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of the building. For readily removing the ashes, coat 

 the bottom and sides of the bin with mortar. No wood 

 should be used. For smoking the meat, build the fire upon 

 the earth floor close to the brick wall, suspend by four 

 wires a piece of sheet-iron a section of flattened stove- 

 pipe will answer two feet square, eighteen inches above 

 the fire. The object of this is to spread the heat over a 

 greater surface, and not allow the blaze to flash up to the 

 meat. It also prevents the possibility of any pieces fall- 

 ing directly upon the fire. When not in use, this iron screen 



Fig. 335. HANGING MEAT. 



is unhooked from the poles above, and placed in one 

 corner. Figure 235 shows the method of hanging the 

 meat. As the meat must be carried from the cellar to the 

 smoke-house, the short sticks make a secure handle for 

 the purpose. The sticks rest upon cross-pieces, e, e, 

 placed upon the plate of the building. Some prefer to 

 use iron hooks, bent in the form of a large S, as shown 

 in the lower part of the engraving, while by driving 

 a spike or wooden pin in the edge or side of the scant- 

 ling, a good support is obtained, figure 236. With a 



