THE COOL-BATH. 



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for it. The size of the reservoir is governed by the 

 number of milk-kettles to be put into it, and so is its 

 depth by their height, so that the rim of the kettle is on 

 a level with the top of the cool-bath, Fig. 96. The 

 sides of the cool-bath in the 

 kitchen project some feet over 

 the floor, yet are not so high 

 that the setting in and taking 

 out the milk-kettle will be at- 



Fig. 96. Cool-bath. 



tended with great inconvenience and trouble. Where 

 it is desired to make the work of setting in or raising 

 up the milk-kettles from the cool-bath as easy as pos- 

 sible, a beam is fixed along the side of the trough, and 

 iron props are firmly fixed, which extend out a little 

 over the edge of the trough, half-way down from the 

 beam. On these the operator can support himself in 

 lowering or raising heavy vessels. These stays, or 

 props, are sometimes fixed directly into the wall, along 



