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from which all light was excluded, and that the acci- 

 dental discovery just given was the true method. Sub- 

 sequent trials proved this to be correct, and for some 

 years I have discarded the use of ice as a preservative, 

 except in cases of shipment, having prepared a cellar 

 for their storage in the following manner : 



Select a sheltered, shady location for a cellar, and if 

 you do not wish to cover it with a packing room, let it 

 be on the north ' side or end of some building, so that 

 the sun will be excluded. Excavate to a sufficient 

 depth, brick or wall up the sides, provide drainage if 

 inclined to be damp, and lay a brick floor. Let the 

 cellar project two feet beyond the end of the building, 

 and over this place a roof of heavy glass, slanting the 

 same sufficiently to shed any water that may fall upon 

 it. Arrange a shutter over this that can be used or 

 removed at will, giving light or excluding it in the 

 brighter part of the day. Make a wooden flue, eight 

 or ten inches squaj'e, and let one end of it be near the 

 ceiling of the cellar, from which it should rise from ten 

 to twenty-five feet, according to circumstances. Ar- 

 range the end that is in the cellar with a slide, so more 

 or less of it can be utilized at will, and it will serve to • 

 carry off all dampness, keeping the air in the cellar 

 clean and sweet. 



It may be unnecessary to add that this should be 

 kept scrupulously clean, and should not be used for 

 general purposes. 



