The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-07
The AUTOMODLISTS.
THE NEW CHAUFFEUR AND HIS
PAID FOR DUDS.
Regarding the vital Importance OF the Tire
Question-Sugg estion That Autos he
Made More Nearly on the Lines Of
BOats-The L. SIS Use OF Rubber

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The new chauffeur, a graduate from the
Y. NJ. C. A. school,, who had just obtained his
first Job, stood in the doorway OF a garage
trying TO look at ease and equal to living up
to his new cap, coat and puttees. when one OF
the veterans OF the nk. q man who had worked
his way up the ladder OF graft from the
machine shop, accosted him with: Where
did you cop the rlg?N
-Down at Blank d Co.'S. SIC for the whole
thing responded the fedgiing. rather
proudly.
The hardened one bent upon him one
glance Of whitening contempt and walked
away without a word. and the innocent one
did not comprehend the scorn Of the man
who never paid for anything until hours
afterward, when he overhead his auestioner
telling a fellow: He's one Of the guys that's
spelling the game; he went to Blanks and
paid for his duds."
II a leak in the ~sasolene tank is discovered
at night the lamps should be put out at once.
and care taken that no light OF any kind save
an electric one Is brought near the vehicle.
Several Of the club members were at lunch
when the conversation occurred:
Smashed that new car to pieces against
n brewery wall, you say? thought he was
such an expert driver. How could he be SO
careless?..
1T wasn't carelessness with Guzzler. As
l figure it out. IL was just fascination.
How vitality important ia the tire question
to automobilists is indicated by the testimony
of an expert engineer. who found through
experiments that one variety OF tires would
consume from is to is per cent. more power
than did another variety. This was in re-
gard to electric vehicles. the same difference
not being found in experiments with g%asolene
cars. 1t Is a fact, however. that the tires
used do make some difference in the proper
ton OF the power developed by the engine
which Is used In pulling the load, the traction
as we'll as the transmission consuming some
of the Potentially, according to their kind.
In regard to the dust nuisance an English
engineer has suggested that automobiles
sh ould be made more nearly on the lines
of boats, There should be a smooth. curved
pan under the car. extending its full length.
he thinks; the rear should curve upward and
outward, somewhat similar to the stern OF
a torpedo boat, and the tonneau should be of
the SANG heish tsI all aFbo odies ba co Gmt out
creates air currents that travel more rapidly
than the car itself. in the same directio n as
Is proven by the dust sitting in upon the pas
sengers from behind.
THE processes under consideration are
oiling. Watering with deliquescentl salts.
and tarring. The first consists in spreading
upon a, wen swept road a heavy oil obtained
from distilled petroleum.
calcium would give appreciable results were
it not for the ophthalmic effect on the eyes.
For tarring the product used is coal tar,
viscous and its density varies from Ito to
lbs. 1t can be applied hot or cold. It's
Sc sS'tdie esre es'ne ee TfFass Ss'% snd t 70 Hsstef' is ans IS
impossible to raise It to a higher empera
ture: The spreading with Watering pots
The road, which has been thoroughly cleaned
before the application Of the tar. must then be
carefully and, gently brushed and traffic must
four hours, The quality, Of tar preferable
for lasting use is the product from gas made
by carburated water.
supervision of the league in Switzerland
demonstrate that the tar obtained as above
fore sne tried The French Government nes aeter
a -four years trial Of the tarring method.
has obtained satisfactory results, fully
per square yard. The annual economy on
the wear and tear is found to be about 2 cents
a square yard. and for, watering / cent per
dent. arc evil
1t Is reported that the British Wal ONCE has
under consideration a proposition to organize
a series Of Glasses for, the instruction Of the
method suggested is that men in their last year
OF service shall be given regular instruction
in the art. The obvious inference, OF course
is that the War Office attaches n good deal Of
importance to the automobile movement and
appreciates the advantage which would aC.
crie In time of invasion from having II hand
a body Of available material which could be
modified md employed in the handling OF.
vast bodies of troons and supplies by means Of
self propelled vehicles.
According to Government reports the
United States last year used more than twice
lie NNllNh FlhhnT M any In MI -
heads the list with 2s,I7o tons and
Germany is second with IL. 500 tons. What
proportion OF this great quantity was used
necks the reports do not state.
Not only horses aud mules are being re-