Washington County News | 1898-07-09 | Page 3 | Ice in Russin

Ice iu Russia. Next to the United States comes Russia Rus-sia in the consumption of ice. Thr'oufrh-out Thr'oufrh-out the summer ices are sold in the streets of almost every Russian town; the demand in the shops is enormous, and tea, as well as wine and beer, are usually consumed half frozen. In St. Petersburg alone there are over ten thousand icehouses, w here the winter's harvest is stored.