enougli smaller to allow a space of about three inclies between the two around the four sides and also at the bottom. This space should be filled closely with sawdust or with fine charcoal. Let the cover bo attached to the smaller box by straps or hinges and the cover to the larger box be placed in position. Line the inside of the inner box with zinc, and through the bottom bore a hole that will admit a half -inch lead pipe. A hole should also be bored in the bottom of the larger box right under that in the smaller one, and the lead pipe must be long enough to go through both holes and carry off the water that will come from the ice. The latter may lie upon the bottom of the box without support of any kind. The pipe may be soldered to the inside to prevent the water from j)ercolating through. This box will be found a good preserver of ice, and it should not exceed $1 in cost. If shelves are desired, strij)s of tin can be hung over the edge of the inner box, with cleats attached on which the shelves may rest. RANGES AND UTENSILS. The Quartermaster's Department is charged with the duty of providing the kitchens, the ranges, and the usual fixtures that accompany them. Utensils needed for the i^reparation of food, that are not fur- nished by that Department, can be provided by pur- chases made from the company or mess fund. 34 MANUAL FOR ARMY COOKS. ARMY RANGE, No. 4. The following is a diagram of Army Range No. 4. These cuts represent the latest pattern and the plates nsed in its construction are numbered and named, so that in ordering repair plates it will be impossible to m.ake any m.istakes : MANUAL FOR ARMY COOKS. 36 Numbers and names of parts. No. 400 Back top. No. 426 Flue door. " 401 Right and left end rails. " 427 Hinge for flue door. " 402 Front top rail. " 427J T knob with catch for flue door. " 403 Front and back protector. " 428 Oven door. «' 404 Flue cover in back top. " 428^ Army range name plate on oven " 405 Inside fii e-door lining. doors. " 406 U water back. " 429 Oven-door latch. " 407 Right and left side linings. " 430 Left movable pivot for oven-door " 408 Large grate frame. latch. " 409 Grate rest. " 430^ Right movable pivot for oven- " 409i Crossbar bolts to grate rest. door latch. " 410 Right half of duplex grate. " 431 Hollow bars for oven-door latch. " 410i Wheel for duplex grate. " 431| Socket for hollow bars on oven " 411 Left half of duplex grate. door. - 411i Duplex-grate shaker. " 432 Guide for latch of oven door. " 412 Draft duor. " 4321 Oven-door catch. " 412i Draft-door latch. " 433 Right and left oven-door support. " 413 Draft-door register. " 434 Right and left outside oven " 4m Draft-door catch. bracket. " 414 Casing plate. " 4.35 Right-hand bracket for oven and " 415 U-shaped lining. draft door. " 415 J Left guide for feed door. " 435§ Left-hand bracket for oven and " 416 Monogram for feed door. draft door. " 416A Right feed-door guide. " 436 Ash pan. " 417 Feed door. " 436^ Ash-pan handle. " 417^ Feed-door frame. " 437 Smoke box. " 418 Front grate. " 437^ Smoke-box collar. " 419 Rest for top panel in oven pro- " 438 Right and left damper blade for tector. smoke box.

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enougli smaller to allow a space of about three inclies between the two around the four sides and also at the bottom. This space should be filled closely with sawdust or with fine charcoal. Let the cover bo attached to the smaller box by straps or hinges and the cover to the larger box be placed in position. Line the inside of the inner box with zinc, and through the bottom bore a hole that will admit a half -inch lead pipe. A hole should also be bored in the bottom of the larger box right under that in the smaller one, and the lead pipe must be long enough to go through both holes and carry off the water that will come from the ice. The latter may lie upon the bottom of the box without support of any kind. The pipe may be soldered to the inside to prevent the water from percolating through. This box will be found a good preserver of ice, and it should not exceed $1 in cost. If shelves are desired, strij)s of tin can be hung over the edge of the inner box, with cleats attached on which the shelves may rest. RANGES AND UTENSILS. The Quartermaster's Department is charged with the duty of providing the kitchens, the ranges, and the usual fixtures that accompany them. Utensils needed for the i^reparation of food, that are not furnished by that Department, can be provided by purchases made from the company or mess fund. ARMY RANGE, No. 4. The following is a diagram of Army Range No. 4. These cuts represent the latest pattern and the plates used in its construction are numbered and named, so that in ordering repair plates it will be impossible to make any mistakes : Numbers and names of parts. No. 400 Back top. No. 426 Flue door. " 401 Right and left end rails. " 427 Hinge for flue door. " 402 Front top rail. " 427J T knob with catch for flue door. " 403 Front and back protector. " 428 Oven door. «' 404 Flue cover in back top. " 428^ Army range name plate on oven " 405 Inside fii e-door lining. doors. " 406 U water back. " 429 Oven-door latch. " 407 Right and left side linings. " 430 Left movable pivot for oven-door " 408 Large grate frame. latch. " 409 Grate rest. " 430^ Right movable pivot for oven- " 409i Crossbar bolts to grate rest. door latch. " 410 Right half of duplex grate. " 431 Hollow bars for oven-door latch. " 410i Wheel for duplex grate. " 431| Socket for hollow bars on oven " 411 Left half of duplex grate. door. - 411i Duplex-grate shaker. " 432 Guide for latch of oven door. " 412 Draft duor. " 4321 Oven-door catch. " 412i Draft-door latch. " 433 Right and left oven-door support. " 413 Draft-door register. " 434 Right and left outside oven " 4m Draft-door catch. bracket. " 414 Casing plate. " 4.35 Right-hand bracket for oven and " 415 U-shaped lining. draft door. " 415 J Left guide for feed door. " 435§ Left-hand bracket for oven and " 416 Monogram for feed door. draft door. " 416A Right feed-door guide. " 436 Ash pan. " 417 Feed door. " 436^ Ash-pan handle. " 417^ Feed-door frame. " 437 Smoke box. " 418 Front grate. " 437^ Smoke-box collar. " 419 Rest for top panel in oven pro- " 438 Right and left damper blade for tector. smoke box.

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