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what from those used for deej^ setting, as the furnish- 

 ing necessarily varies considerably. Collars are mostly 

 used for shallow setting, and as many of these are 

 offensive and injurious to the milk, the proper arrange- 

 ment of a desirable milk-cellar will be described. 



In a building that is not cooled by ice or warmed by 

 a stove, the most regular temperature is secured in a 

 cellar. The common receptacle for milk is a cellar, be- 

 cause every house is supplied with one, or should be, 

 and it is the most convenient place for it. For a fam- 

 ily dairy the cellar will be the appropriate place for 

 keeping milk ; and if it is not fit for this particular pur- 

 pose, which requires absolute cleanliness and purity, it 

 is not fit for human beings to live over. In every such 

 case the cellar should be made fit by thorough cleans- 

 ing, and draining, if necessary; laying a floor of cement, 

 moderate lighting and ventilation, and the protection of 

 the windows by wire gauze. A slatted outside door is 

 very suitable for a milk-cellar, and this should be on the 

 north side and opened at night. The walls should be 

 closely pointed and whitewashed inside. The common 

 practice of protecting a cellar from frost by heaping lit- 

 ter from the stable around it, is very objectionable. Nor 

 should turnips or potatoes be stored in a cellar where 

 milk is kept, unless it is divided by a tight partition and 

 the root cellar abundantly ventilated. 



Ventilation for a cellar may be provided by carrying a 

 tube or spout from the floor to the ceiling, and through 

 the wall out of doors, where it should be protected by iine 

 wire gauze. The arrangement is explained in figure 34, 

 in which the cellar wall is shown with the spout fixed 

 against it. The outlet is divided in the center, and one 

 half communicates with the spout which reaches to the 

 bottom of the cellar, and this furnishes an inlet to fresh, 

 cold air. The other is connected with the short upright 

 spout outside, through which the warm, fouled air 



