The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-20

T. H. Jacobs has purchased the
Christian Science church building at
Wausau, Wis, and will remodel it in
to a garage and salesroOm.
The secret of success in painting the
radiator is to first roughen the sur
face of the metal with a sheet of fine
sandpaper The coats of paint ap-
piled to the radiators should be very
thin. If these directions are follow
ed any plumbing paint will give good
service.
The latest novelty in motor hat
pins to be used in the bonnet as well,
is a large leather-covered disc in neu-
trail tfnts, encircled by a broad rim
of dull gold or oxidized silver, at even
intervals studded with little tack
shaped turquoises, Or some Opaque
stone.
A trifle less than 10 per cent. of all
the fuel hauled in Greater New York
is handled by automobile trucks. That
proportion amounts to a little less
than 1000, 900. AS there are fifty trucks
used by the dealers the average year.
ly haul of coal would total 10000 tons
per car.
A course in automobile engineering
will be added to the curriculum of the
Carnegie Technical Schools at Pitts
burgh. The new department will be
under the dean of the School OF Ap-
piled Design and will be opened upon
the completion of Machinery Hail,
building more than 200 feet square,
which is now in course of construction:
This Is the season when all kinds or
little contrivances for motor travelling
begin to make their appearance. The
new things for touring are legion:
Medicine kits of leather contain an
the little necessaries which might be
needed enroute. There are rolls of
linen, absorbent cotton, dozen or two
bottles. Jars of various sizes and
few simple implements, including sur
gicaI scissors
When kerosene lamps are converted
to use acetylene, care should be taken
to set the new burners as low as pos
sible, the reason being that aeetylere
creates more heat, which may cause
injury.
It should be remembered that in the
event of running short of gasolene IN
q locality where the supply cannot be
ren1enished. "stovs naphtha' and even
kerosene oil can be used If mixed with
as large a proportion as possible OF
the gasoline remaining in the tank.
| The one precautiOn to be observed Is
to keep the engine running and TO
keen it hot, even if running with re-
tarded spark is necessary in order to
prevent the cylinders from becoming
too cool to vaporize the charges prop
erIv Difficulties with the mixture
are sure to occur, but can be remed1ed
by careful attention to the regular ao-
justments.
Unlike the plain cone type of clutch,
the multiple disc pattern is not likely
TO become disarranged through loss of
alignment In both types chatterlng
during engagement is a not uncommon
occurrence when operating conditions
are not Just right; in the former this
almost always results from failure of
the driven member to seat properly in
the fy-wheel. but in the latter, it is
almost invariably caused by lubrica-
ton difficulties. For proper working,
the plates of the disc clutch must be
free from gummy residue, perfectly
smooth and true and properly lubri-
Gated. A thorough cleaning followed
by proper fabrication with the oil
which is recommended by the manu-
facturer usually will remedy the diff
ficulty at once.
A method of darkening brass which
has met with considerable favor is as
follows: Dissolve 100 parts of copper
nitrate in from 100 to 200 parts Of
water. If possible, the solution is
contained in a VESSEL large enough to
permit of imniersing the part to be
oxidized. If the part is too large TO
follow this plan, it may be painted
with the solution, and the results OBJ
tanned will be found just as satisfac-
tory. After having immersed or
painted the part, the solution is drain
ed or shaken from it. The article is
heated to decompose the copper salts
into a black copper oxide. The heat
ing may be carried on over a clear
charcoal fire or in closed n'uffie