. The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste. inthe most satisfactory manner, we addressedourselves to Mr. N. J. Wyeth of Cambridge,Mass., whose practical information on thissubject is probably fuller and more com-plete than that of any other person in thecountry, he, for many years, having hadthe construction and management of the enormous commercial ice-houses near Bos-ton—the largest and most perfect known.* We desired Mr. Wyetus hints for build-ing an ice-house for family use, both aboveground, and below ground. In the beginning, we should remark thatthe great ice houses o
. The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste. inthe most satisfactory manner, we addressedourselves to Mr. N. J. Wyeth of Cambridge,Mass., whose practical information on thissubject is probably fuller and more com-plete than that of any other person in thecountry, he, for many years, having hadthe construction and management of the enormous commercial ice-houses near Bos-ton—the largest and most perfect known.* We desired Mr. Wyetus hints for build-ing an ice-house for family use, both aboveground, and below ground. In the beginning, we should remark thatthe great ice houses of our ice companiesare usually built above ground; and in his letter to us remarks, we nownever build or use an ice-house under ground;it never preserves ice as well as those builtabove ground, and costs much more. J,however, send you directions for the con-struction of both kinds, with slight sketchesin The following are directions for building: Is/. An Ice-house above ground. An ice-house above ground should be built upoa. Fig. 60. Section of the Ice-house above ground, the plan of having a double partition, withthe hollow space between filled with somenon-conductins: substance. * Few of our readers are aware of the ma^iitiuie whichthe basiness of supplying foreign countries with ice at-tained in New-England. Millions of dolhirs worth have been HOW TO BUILD ICE-HOUSES. 251 * In the first place, the frame of the sidesshould be formed of two ranges of uprightjoists, 6 by 4 inches ; the lower ends of thejoists should be put into the ground withoutany sill, which is apt to let air pass two ranges of joists should be abouttwo feet and. one-half apart at the bottom,and two feet at the top. At the top thesejoists should be morticed into the cross-beams, which are to support the upper joists in the two ranges should beplaced each opposite another. They shouldthen be lined or faced on one side, withrough boarding, which n
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