The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-10
Children's Column.
A RIDR IN A BoRsaLksS CAR.
RAGE.
The Difference Between , quine and
lecrrIc Traction

olas for march. in an illus rated article
on The Automobile" the delights of q
long ride in q hOrseless carriage.
WHY ! Ie is really q buRgY-on bicy.
Gle wheels The seat Is IN front, and
there is a closed and Covered box be
hind and under the seat. Take q seat,
place, on the right, while I turn this
crank D nn't be alarmed she will not
start. This crank fits q socket in the
eide OF the buggy, and a few turns set
the motor going. TnereI Now we are
ready, and I'll put the crank ineide
Yes, be does tremDle a little as il eager
60 rush away. NoWl all ready I'll
Sit on the left, where I can see the
rJsd.
How perfectly de- iRhtfull The rum
about is we'll named; for it can Ger
tainly run No horse In front; no reins
co handle; M whip; no big creature
with a will OF hrs wi to be guided,
urged, and controlled and nothing G.
oOstruct the rlsh Of pure air as the
carriage flies RitEly over the asphalt.
E Sht, ten, twelve miles an hour. IL
could be more could be twenty five
miles an hour; but t Eelve miles an
hour ia as fast as 10 safe in city streets.
We oversake teams. carriages, and
bicycles, aud pass tnam all. We meet
a troIIey-car on a cross-sIrees, and slow
up TO lee it pass, As we stop we feel
the slight Ar of the motor, for it Is
working away while we wait. o.
again, turning neatly round the end of
the car and rushing swiftly for ward
L nok pullman crossing the street
He sees US and stops, and stands fright
ened aud ~irresoluga. II h3 " Iutd &
right on he would be safe. The car-
risGe runs swiftly, turns completely
round him, and goes on D sngerH Mo-
the slightest, because the carriage is
under complete control.
The carrIag is sEeered by this steel
bar in front OF the seat. Try it. See
how lightly il NOV 8 to the right or
left. The gentle pressure OF a hnger
on the bar guild 8 tue carriage, and,
should you wish, it SAT turn round and
round 10 q Dizzy circle on one spot IL
steers quicker and b95ter than a boat,
much more surely aud ev30ly than
any horse How far a We go With
out stop OinR9 At ten miles an hour, it
will tcavel ten hours, or one hundred
mi ca. Tnen, Co return or TO go on,
we have only to stop a5 a grocery store
and buy q teW gu Ir % OF gasoleue, 10 ad
up the reservoir, aud travel on for n
other hundred miles at the sam rate
of speed as before.
We ride on, up hill aud down, over
pavement, asphalt, macadamlz I'D road,
or plain country road, now fast, snow
slow, stopping, star Eng, backing, turn
ing sharp corners aud vide cOrnsrs,
and, il necessary, stopping quickly
in fact, far m IRE q ickly than a horse
can stop. AMI ali OF this without a
horse. in abs )luts safety, certainty,
and precision, at the touch OF a hard
or a foot. As No horse besas the road
with iron shoes, there is 10 warming of
our approach, so we GOu3h an electric
bell to warn all who may be in the
road to loDk out A. night, electric
lamps light up the road before us and
warn other teams OF our approach
The seat is roomy and comfortable,
and the carriage rides smoothly aud
with very little ar or noise. Above
all, we have no5 to think for or care
for the horse. II must be told, every
step of the way, jlst where to go,
where to turn, and when to stop. He
will stop of hiI own sweet will il he
wishes to, or if he feels hungry or
tired, or if hs wants to go home. 81
/ may be sick or lame, aud that would
destroy all the pleasure OF the ride, be
cause we could not bs so cruel as to
make him suffer for our pleas re. Nov
we forget all that, for the whirrinQ
motor that is making US fly along the
@ road will never grow tired, v suf-
g fer, never try 60 gO one way when we
want to % another. There is NJ horse
e living that could carrv US a hundred
s miles in five hours. Ola clear, good
8 road this carriage could easily do it
and, in ten minutes, do it again. Had
9 we used a horse to take a ride of TWEEN
/. tv- five miles, we should be obliged tt
t give him a supper, let him rest al
e night. and give him breakfast mex
morning. before he could carry US an
other t~entv-fv va miles T1is carriag'
= might run all day and all night and al
! the next day, and several days aDC
nights, with only stops of a few mo-
o mpnts each to get fresh fuel for tht
LnnAn. W. nhn1nLa ha tired ont ON