require 'net/http/persistent'

http  = Net::HTTP::Persistent.new name: 'salad'
uri01 = URI 'https://fossies.org/tree-1511608-foss.jpg'
uri02 = URI 'https://fossies.org/about.html'

response = http.request uri01
puts response
response = http.request uri02
puts response

http.shutdown