The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

the woman either miscalculates or loses
her head. But the cool headed woman
meets with no accidents. 80
In driving in the park a woman must
make use of a certain set of easily :un-
sderstood signals. Suppose she is going to
stop She must in that case, lift her
hand and signal to the vehicle behind
+ her. The auto behind may be coming up
at full speed, close behind But, If she
will lift her hand as she slows up the
man behind will see it and there will be no
danger of accident from rear end colli-
sion. tssse q
Nearly all electric vehicles are provided
with a key which completes the electric
circuit. On getting out of her vehicle a
woman should always take this key with
herr 1t will be impossible for mischief
makers to start the machine and when
the owner returns to. it she will find it
standing safely in its place.
"The woman who runs an electric ve-
hicle must learn to watch her volt meter.
The battery should never be permitted
to run down before recharging and she
should learn the trick of making the
meter discharge the right number of
volts, and this alone will take her some
little time, for it is largely a matter Of
experience. Putting on the power ana
taking off is thing that can only be
learned by doing it.
sTt is important in making even a.
short run of ten hours to take with you
the necessary kit Of tools for repairs A
little may throw the automobile out OF
running order, and unless one is able to
fix it the situation is disagreeabie one.
The machine has stopped and nothing
will make it go.
Here comes an opportunity for the
electrician and the repair kit. A few
touches here and there and in few min
utes the machine is working again.
ss.And she should also lay in a goodly
stock of good humor. The i'll natured
motorist has no place in polite society.
/ Nobody likes her; nobody drives with
her; nobody wants her. Her road parties
are hardly attended and she comes homa
at night perpetualiy out Of humor.
Learn your machine and keep your
temper. Here are the two best rules for
the woman motorist.''
When the chauffeur has learned the
manipulation of the car. the use of the
different levers, how to stop quickly
and to exercise presence of mind in case
of emergency. the proper fabrication of
the various parts of the auto and the
capabilities of the machine, they are on
the road to proficiency in driving a car.
They must be careful and temperate.
for the monster machine, like the merci-
less car of Juggernaut when once lost
cOntTOl OF, Will crush lutO dtoaS iHOSG
objects coming in contact with it as it
runs amuck. The driver must know how
to remove tires, place tubes in position
and properly comprehend the forces
generated by steam, gasoline and cleo
tricity. y
4 After half dozen lessons the average
man can be trusted abroad with a car,
and after a course of three months ha
can properly care for the machine.
Automobiles vary in size from the rum
about of fiye-horse power to the touring
car. seating five people, and having a
capacity of thirty horse power. The run
about costs in the neighborhood Of 500
and aetains speed Of from twenty to
twenty-five miles per hour, while the
touring car can cover forty to sixty
miles an hour and costs about 5000 for
the finer grade.
Some auto enthusiasts are talking in
favol of law authorizing an examining
board to inquire into the competency OF
drivers of automobiles. but the matter
mas as yet taken no definite shape.