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Show AN INEXPENSIVE ICEBOX. It Can lie Made at Home Very Easily and Will Cot Only SI. . - Refrigerators and their plebeian cousins, cous-ins, plain iceboxes, are now sold in the stores at prices that are within the proverbial "reach of all," so to speak, but there are some people, nevertheless, that find it advisible, if not convenient, to make one at home. For their possible benefit the accompanying cut is printed, with a detailed description of how to make the box therein shown. The arrangement consists of two boxes, the larger one about thre feet h square and the smaller one just enough smaller to allow a space of about three inches between the two around the four sides and also at the bottom. This space should be filled closely with sawdust or with fine charcoal. Line the inside of the inner box with zinc, and through the bottom bore a hole that will admit a half inch lead pipe. A holo should also be bored in the bottom of tho larger bos right under un-der that in the smaller one, and the lead pipe must be long enough to go through both holes and carry off the water that will come from theico. The latter may lie upon the bottom of the box without support of any kind. This box will be found a good preserver pre-server of ice, and it should not exceed f 1 in cost if made at home. If shelves are desired, hang strips of tin over the edge of the inner box, with cleats attached at-tached on which the shelves may rest. Philadelphia Times. |