- vided the cellar Is clean ventilated and screened to keep out files flies Open the windows and doors every day or orIn orin orin In very hot weather every night to allow nilow cool fresh air to enter A north room In the cellar with well walls Is good for tor general stor- stor 4 c I IJ J I I 1 4 An Refrigerator age A dumbwaiter waiter leading down from the tile pantry or kitchen adds to the convenience of a cellar storeroom A shaft ma made e of wood and plaster and extending from the cellar through the roof Is Is' another device utilizing the c cool ol air of the cellar This Is particularly particularly par par- adapted to a cool dry cli cU- mate Wire or perforated shelves are fitted Into the shaft at convenient heights where It passes through the kitchen or pantry and here Is also a door doo opening fr from m the shaft As the theair theair theair air In the upper part of ot the shaft grows grows warmer warmer the cool air ar from the cellar Is drawn up This constant upward upward upward up up- ward movement of colder air cools the food on the shelves Where there Is no suitable collar cillar the shaft may open through the wall walI of the house Just above the ground Both ends of ot the shaft should be screened A cave dug In the side of a hill hm maintains a fairly low temperature It should be lined with cement brick or some sOlIe other dry clean material It should h have ve a well-fitted well door or possibly possibly possibly bly a double door and It should have some means of ot ventilation Water Yater helps to cool food In various tool by la be kept Food may ways water and chang chang- I cold dish in the lag Ing warm It becomes as ing lug the water weather such ucb treatment In moderate forn fora for firm milk sweet and arni butt butter r keeps Foods hot from troa consIderable time n a In this way be- be cooled fire be the may Into the Ice chest they are put tore fore absorbs heat It evaporates e Water as ot of In is taken 5 This fact the toad food cool by keeping with water saturated and dish also in a In cloth the refrIgerator of water wn wa DM In cooling quicker by the the evaporation evaporation the thc themore the more ter beat absorbed and tile the lower the temperature Quick depends do- do a good draft ot of dry ar air these devices weather In damp muggy Bulletin do not work well Farmers Farmers' Conveniences gives Home O vr 9 Farm FarJ Sections directions for making aters alers Ani An unglazed zed earthenware flowerpot water seater makes makis a dish of or inverted in iii a miniature refrigerator convenient of food ent eat where here liere only small amounts There are now on need to be cooled the market similar porous coolers pe- pe specially SOC SOC- cover a milk bottle bettIe daIly adapted to earthenware water ter conI unglazed The hot countries ers used In some cooling the water water wa- wa on the tile sam same principle the pores ter by evaporation through In the earthenware J JA IA I IA A house hous or box built over a spring sprin contrivance for tor or brook Is another keeping foods cool a A well may be used for tor cooling foods If It is one used to supply betaken be betaken be betaken must roust great care drinking water vater taken not to let food fall Into the used water An extra well may be for tor the purpose tight Heat cont containers iners keep small amounts of ot food cool Fireless c cookers cook cook- ok ers ens and vacuum-jacketed vacuum bottles are well Insulated and close tightly so 50 that the temperature In n them changes very slowly They may mily be used for for keeping foods cool as well as hot Chill ChUl foods thoroughly before putting them Into the containers If It a little lIttIe Ice is put Into the well of a fireless tireless remain cool long long- cooker the food will in chUnn chilling ere er Crushed Ice also aids In the contents of ot a v vacuum jacketed jacketed bottle bottIe but It must be put in carefully to avoid cracking the fragile lining |