HOW TO BUILD ICE-HOUSES. 277 



In figures 1 and 2, are shown two designs for ice-houses above 

 ground, in picturesque styles. Figure 1 is built in a circular form, 

 and the roof neatly thatched. The outside of this ice-house is 

 roughly weather-boarded, and then ornamented with rustic work, 

 or covered with strips of bark neatly nailed on in panels or devices. 

 Two small gables with blinds ventilate the space under the roof. 



Fig. 2 is a square ice-house, with a roof projecting three or four 

 feet, and covered with shingles, the lower ends of which are cut so 

 as to form diamond patterns when laid on the roof. The rustic 

 brackets which support this roof, and the rustic columns of the other 

 design, will be rendered more durable by stripping the bark off, and 

 thoroughly painting them some neutral or wood tint.* 



* The projecting roof will assist in keeping the building cool. In filling 

 the house, back up the wagon loaded with ice, and slide the squares of ice 

 to their places on a plank serving as an inclined plane. 



