THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 303 



placed in the refrigerator with same number of sash and about 

 5 to 6 feet above the floor. Never build any kind of a refrigera- 

 tor without a window. 



A good door for the refrigerator can be bought cheaper 

 than a home carpenter can make it, and it should be 3 ft. by 6 ft. 

 4 in. in the clear, so as to allow space for the starter can and a 30 

 inch truck to be taken through. The outside door to the ice 

 room should be 3 by 7 ft. Never make this door 14 to 16 ft. 

 high, as it only cuts the wall in two, thereby weakening the 

 building considerably. 



When packing the ice, leave an opening by the door, the 

 size of four cakes of ice, and fill this up as far as possible after 

 the room has been filled. For hoisting ice, place one single block 

 pulley in the ceiling directly in front of the door two feet from, 

 the wall, and another at the corner of the door sill; a ^4 i ncn 

 rope through these and a horse on the outside will elevate one 

 ton of ice in ten to fifteen minutes, and the long, heavy, cum- 

 bersome, and expensive slide is done away with. 



Always cut ice into oblong cakes, and then pile them 

 lengthwise and crosswise every other layer, so as to bind to- 

 gether, thereby preventing ice from leaning against the walls. 

 Pile the ice about an inch from the walls and shave the tops off 

 to make a uniform level bed for the next layer, and fill the shav- 

 ings into the cracks. 



When the ice room is as full as it is possible to get it the 

 outside door should be sealed up. This is best done by nailing 

 strips on the door frame and putting two loose boards 6 to 12 

 in. apart, depending on what materials are used, and then fill 

 that space with granular cork, flax fibre, mineral wool, dry mill 

 shavings, or even saw dust, or some other good insulating ma- 

 terial. 



The outside door can be made from one-inch boards with 

 cleats, and should be fastened with a couple of hooks or small 

 iron fasteners the same as are used for windows or storm sash; 

 any way so it can be easily taken off when putting in ice. If 

 hinges are used they should have the loose bolts. 



