No pretentions, other than those of a practical character, are made in behalf of this book. But it is hoped that the information here collected will meet with the favor and approval of those who are interested in this commodity.
THERON L. HILES.
Chicago, Ill., Winter, 1892.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
| Page. | |
| Frontispiece[A] | [2] |
| Title Page | [3] |
| Preface | [5] |
| Chapter I, An Historical Sketch | [7–11] |
| Chapter II, Legal and Sanitary Methods | [11–14] |
| Chapter III, Cutting and Storing Ice | [14–42] |
| Chapter IV, Construction of Commercial Ice Houses | [42–55] |
| Chapter V, The Care, Handling and Marketing of Ice | [56–62] |
| Chapter VI, The Use of Ice in Refrigeration—Refrigerator Ice House for Use in Farming, Cutting Ice in Small Quantities for Farm and Family Use, Co-operation with the Ice Crop | [62–83] |
| Chapter VII, Artificial Ice and Cold Air Machines | [84–91] |
| Chapter VIII, Ice in Transportation | [91–96] |
| Chapter IX, Retarding Houses Without Ice—Miscellaneous Hints | [96–101] |
| Chapter X, Recipes for Iced Food and Beverages | [101–114] |
| List of Illustrations | [115–116] |
| Index | [117–122] |
[A] The Frontispiece is from the ice harvest of the Knickerbocker Ice Co. of Chicago.