Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1916 — KEEPS MILK COOL [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

KEEPS MILK COOL

DEVICE WILL BE APPRECIATED ON HOT BUMMER DAYB. At Bmall Cost a "Refrigerator” May Be Constructed That Will Contribute Greatly to the Comfort of the Entire Family.

A companion convenience to the fireless cooker for the hot summer days is the iceless refrigerator, or milk cooler. Make a screened case 3% feet high with the other dimensions 12 by 15 inches. If a solid top is used, simply place the water pan on this. Otherwise fit the pan closely into the opening of the top frame and support it by one-inch cleats fastened to the inside of the frame. Place two movable shelves in the frame, 12 to 15 inches apart. Use a biscuit pan 12 inches square on the top to hold the water, and where the refrigerator is to be used indoors have the whole thing standing in a large pan to catch any

drip. The pans and case may be painted white, allowed to dry, and then enameled. A covering of white canton flannel should be made to fit the frame. Have the smooth side out and button the covering on the frame with buggy and automobile curtain hooks and eyes, arranged so that the door may be opened without unfastening these hooks. This can be done by putting one row of hooks on the edge of the door near the latch and the other Just opposite the opening with the hem on each side extended far enough to cover the crack at the edge of the door, so as to keep out the outside air and retain the cooled air. This dress or covering will have to be hooked around the top edge also. Two double strips one-half the width of each side should be sewed on the top of each side and allowed to extend over about 2% or 3 Inches In the pan of water. The bottom of the covering should extend to the lower edge of the case. Place the refrigerator In a shady place where air will circulate around it freely.—Cleveland Leader.

Iceless Refrigerator.