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be large, clean, and airy. On no account should the 

 flooring be too near the ground. An ideal larder would 

 have the flooring four feet from the ground, and so 

 placed as to ensure a free current of air passing be- 

 neath it. This ideal larder is built of stone or brick, 

 tiled inside, and contains large windows, " paned " with 

 perforated zinc, which open to the east, west, and north, 

 the south side only being built solid and windowless 

 for the sake of coolness. A small compartment for 

 the use of the cook should be framed off from main 

 larder, with a small window opening into it, through 

 which the keeper gives game for the use of the 

 house. The keeper has sole control of his larder, 

 and the cook of hers, by a separate door ; this 

 arrangement saves much annoyance. Height is an 

 important point in the consideration of space, and 

 on no account should a ventilator on the roof be 

 omitted. 



An ideal larder, if only wood is employed, is to have 

 both the meat and the game larders fairly close to- 

 gether, enclosed in a large wooden framework, which 

 is covered with very finely perforated zinc or small 

 meshed wire. This is a second protection and keeps out 

 all flies, while allowing in on every side a free draught of 

 air. The roof should be high, covered with shingles 

 or slates. Entry is by door covered with wire. The 

 floor is of concrete for cleanliness, and on that floor 

 stands the two wooden larders one foot off the ground, 

 thus a double protection against dust and insects ; and 



