El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-26

removing the water and drying the
. parts washed by the use of a chamois
The car should not be allowed Il
/ stand covered with mud or water
moment longer than is absolutely
I necessary Again, as each washing re-
moves @ certain amount of varnish OF
paint, the car should not be washed
except when necessary, as too frequent
washing will remove the varnish and
consequently the luster, fiving the ma
( chine an old appearance.
About the best and most convenient
manner Of cleaning the exterior of the
motor and its parts is to roll the ma
chine out Of the garage into the open,
entirely remove the hood, floor boards
and dust pan, and armed with a pail
Of gasoline, an oil gun with a small
nozzle opening Throwing a fine
stream) and an ordinary putty knife,
get busy The gasoline will dissolve
and wash away the major portion Of
the greasy deposit, the balance to be
removed with the putty knife The
work being performed in the open air
lessons the danger Of fire, the fumes
are not breathed by the operator and
grease and filth are not left upon the
garage floor.
A mixture Of wood alcohol and gaso-
line is quite efficient in cutting the
grease and grit deposited upon the mo-
tor, but it cannot be generally recon-
mended as the fumes of the two liquids
ombined form carbon diOxide, a gas
which breathed, is deadly in its ef-
fects-
Equipment for Touring
As half the success and pleasure Of
any crOss-cOuntry tour is dependent
upon the proper equipping Of the car
before starting out great care should
be taken to make the tool equipment
most complete. While there are nu-
merOus articles Of convenience that
might be added, weight and space Of
q
clUded as, invariably, absolute necessi-
ties in addition to the regular equip
ment are quite sufficient to tax the
ingenuity Of the mOtOrist to even find
say nothing Of the liability Of over
loading the car However, among the
necessaries should be numbered an or
binary axe, spade (these to be strapped
10 the running bOard), block and
tackle (single sheave), at least so feet
l5-inch rope, two pairs mud chains (in
order that all four wheels may be
equipped If necessary, two jacks two
or more extra inner tubes (alsO
patches), two tire pumps and a good
lantern
The extra pump is as necessary an
item as the chains or inner tubes and
to agree with me on this subject, one
has but once to experience the feeling
OF chaGrin induced by the discovery OF
punctuTe. the subsequent withdrawal
OF the pump and the finding Of a great
fndentation in the barrel of the latter
probably caused by the jack or other
heavy tool rendering it useless The
discovery invariably happens upon
beautiful stretch of level road, four
miles from the nearest house or store,
and where there isn't a brother mo-
tOrist in sight and the expiring tire
breathing its last That extra pump
is a. necessity.
Also brush up the headlights, re-
placing old burners with new Road
uncertainties incident to night driv-
ing should he reduced to a minimum,
A couapsible canvas water pail should
be included; at least a One-gallon can
of cylinder oil (the kind the moter is
used tO) and, by all means, an auXili-
arv square. One-EallOn can of gasoline.
TO be tucked away beneath the rear
seat.
have not endeavored to give a COM
plete list of extras, etc, necessary to
an extended trip, but merely, as a word
to the wise, to impress upon the intend
ing tourist the absolute necessity Of
thoughtful and careful selection of
touring equipment, the advisability Of
eliminating the unnecessary and the
zviseness of including that which eXs
perience has proved to be Indispensable
to the cross country and interstate
tourist.