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stables, and is that part which is above the coacli-house. 
It was originally fitted up for a harness-room, the walls, as 
is usual in such places, being lined with wood. The roof is 
slated. The range of building is detached, and faces the 
south-west. 
It will be observed that there is a cavity, c, between the 
boarding and walls. This, I believe, is an important cir¬ 
cumstance, and so is the wooden lining, because air and 
wood are known to be slow conductors of heat. The ceiling 
on the north side is double, and the floor is wood above a 
ceiling. IVe may therefore conclude that a uniformity of 
temperature in the interior of the room is insured to a con¬ 
siderable extent. 
There is the small stove, rf, but it is seldom used, and 
never with the view of warming the air of the room unless 
the temperature is actually below freezing. The fruit is 
therefore kept cool. 
The swing window, e, is occasionally a little opened; but 
SCALE OFLl lj.l_1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 FEET. 
Plan of Mr. Moorman’s Fruit-Room. 
a Shelves made with battens, one-inch-and-a- 
half wide and one-inch-and-n-quarter apart. 
b Close boarding around the sides of the room, 
c Air space betwecen the boards and the wall. 
EXPLANATION OF THE LETTERS. 
The roof also has an air space on the north 
side between the two plaster ceilings, as 
shown on the section. 
d Stove. 
e Circular window hung on pivots, and fitted 
with a roller-blind. 
f Partitions of open work similar to the shelves. 
g Coach-house under fruit-room. 
