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Show SVi;J 8UMMER COOL ROOM. - ';; Outdoor Cellar Which Cap Be Easily, 4 and Cheaply Built. ' A A slmplo method of constructing a ) f( cool, outdoor cellar In locolltlcs whoro " . tho common houso collars nro too warm for uso during tho summertime, is shown in tho accompanying sketch. It is a cellar made under tho pump, - so that the wator pumped by tho 'fjj windmill has a very cooling effect. ', ; ' In places where it is dimcult to obtain Ice, it will prove Indispensable to tho dairyman' who keeps a few cows. Another An-other important item is the fact that a man does not And it necessary to f . Concrete Outdoor Cellar. pull up all of the pipes every timo j that ho flnds it necessary to repair tho f?7 I pipes nnd pump. ''"! I' Is constructed of concrete, 5 soya tho Farm and Home. The S, T top is re-enforced with one-hnlf-Inch -, steel rods placed ono foot apart each way and tho concrete is about six inches thick. Tho sides nro nado by 4 , using a form and tho stairs tro also I I madi of concreto and nro ro-onforced ' . by small steel rods. Tho cost, includ. 4 -, ing tho labor, amounted to about $50. ' - In tho west and southwest It will also answer tho purposo of a storm covo, which Is considered a flxturo on all farms. |