The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18
Valuable Hints
 For Auto Owners
Things Which Owners and Operators of Motor Cars
 Should Know

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 Before leaving the garage, the mat ters of gas supply, filled and well trimmed lamps, water in the radiator and Iubricafion shouId all he 1o<,kssf into.
 Pierce county, in the State Of wash- ington, boasts of more automobiles per capita than any other in thst State. I. has one car for every siZ people.
 Where Ifnoleum is used as a sOo- covering for cars, coating Of Iino- leurn cement applied once a week Or at slightly longer intervals will insure it's practical indestructibiIity. See that storage batteries are always held tightly in their box, and that con- nections are tight. Rubber shestinZ is a good material for packing batter
 les and deadens vibrations.
 Attention to brakes and steering gear upon the part of motorists, and | the requirement of a readiness to use them, will prevent accidents not 0b,- viously attributable to reckless 6rfv~ ing.
 If acetyIene headlights upon lighting show a yellowish flame, look for < leak in gas connections. If everything is tight the lamps will begin to b1rrs with a bluish flame which immediately turns into bright white light. When winter comes motorists dfvIde naturally into two classes those who do and those who do not put away
 their cars until spring. In early years the former class was in an overwhelr1- ing majority, but today the scales sre by no means unevenly divided Virtually all German cities Of J10yOS1 population or more now have fine tax
 icab services. the initial registration of the clock ranging from 1Z 1-Z cents upward. Six and seven-seat cars may
 be hired there with driver at the rate of 35 pfennigs 6 1-3 centsJ per kilo- meter, equal to 13 IA cents per mile
 On this account, the need of privately owned automobiles is not yet exten- sively felt in Germany.
 In filling the gasoline tank, h fs sl~ ways advisable to leave a little afr space. This will allow the fluid to run into the carburetor more freely If necessary to replenish at night it fs absolutely necessary that no uncov- cred light be in the immediate v1c4n- ity, and a glass chimney over Isn- tern flame does not constitute safs covering. Failure to keep the supply of gasoline fresh fs neglect that may be responsible for many unp5eas- ant delays at inopportune times The Indianapolis Auto Trade 4sso- citation has asked the Hoosfer Motor Club to go on record in opposition t0 the lending of automobiles, no matter for what purpose. Tn the last few years owners and tradesman fn Tn- dianapolis have been asked to loan cars and the service of drivers for al- most every conceivable purpose 1t 1s probable the practice will now bS stopped, and where cars are wanted the persons or associations using them will have to pay regular rental | charges.
 Before starting to clean car or repair any of it's parts, 1t fs a6v5sa 5ie the surplus and fill the fngernafls with soap. If this is done, it will be found unnecessary to resort to the us9 of strong detergents, which contain pumice and aIka1i, for the cleaning o< the hands; hot water, a naiIbrush and
 soap will be found / quite efficient Prompt treatment of minor cgt oT bruse with an antiseptic solution, fo- mented by hot water from the radia- tor, will frequently be the means of avoiding later pain.
 The life of tires is enormously re- duced when they are fexed repea atedlT under load, as they invariably viii bs if the air pressure is insufficient. Noss motorists believe that tires may ss inflated to excess by means of a hand
 pump It is almost impossible fo in- fate tires to point where the pres sure will be greater than that which | the fabric should be capable Of with standing. To give the tires the fsf air pressure suggested by the manu- | lecturers will reduce the tire nna1nte- | nance bill and add materially to tH9 | life of the tires.
 More than 5000 men have been grad
 uated from the West Side T. N. c. A, l Automobile School in New York slncs
 it's founding seven years ago Crossing the continent In a motor car is becoming so commonplace that | only those parties making the tour 1T7~ der exceptional or unusual c1rcura- stances receive much public attention
 Five years ago the feat was considered phenomenal.
 It is estimated that something 1s the neighborhood of 4,0o1,911 year could be saved throughout the co1r~ | try by improving 20 per qent- Of s1 the roads now existent The co01- try is now spending about 1,eos,99o a day in road building and n5a11te- nance.
 Louis 4. Disbrow, the racing driver, has purchased for his own use the z55- horsepower racer which Nazzaro used to break records at Brooklands, Eng land, and, which, when brought to fhls country, was used by Lewis Stranz and Ralph De Palma on several courses.
 In putting in a gasket, or packing pipe connection, it is necessary to ses that the packing does not squeeze h. to the pipe so as to stop the passeze- If the Joint is to be opened frequently coat one side of an asbestos, paper CT canvas gasket with graphite, and tse other Sf0e WILT OH CT VdEUlS0 Hunting by automobile has becorn5 | q fad among the sportsnnen of the Ls- high coal field around Hazleton, Ps- Since the opening of the season fF1ers has been a great demand for machines to take hunters to the remotesf parts of the woods. Years ago, when # wss necessary to walk to the brush. an en- tire day was generally required for 2 trip, but now there is a great saving of time, and busy merchants can taks several hours of and get back to fbefF desks before closing hours.
 A temporary repair for a cracked of broken gasoline feed pipe may bs sf- fected by placing a piece of rubber tubing over the break and b5n63ns with tape and string. Adhesive taps will not hold for any length Of tjn8s because the gasoline will dissolve tns rubber in 1t. Another method is tr smear the broken part with soap ss5 wrap with the tape used on clothiBr This must also be bound with cord Rubber cement in place of soap VIZ | last long enough to run to the neares garage under ordinary circurnstanceA Tn view of the I'll feeling alrsady ez, isting between France and Germ@nJ over national differences, the action e5 a German motor firm in serving wr1ts | of attac achnent on the exhibits of sev~ eral French firms at the Berlin MofoT | Car Show has engendered much D3tteI | feeling For some years the German | f(