Fig. 2. 



Fig, 2. — A perpendicular sectional view of same. 



B. Ice-room, over and at the side of the fruit-room. 



A. Fruit-room. e. Inner door to same, e, c, c. Small round openings 

 for the egress of the air from fruit-room, a, a. Flues from ice-house to 

 fruit-room. g. Partition between ice and fruit rooms, 12 inches thick 

 (would be better to be made 18 inches thick) . b. Door in dormer-window, 

 to admit ice. d. Lattice-work opening to admit air on to ice. 



Fig. 3. 



Fig. 3. — Horizontal, sectional view of ground-plan of the structure. 



A. Fruit-room. 



B. B. Ice-house. 



C. Vestibule, or protection-porch, to keep the outside atmosphere from 

 penetrating into fruit-room. f. Outside door of same, well insulated. 

 e. Inside, and entrance to fruit-room, well insulated, a, a. Six openings 

 for the admission of cold dry air fi'om ice, each opening one foot square, 

 with slides to open and close at will. g. Partition, well insulated. 



This house can be built with either brick or wood ; the latter is prefer- 

 able. The fruit and ice house can be constructed within another building. 



N. B. Particular care should be taken in all cases to have the bottoms 

 of these houses thoroughly drained, and well insulated from the natural 

 heat of the earth. This is absolutely necessary, as heat affects the earth 

 to the depth of forty feet. 

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