Show w P y lion rn I 1 sightly above ground whilo im ice may bo kept in alp rudest of structures i ie widell proper ventilation branne lr anne nae etc iru aro it happens liap pens ali hat t it i building is desired fur for the ilia p uno alit t nuy may be placed tile the residence without detracting from the gei gereral eral surroundings such a hoibo isi is the oue one illustrated in the cut biml lilt which country butleman has the fo follow io ill to say nuy wo VP inep friar ITU I 11 TU 4 mail email icehouses ice houses wholly above al 61 h 11 li puce ess c in keeping kerp lii tile the ico ice through tile tha bimmer tile silling wui wali creat boarding and bat Lencil nailed nai ledor or spiked on an upper mid low er alaine of scantling with a third lit flat one to stiffen the ides nt at tile the in iddle in III n 1 I windy place pl ito sonie additional brabin would ijo bo essay tile alio cost of if the sti net urn will depend oae what ilia nature of tile ali wards used for silling it if made of nl congh hemlock they will be cheaper thin when made of smooth pino pine we used tho ro coriner fori riner ncr selecting the best and when civi iii lied tiey a heavy coating coi tins of caude petroleum will h preserves from decay and retains retain lical ly the natural liht light brown color of the wood tile found tion for the ice I 1 is mado of drained cobblestone half a foot thick supporting a y inch ilich plank floor inid with cracks a fourth or of an inch wide for drainage ten inches of sawdust was placed on oil this floor in the absence of which a foot or more inore of finely cut rys rye aa A Z 11 j A tiny ICIlIO USE straw may answer well oat straw I 1 ii too loo soft and would pack too closely we have never round found anything better than single board walls avith ten inches 0 toot between them and the muss ol of anthill tho being packed in tile space us as the structure of ice went up Pio pi bably a root foot oi 01 more of finely chopped straw would answer well this madu is better than a permanent packing or of sawdust in the lapace commonly provided tor for it us as it is liable to hettle and leave crevices F r r na 2 n I 1 wi a 0 wi v 4 7 mw filyis fil yiu ailt end view of tile the house th the e two doors being in thrown wido wide open when tile the lillin commences and the space filled sad ald packed as the pilo goes upward av when hen first the lower door is closed and then the upper one cross boards protecting these doors from the pressure within when tile house is full eight or ten inches of sawdust is 13 placed on the top and ample ampie ventilation is provided through th the triangular windows at both ends without which the ice will avill not keep through tho the oli openings eDings under tinder the eaves the b is thrown out when the ice is exhausted until again needed the cost of a house lio ise with it gle roof and side with matched mat cheil lumber called in some home sec sections tiong drop siding built ill ID the manner hero de described bed need not be moro than sixty five dollars if inde or of tough rough hemlock boards and the whole well soaked inside and aid out with crude petroleum etro leui leum if made or of planed pine tile tho expense would aou d bo be a and in d upward |