The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-18
HOW TO MANAGE
AN AUTOMOBILE
The Really Smart Machine "Bucks"
ard Shorts" but Here Are Rules
by Which to Make 1t DociIe.
BY Captain John D. Greene.

The best behaved and most modisi Of
the new horseless carriages are those that
buck, snort, rear. plunge, roll over. teas
down fences, break windows and srnasi
RIBS In fact the more mettIesome you
aurornobile is the more fash enable yoI
are. 1t is not good form to own a STEADY
going vehicle that joys along on the rtgh
side Of the highway and keeps, out. OF trou-
Bile.
If you don't believe this just get out
some late numbers OF tn newspaper and
look over the record OF young w. +
Vdnderbilt's automobile and read also
The experiences OF the Chinese Minister'S
little son, likewise those OF Colonel John
Jacob Assor, William Rockefeller and
other men whose fortunes run into eight
But If you don't like a machine that
rears and snorts at baby carriages turns
nauispr!ngs and conducts Itself In every
way Ike an unbroken bronco. ard want
a dociIa ''Mobe," here are the rules thaS
tell you how to have one.
GENERAL ROAD RULES.
/. Remember tGat the front wheels O.
an auto do not work Ike those OF an
~, therefore go slowly, or ;ae nssh'n 1s
might turn over. Too short g. tnrn IS
liable to strip tue tires
\ sudden stop IS liable to throw one
over the dashboard and to damage 0ls
rear tires. \ motor vehicle can be stopped
far more quickly than q horse venice oUS
il is foOlhardy 20 indulge in Sn sPeeG
1-hs-a a violent stop may be necessary
:, When you meet Z timtd horse stop
me machine and try to have the horse
led quietly UP TO it.
4 carry a slare tire. Tools should never
! be neglected y steam carriage shoa-a
have, one or two spare gauge glasses
). Observe the rules OF the road. Don
forget that pedestrians and horse owners
j are entitled to some rights.
| FOR ELECTRIC AUTOS.
! watch The eurrent-inIicatins tnstru-
F., nnents. Don't discharge the batteries to
] voltage Of less than is volts per cekL, as
| this Kill damage the battery
| 7. If you need TO so as far as posslo-e
! on one. charge, run at Q moderate speed
| and nvn.d stopping and starting frequent y
! s. Inspect the batteries frequently, test
! ing the density of the solution N s7ch cel-
! with a hydrometer. and following Iie
| makers directions as TO the density 10 90
| ma ntalned-
| .. Don't reverse the electric motor ex-
| cent in extreme emergency, as il IS liable
! to injure the motor.
| THE GASOLINE MACHINE.
! 10. BE sure that the iguiting apparatus
is in order and inspect 1t T,tenever in
doubt.
J II. Be sure TINT the mixture OF gasoline
| rapor and air is correctly proPortioned-
a good vaporizer is less liable TO get out
of order than the isufting apparatus, but
| nothing but experience will make you mas
ter of your particular form OF vaporizer,
| 70 Inspect the machinery often. The
mechanism of a gusoIine vehicle IS more
complex than that OF the electric or steam
vehicle. and it demands some mechanical
knowledge of its operator. The oil cups
should De kept flied, the pump should be
| watched and the nuts. screws, etc. should
be looked after.
FOR a sTF,A1I CARRIAGE
Is See that your gasoline tank and
pipes do not leak. As there is an exposed
fame (lnder the boiler on all these car
rjases, any leak OF gasoline IS ta2 e TO FAX
FIRE and perhaps blow up the tRnk.
Il. Watch the water level in the boiler
If your boiler runs dry while the burner
is alight It is ruined
u. Avoid the use of hard or dirty TTate!
In the boiler. Clean rain water IS III
best. Don't doctor the feed water eEcen
under competent advice, as you may dt
more harm than good.