THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 265 



tubs, is placed across the end, out of the way and so as to cool 

 the wall of the other cold room. 



The ice house is here built as part of the main building, and 

 with thick walls for insulation, it being the idea to keep the ice 

 clean, not to cover the ice itself with sawdust. If the walls are 

 made i ft. 6 in. apart and packed with sawdust or plainer shav- 

 ings and the ice is piled 12 ft. deep, this chamber will hold about 

 120 tons in use. The ice itself is covered several inches deep 

 with old gunny sacks and burlap to keep the ice from melting 

 on top and yet to keep it clean. 



