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The last minute, March 13, 1810. Sow oats as a pasture on 

 worn out lands, to recover it. 

 Judge Peters on salt. 



At the first meeting, March 8, 1785, there were but six mcrnhbrs 

 present. And at the last meeting, March 13, 1810, there were 

 ten members only. And during the whole period of twenty-live 

 years, the average attendance was about eight. 



At the meeting on July 3d5 1787, Gen. Washington, Mr. Mere- 

 dith, Governeur Morris, George Clymer, Mr. Sellers, Dr. Jones, 

 Mr. T. Francis, and S. Hogdon, were the only persons attending. 

 Eight only, when the Father of our Republic was one. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary. 



ICE HOUSES 

 Paul Stillman presented plans for a new arrangement and con- 

 struction of ice houses. 



In the construction of an ice house he would build above 

 ground, and have the walls hollow, built with at least two interior 

 divisions of laths and plaster, so as to interrupt the circulation 

 within the space arising from a heated surface air on the outside, 

 and a cooled and condensed air against the inside wall. The plan 

 recommended by Mr. 0. S. Fowler, iu his V\'ork entitled "A Home 

 for All," he thought to be a cheap and efficient one. That was, 

 to erect, by insertion in the ground on a suitable foundation, a 

 course of studs, which were well lathed, and plastered Inside and 

 out with hydraulic cement. At a distance of about four inches 

 outside of this, another course of studs were erected, lathed on 

 the inside before raising, and afterwards plastered from the 

 outside between the studs, and then again lathed and plastered 

 from the outside, thus making four plastered walls in the con- 

 struction of each wall of the ice house, the whole being a trifle 

 above twelve inches thick. The outer course of plastering might 

 be made ornamental, in imitation of brick or stone, or it might be 

 covered with weather boarding; in which case, Mr. Stillman 

 recommended that the weather boarding be kept about one inch 

 removed from the plaster, and left open top and bottom for the 

 same distance, so that by ventilation the first wall is kept at a 



