Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-05-26
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That the country is "automobile mad''
is frequently heard. The large purchases
OF motor cars the present season, follow
ing those of previous years; the tremen-
dous output of the automobile factories;
the shortage and high prices Of all mate
rails that enter into the construction OF
the cars; as we'll as the great number Of
machines that one sees in the cities, or
even in the country villages-all these
things give proof to the attention that
the automobile is at present receiving and
the favor that it finds with many people.
Mankind dearly loves to travel. From
the earliest time he has sought methods
OF conveyance that relieved him Of the la
Dor OF walking and magnitied his range
by increasing his opportunity. The
value that man individually or the world
collectively has drawn from travel, trans
portation and Accommodation is be-
yond computation. Perhaps no secular
agency has been SO potent in civilization.
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man is limited generally to team, railroad
and motor traffic. To many, the horse is
the ideal. They love the animal itself.
They enter into its life, give to it their
care, and receive from it an adequate serv-
ice. A good gentle horse or span, with a
nice outfit to match, answers the taste
aud ambition OF many. They like to jog
along, with now and then a squirt, travel
safely rather than swiftly, and feel a COM
partnership with the creature that draws
them.
Others there are who care nothing for
the horse; who do not know or under
stand the animal, and have no desire to;
who are uneasy while riding after it; who
think that it is too slow for this rapid
age. OF these, some travel by train, II
they have their wish. The cars take
them along swiftly and easily, and it is
pretty certain that they will arrive at
their destination safely and on time. For
long journeys OF course we all take the
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lists.
OF those who do not have special at
tachment for team travel, yet who enjoy
the pleasureable sensation of traversing
the near country, many are becoming
owners of the new form OF conveyance,
the automobile. 1t answers their need
and satisfies their tastes beyond anything
that has yet appeared. With some adj
mitted inieriorities to team and rail
methods, especially as regards safety and
certainty OF travel, it has some adyant-
ages. You can cover a long distance in a
J short time. and that without undue
/ speeding. Teams that average FIVE miles
an hour all day, up hill and down, in all
kinds OF going, are good teams. Fifteen
to twenty miles an hour all day is consid-
cred average time for motor car. This
means a hundred to two hundred miles a
day, according to the number of hours
you travel A trip from Boston to any
:, point in Vermont in a single day is quite
possible, and frequently made. You
need never feel that your horse is getting
tired, or favor the auto-it will go better
the last half Of the run than the first. As
to the pleasure Of riding at a rate Of speed
spreads new panorama of nature con-
stantly before the eye, with the rapid
movement from town to town, through
natures pleasant garden, it is only ex-
celled by the pleasure that the driver of
the car gets as be propels and guides bis
machine. "Poor fellow Aren't You
tired DON'T you want to sit back here
and let someone else drive % is fre-
= quently asked. Never The real fun OF
motoring is for the man at the wheel.
He misses some Of the scenery, his arms
- and nerves tire, but be is happy in the
satisfaction that comes from driving the
= car. Anyone who has driven car is
= never at ease snyv here else aboard.
I Besides the rapidity OF travel and tre
. immense addition it makes 20 the sun
total Of pleasant experiences. motoring
brings Gods good outdoors 60 many d
man and family who would be bending
over combining tasks 20 the detriment 81
/! their health. some men have been Bd
vissd 90 purchase autos in order % "takt
them out" Railways succeeds. In fact
d il generally over7or7 the matter, and
L business is more or less neglected foi
d. those nice runs into the country. But
b. Khat OF that? II will rain somedsy, Oh
.s uerhaps the car viii be out Of commits
sion. Work and catch up then. AND
IS there is long winter coming when yor