The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-03
THE AUTOMOBILE WORLD

a quick and reasonably secure tenpor- ary repair. In this connection it is well
 to carry in the tool box a small port able wise or hand clamp, such as could be made to span the leaves of a spring
 from top to bottom, thus holding them securely together: By this means with the aid of a "tsplint'' made of thin iron steeb which also may be car ried in the kit, very respectable tenn porary repair may be effected in a few minutes.
 There are very few autoists who are able to get away from the idea that tires may be inflated to excess by
 means of a hand pump. It is quite impossible to inf1ate any set of tires such as are used on automobiles to a
 point where the pressure will be great CT than that which the fabric should
 tires is enormously reduced when they
 are flexed repeatedly under load, as
 they invariably will be if the air pres
 sure is insufficient. The one rule
 which, if observed, will make the most
 marked saving in cost of maintenance
 is that involving the imitation of tires
 to a point considerably beyond the
 present average practice
 The armature shifts of most mag
 netos are fitted with ball bearings at
 both ends, very little fabrication is
 erly applied to the proper place about
 once or twice a month is generally all
 the attention they require. The places
 on magneto where the oil is applied
 and it is advisable that the operator
 who is not thoroughly familiar with
 their location should confer with the
 dealer in his locality or the manufac-
 turer of his n1agneto and be informed
 as to their whereabouts. Although
 these bearings require very little lubri-
 cation, they do not act well on none.
 It is also necessary that all other parts be kept free from oil, especially the
 eontact-breaker, which is designed to work without it, and every precaution should De taken to prevent oil from getting onto the contact breaker.
 A good thing to take after an auto ride is gruel, especially when going to bed. To make it, take three ounces of Scotch oatmeal and half a. pint of l cold water. Put the meal into basin | and pour the water over it, adding a | pinch of salt to it. Stir it and leave | it to soak for a quarter of an hour. 1 Now drain the water off into a small | saucepan, put it on the fire and stir it | until it boils. It should be left to | simmer for ten minutes, being stirred | all the time. and then be served with | sugar or salt to taste. Should the approach of a cold in the head be felt, 1 it is a good plan to take sixty drops | of sal volatile in a winegIass of hot | water, slipped slowly, and to follow up by a glass of hot lemon and water, | made by squeezing the juice of a lem on and filling up the glass with boil l ing water. Sweeten this with honey instead of with sugar
 An experienced automobilist declares that an occasional glance under a car, With the engine stopped and the gaso- line turned on, is a good plan The fuel tank should be inspected at inter- vals to see if it has sprung a leak through excessive vibration or whether the union connecting the feed pipe to the tank is valve-tight or not The feed pipe from the gasoline tank to the carburetor should be inspected ire quent1y, especially for leaks at the un- ion next to the carburetor. This pipe should have sufficient slack in it to prevent 1t from being strained or over stretched, and a coil or two in the pipe will prevent any trouble of this kind The pipe should be free from contact with any part of the mechan- ism, as friction will soon wear a hole in the pipe. If any of the unions show leaks they should be disconnected, the valve. seats wiped clean and given a coating of white soap. which will ston small leaks, If the leaks are bad ones the valve seats must be ground to make an effective repair