The Canadian Horticulturist. 



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THE FARM ICE HARVEST. 



The tools absolutely necessan' where only a limited amount of ice is put 



up consist simply of an ice 

 saw, tongs, hook, chisel, 

 ^ ' ' ** and a wagon, or sled. The 



^ saw does not cost much, 

 Fig. S90.-ICK Saw. ^ ^nd the tongs, hook and 



chisel can be made by a local blacksmith at a very small expense, and will last 

 almost a lifetime. An ice plow is very desirable, but unless considerable is to 



cbssSk^ 



Fig. 892.— Ick Hook. 

 be put up is not essential, as a large saw will answer the 

 purpose. Devices for cleaning snow from the ice field 

 Fig. 891.— Tosgs. can be easily made should they be needed. In fillmg the 

 icehouse, first put in 18 or 24 inches of sawdust, then set 

 the first layer of ice cakes on edge, allowing 12 or 18 inches of sawdust at the 

 sides. The other layers may be laid flat, breaking joints ; if practicable, pour 

 in water to fill up the inter- 

 stices, and make a solid block 

 of the whole mass that will 

 keep out air. When the house 



is filled, cover the ice with two fk, 893.— Ick Chiskl. 



feet or more of sawdust. 



The Apple as Medicine. — The apple is such a common fruit that very- 

 few persons are familiar with its remarkably efl^cacious medicinal properties. 

 Everybody ought to know that the very best thing they can do is to eat apples 

 just before retiring for the night. Persons uninitiated in the mysteries of the 

 fruit are liable to throw up their hands in horror at the vision of dyspepsia which 

 such a suggestion may summon up ; but no harm can come to 6ven a delicate 

 system by the eating of ripe and juicy apples just before going to bed. The 

 apple is an excellent brain food, because it has more phosphoric acid in easily 

 digested shape than other fruits. It excites the action of the liver, promotes 

 sound and healthy sleep, and thoroughly disinfects the mouth. This is not all. 

 The apple^helps the kidney secretions and prevents calculus growths, while it 

 it obviates indigestion and is one of the best preservatives known of diseases of 

 the throat. Everybody should be familiar with such knowledge. — Dr. Searles, 

 in Bulletin of Pharmacy. 



