The Washington herald., 1913-03-30

/ for the Willys-Overland Co. "Since the
| advent Of the automobile, the old jokes
| about harassed individuals being buried
| under avalanches of railroad timetables
| and literature, do not apply. Nearly
every one is independent of the railroads
| nowadays and the first breath of spring
no longer means the beginning Of . long
and arduous study OF railroad and steam
| ship folders describing. with more or less
accuracy. but much establishment. the
wonders and glories of various and sundry
summer resorts.
When March begins going out like a
| lamb now. the first thought Of the pros
pective vacationist is. 'How's the car?
He sees not visions OF long hot and dusty
| rides In stuffy railroad train to reach
| some overcrowded sumrnering place.
What stretches before his Imagination Is
the vista of cool, shaded country roads.
green fields hills and valleys How much
cooler and more beautiful are these from
the seat of touring car than from the
coach window. And how much more rest
full and pleasing is a quiet secluded coun-
try place. far from the beaten paths Of
| travel. than the usual summer resort, be-
leasured by tired and dusty and dis
gruntled vacationists
Every year thousands more Americans
are taking their vacations in motor
car, and enjoying every minute of them.
They come back from those trips rested
In mind and body. refreshed and gIor-
iously healthy from the open-air driving.
With the introduction of the successful
medium-priced car. hundred. of people of
limited means. who formerly stayed at
home because they could not afford. either
financially or physically. an extended out
ing, of the usual kind are taking advan-
tage OF the bounty nature has provided
Tor them IN the open. Our dealers tell
US. In requests for rush orders Of Over
lands for spring delivery. that many Of
their patrons want their cars early that
they may prepare for a real vacation
The approach of spring weather al
tiers materially the conditions under
which motorists have been operating
their cars for several months, and W.
p. Barnhart. the jackson representa-
tive. was discussing the subject the
other day.
One important thing TO do" he
said. rs TO reduce the richness of the
gas mixture. otherwise. the motor will
suffer from carbonization. As mat
ter Of fact. the rich mixture used dur
ing the winter usually does cause
some carbon deposits in the cylinders
and on the piston heads. These should
be removed by the use of kerosene or
denatured alcohol, injected into the
cylinders at night. or when the motor
Lis warm, and allowed to stand until
morning. The carbon is soften and
blown out through the exhaust when
the motor is started. Or there are
several good carbon removers that can
be used.
1T Is a good thing. also to remove
the anti-freeze solution from the cool
ing system as soon as the possibility
OF freezing is past. The solution can
be drained into bottles or other vessels
and kept for another winters use, II
tightly corked. II glycerine or any
thing of salty character has been
used in the radiator during the winter.
the radiator and entire cooling system
should be thoroughly flushed and
cleaned to be sure that no deposits re-
main, then filled with clean water"
Oldsmobile light six-cylinder cars have
been delivered to VI. T. Pollock. Charles
Rauscher, Thomas J. Keefe, ]. II. Brad
ley, and r. J. Loni.