The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-19
Valuable Hints
 For Auto Owners
Things Which Owners. and Operators of Motor Cars
 Should Know


 According to the latest estimate. there are now at least 350,O0O auto mobiles in the United States.
 Soled motoring gloves may be cleaned with a solution of one-half dram of sodium carbonate mixed with a pint of milk.
 The building of nearly 15,00O miles of transcon tinental, interstate and trunk line roads are contemplated in various sections of the country
 A green parrot, seated on the dash board of an electric runabout driven by woman has caused much amuse- ment in Central Park, New York. According to some observers, the bird shreked "honk honk'' at inter- vals.
 An ordinance is before the Indian apols City Council prohibiting the use of any noise-making device on an automobile except what is commonly known as the honk horn. The meas ures carries with it a penalty of a fine not to exceed $100.
 resembles sheet asphalt, although it only. costs a fraction as much. It is not designed to withstand the strain imposed on sheet asphalt streets, but it is satisfactory for the lighter traffic of suburban towns, boulevards and automobile h1ghWayS.
 A Lenox CMass) entomologist as- serts that the absence of flies along oiled highways is due to the destruc- tion of the eggs and larvae by the application of tarvia and the by products of oils which are being used to prevent dust. He has found that there is almost a total absence of the stable or biting fly.
 A road improvement railroad train ,hoc ipfo no hv @ Southern Railway officials. One coach is fitted up as a lecture room, and is provided with steroptican equipment, with views showing all phases of the good roads movement. Another contains pictures, working models and various road materials.
 Notwithstanding painstaking meth ods of Altering gasoline, both before and after it is put into the tank of the car, the fact remains that engine oper- alton often is more less hampered through the presence of water in the fuel For extracting such Hast drops" as accumulate when ordinary precau- tions fail, the Motor Supply Company of Waterbury has brought out little device which is suggestively termed the dry gas tube. It consists of a small perforated metallic shell, some thing less than an inch in diameter and about two and a half inches long, which is packed with a substance which is capable of absorbing water but which is not saturated by other liquids. When immersed in the fuel tank, therefore, the tube will absorb any particles of water which may come in contact with 1t, retaining the mo1s- ture for an indefinite period. When in use wire from the tube is atta<hed to the lower side of the filler cap. sol that the tube may be drawn out oc- casionally and it's charge of water extracted This is accomplished by the simple expedent of baking the cartridge in moderately hot oven. While the device is capable of retain ing three ounces of water-more than would accumulate in fair-sized tank recommended that the baking process be repeated about once in three months.
 An employment bureau for chauf- feurs has been opened in New York.
 ''Tire trouble is fast becoming the common excuse, of statesmen, who are delayed in attending public meetings at which they are to speak
 Motors are figuring more largely this year in army maneuvers throughout the country, than ever be- fore, and have become recognized as necessity in mimic warfare by the war department.
 It is a good plan, in many places to apply a paste of grease and graphite to the bolt threads before screwing on the nuts. This makes the end easy to turn and gives pro- tection against rust.
 A writer in the Motor World" the Scotch motor authority, bestows high praise on American cars. The latter. he says, excel in two re- quisites: Ability to withstand any If price.
 Many leading society people are ex- pected to attend the hill climb, to be held at Port Jefferson, Long Island, September 9th.. The Long Island Motor Club has decided to put up for cups, although the latter will be we'll worth winnig.
 Loss of compression is sometimes caused by the porcelain body of a sparkling plug being loose. For this difficulty it is often only necessary to slightly tighten up the hexagonal top of the circular portion of the should be inspected to make sure that any slight rotation of the porcelain does not affect the adjustment of the two points, otherwise some misfirihg or entire failure to fire the charge may result.
 COl. T. COleman Qu POnI, CQe Deld- ware powder magnate, who is to build a $2OOO,OO0 boulevard from end to end of that State is devoting prac tically all of his time to the settling of plans covering the route, construc- tion, etc., of the new highway. He has had built an automobile that is a camping outfit on wheels, and as result of the outdoor life, his health, which has been poor, has greatly improved. Colonel du Pont is d keen motorist, and has made an ex- haustive study of good roads work in France and otfe European countries. Consequently, he has definite ideas on road building and road maintenance.
 The increase in the number of cars now shipped abroad every year, for the use of the owners in foreign tour ing, might be considered amazing were it not that the progress of the industry, as a whole, has been so remarkable. One small 1 branch Of automobile industry the foreign touring end-already has begun to assume such proportions that, according to rumor, one of the 1 new steamships is to be equipped with a garage, so that cars may be ri abOard tha dock hv ba