The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-19

As a. general proposition an electric automobile will carry the equal of it's own weight.
 As a rule, automobile bodies are lighter than corresponding body on a horse-drawn vehicle.
 Denial has been made of the report that w. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., president of the Long Island Parkway, intends withdrawing from the project.
 A periodical cleaning out of the car- buretter to insure the absence of wa ter, will save a deal of time ana searching wfren misfiring occurs.
 Compulsory use of a non-volatile lubrtcating oil is being considered in England, as result of protests against foul smelling. blue smoke exhausts from motor Sbusses.
 is contemplating a9-series of tests or various carburetters on the market with a view to giving motorists the benefit, of the knowledge gained.
 It is wise precaution to go over the bolts which secure the several sec tions of aplanetary transmission oc- casionaIfy in order to see that no looseness exists
 The first year that the brougham type of electrical automobile was in- troduced in the city of New York sev- senty-two doctors adopted this type Of ear for. use in their service.
 An occasional inspection of the ball bearings does no harm: they seldom ;;ive- trouble, and by the renewal of set of balls which appear slightly worn a broken ball and a damaged race may be obviated.,
 X big road race limited to amateur drivers is being boomed by J.. Fred Betz, a wealthy Philadelphia motor entinusiasts He eEsays he will compete at the wheel of one of his cars if such contest is organized.
 In repacking the gland of water circulating pump use plenty of graph ite with the packing. The spindle IS seldom. sufficiently fabricated, and the graphite will go a long way toward remedying this.
 Chicago is the center of the motor buggy manufacturing business, fo1 there are made no fewer than ten diff ferent makes of the high-wheelers ln that city,
 Dc not neglect a sfblow' in an en- zine. It may only be a faulty joint such as a leaky valve cap, etc., but it may be an internal blow" which sneans badly fitting piston rings, or possibly the rings have so moved that the slots are all in line.
 Motorists of New York. whose cars ls4ve@carried dazzling searchlights have sseen busy modifying them to comply with the new ordinance which requires them to be- shaded so their rays will not confuse either drivers or pedes- trians.
 Apparently not to let the reputation of Lansing, Mfch., as an automobile town suffer, the local council and the motor manufacturers located there are designing to furnish automobiles to al the city departments.
 The Syracuse Automobile Club is considering the advisability of estab- Iishing official speed traps. There has neen a great deal of disregard for the speed regulations in that section o1 late. and. if necessary, the club offic- CTS mean to take drastic action in the matter.
 Much satisfaction is felt by New York motorists because the new iQueensbGroF bridge, which unltes Man lattan with Long Island. IS to nave special automobile roadway. 1T pres ent' plans ares carried out the bridge will be the only structure of its kind 1T the country where special provision made for automobiles.
 Headaches after long runs. especla'lA at speed or-in cold weather. are experl' enced by a great many drivers. Tnt cause of this is usually too thin cap permitting .he head draughts to bea' on tEe temples and upper front Of tht skull. It is an easy matter to lin& tht front of any cap above the peakMWitf chainoist leather.
 Care in the fitting of new magnet contact breaker parts is always re. uufsfte. as patterns are continualls changing, and a very minute diver. gence in the shape or measurement o1 contact breaker @snares will affect ths fgnition timing. The date and ni1rob-, of the magncto should always be giver