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twcen the two layers of paper. This will prevent
air or heat from entering in between the cracks
and crevices which would ohvionsiy heighten the
temperature and evaporate the cold air. The side
walls of the bo.\ should be made the same as the
bottom, and they should reach as high as the ceiling
of the basement or cellar, unless the ceiling is e.xtra-
ordinarily high. In that case, the bo.x should be
made the average height, which is about si.x feet six
inches. The vacant space above the box should be
boarded, lilled, and boxed up with felt paper, right
against the ceiling, in order to keep the hot air
from settling down on the top of the box.
When jou arc obliged to have a large-sized box
for your business, it may be possible that one door
is not enough, when, of course, two should be made.
Have the ice chamber constructed so that it will
only come down as far as to allow the placing of
barrels underneath it. If it is made too low down,
the space underneath is wasted, as no keg or barrel
can be placed there, and in an ice box you want
every inch of room to be utilized. This chamber
should also be made of the best material, the beams
placed in it not crossed vertically but horizontally.
The best material is hard pitch pine, the reason being
that it does not absorb water, will neither rot nor
decay, nor become filled with the bad odor as is
frequent with soft woods. The
drip-p.an, to be placed
under the ice chamber, must he of the proper size,
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