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Show HOW TO KEEP FOOD ON SULTRY DAYS Uy a simple method It Is possible to Insure that milk, butter and other porlshablo articles can bo kept In a sweet and cool condition een Ajrlng sultry dns. For tho purpose It Is necessary to havo one or moro largo dishes. These may bo quite shallow and need not bo more than a fow Inches deep. Largo meat dishes aro suitable for tho purpose, or If these should not prove to bo deep enough, good sized plo dishes may bo used. It is also needful to secure somo pieces ot thin cloth, such as muslin, calico, or some such material. The next stop In to nil the dish so thero Is not less than about an Inch ot wa. ter In It. It Is supposed that the article which It Is desired to keep fresh is a pleco of butter. It possible tills should be placed In an earthenware bowl, but where this Is not available, an ordinary dish may be used. SonlC other vessel In an Inverted form Is placed over tho dish, and this should lit ns well as possible, so that thore Is no dangor of it falling, off. Now tako a piece ot mus'.ln and seo that It Is a suitable slzo to cover the vessel with tho butter. Tho material ma-terial must bo draped right over tho water on all sides. This Is an important im-portant point which should not bo overlooked. Sprinkle a few drops of wator on the muslin and It will becomo be-como wot all over. Tho refrigerator should now be taken ta-ken and put Into a cool placo whoro It will bo out of tho direct rays ot tho sun. A good position whero It Is constantly In n current of air. Of courso when all Is In working order tho dishes containing tho butter are entirely surrounded by a thin film of water, which keeps everything In-sldo In-sldo In a cool stato. Thoso who have not tried this plan will bo astonished at tho hardness of tho butter oven In tho hottest weather. j In tho case of liquid articles, such 1.1 H as m'lk andNcrcam, a .slightly differ- "J pH ent plan must bo followed. The milk ; Ijfl Is placed In a jug, It an earthenware f WM ono so much better, and over the top L'1 jH Is placed a saucer. Now drone the LH i' bbS cloth round In the manner previously Njj.LH described, again making qulto suro ' I'al that tho border touches tho water on J jH M Another way ot dcal'ng with Uio ) '' jH milk Is that of placing it In stoppered H bottles. This has an advantaggo In j 1 M that all dust Is kopt away from tho jJ jH liquid. In scorching weather It is IjB not a bad plan to treat all kinds ot jtlLI drinks In this way, as It will then k'i Lfl be posslblo to havo them In an lco I5j M cold condition. j B Of course, at all times It Is lmpor- j M tant that the lcoless refrigerator ," M should bo kept scrupulously cloan in htLfl all its parts. The muslin should bo N iLI frequently washed and fresh water H provided oach day. t '., J $ H |