The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-18
THE AUTOM0-
 BILE WORLD

Sonoe emphasis is being laid on the d1coyery that ballooning is a cure for insomnia. Aeronauts may have in- disputable proof of the fact. but the ordinary person will be pardoned for entertaining doubts on the subject. It is now proposed to make the 1911 Glidoen tour an ocean-to-ocea affair. If those responsible would only guar antee that after reaching the farther ocean the trophy would be delivered over to Father Neptune. never more to vex motorists. even this would be hail. ed with acclaim.
 If a charged accumulator is to be put by for any period up to six months, it should be charged to it's ut most capacity. the terminals should be wiped perfectly dry and greased. and the accumulation then stored in a dark, dry place free from dust. At the end of six months it will be found that very little of the charge will have been lost
 A hill should be taken in such a way that the car is under control at all times. Brakes do not fail to work without warning. and the usual cause of their doing so ~is their being called upon to check a car suddenly when it is getting beyond control. Even then, the expert driver can check the speed by using his engine as a brake.
 Buffalo CN. Y.) evangelists have been using an automobile all last week, both as a means of transportation and as a pulpit from which to deliver ad- dresses to large numbers of factory workers during the noon hour. The clergymen say that. through the use of the machine. they have been able to deliver four times as many ad- dresses as formerly The campaign will continue for the next three weeks.
 A rule to which there should be no exception is: Never start the engine when the car is standing over gaso- line" Frequently when filling the gasoline tank some of the fuel finds its way to the ground. either from over-filling or because of carelessness in pouring into the filler hole or fun nel. To start the engine over this overflow is to invite serious trouble, for it is often that sparks are dis charged from the muffler when the engine races.
 In order to laud its product to the skies. an enterprising firm of Los An geles automobile dealers attached a car to a captive balloon and sent it aloft until it reached the altitude of all over the California city. With the car went it's driver. and when the balloon reached it's highest altitude he loosed a large banner. namng the car and the firm handling it. He also dropped advertising literature from his
 
 In turning corners the cars natural inclination is to go in a straight line, and if the speed is great 1t is impossi- ble to make a sharp turn. Every driv- CT knows this, and knows also that a sharp turn must be taken slowly. To attempt to go round at speed is. there fore. a confession of ignorance or of reckleSSneSS. In short, a car should be under control always: if it is, no fear of accidents need be entertained, and even at night and on strange roads touring is safe, for the lamps of today make the way clear and dis tinct.
 It is little wonder that Dr. H. H. Grace, president of the Camden Motor Club, Camden, Ne. J., takes pride in being able to say that he is not aware of the existence of a. speed trap for motorists in the entire State. He adds that this condition of affairs is likely to continue so long as motorists show a proper respect for the laws of the State and use reasonable care in driv- ing. Dr. Grace gives much of the cred it for this to his club. He says that it started out with a definite purpose in view. and that it is pretty we'll sat isfied with its work up to the present time. He points to the fact that "all of the grating constables and jus tices of the peace in New Jersey are out of business, and that, as one re- suit of their being put out (some of them having gone to jaiD. it is now possible for the motorist to travel all over the State without fear of being moleSted.
 The confidence they have in the fu- ture of the business could not be more piannly shown by the automobile and parts corporations than through the immense building operations now un- der way in Detroit. Millions of money is being spent in new plants and addi- tions to old ones, andthousands of maSonS. carpenters, iron and concrete workers are on the various jobs.
 A strict enforcement of the Callan automobile law, which becomes effec- tive in New York State August 1, par tfcularly as to the provisions regard ing the examinations of chauffeurS, is planned by Secretary of State Koenig. Licenses will be granted only to those who are properly qualified to receive them. Those who are known to the police of various cities as reckless drivers, men who have been in many accidents due to their own negligence, will not be granted a license.
 Now. that electric lighting is becom- ing a serious competitor with acetylene and oil, it will, no doubt. be worth the car manufacturers consideration to make provision on their chasses for fitting some form of electric genera tor, says the official organ of the Au- tomobile Club of Buffalo There are a great number of car owners who would be glad to use electric lights if it were not for the difficulty of finding a suitable place for attaching the dy- namO, and the manufacturer who is first in the field with an electric light ing system as part of the specified tions of his car will. no doubt, reap considerable benefit in increased sales
 On cars provided with either air or exhaust gas pressure for the lubricant and fuel systems, trouble is often en- countered at the joints of the filler caps to the oil and petrol tanks. The makers, as a rule fit either cork or fiber pressure pads inside the brass caps, which are compressed against the brass edges of the filler nozzle when the cap is screwed home Leak age occurs at these points for three main reasons: One is that the original pads either perish rather quickly, or the pads are too porous even when new; the third is that a milled edge cap cannot be frightened sufficiently by hand, and a big pair of gas pliers is not always available. and when at hand, is not good for the cap. Leath- CT washers we'll rubbed with gear grease are far nor satisfactory
 Vice Consult General Charles A. Ris- dorf, of Frankfort, notes the announce ment in a German publication of the construction by an engneer at Lauf- and motor boat for the use of the army. The transformation can be quickly effected and the motor in- stantly connected with a screw pro- peller. The armor allows free loco motion, even on difficult land, and can be removed and changed to shield the crew from all sides. The conductor