Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-20
That the automobile has had a tre-


 lift of the country goes without say ing. This relates to a range covering social, health, educational and fnan- cial. When a person motors at home or abroad the advantages from an edu- catlenal as well as a health standpoint are many. The diversity due to the change of scene has, a general effect toward the betterment in many ways of the tourists. The varied charms of the landscapes are brought out by the motor in d manner not accorded by any other means of transportation. With a registration of nearly 100000 motor vehicles, the necessary amount going weekly into the pay envelopes of the mechanics engaged in the in dustry can readily be seen. Develop nent of real estate, both suburban and seashore, has been too great to esti- mate. Hotels lapsing into decay have been remodeled and brought up to date. Good roads have never progress ed in the proportion that they have since the Introduction of the automo- bile In short, the good the motor car has done to all classes is unfathom- able.
 A large department store in London is operating g motor vehicles, which have travelled total Of l,11o,o o0O miles, or an average of 50.000 miles for each vehicle. One of these vehicles has averaged close to 12.000 miles a year for eight years, and its owners say that it is giving just, as good service today as it did at the beginning. If there Is a limit to the life of a motor truck it has not as yet been deter mined.
 A touring car may be warmed in winter with very little trouble, if it be fitted with storm curtains that can be drawn sufficiently tight to exclude most of the outside air. If this is the ease, fit large yentilator in the dash to allow the warm air from the motor and radiator to enter. pipe may be tapped into'sthe exhaust man fold and led through the radiator in the tonneau. exhausting into the open. air.
 Solitary confinement for at least one hour in a dark dungeon in the city jafl is a rule by which the police or Montgomery, Ala, hope to break up the practice of boys hanging on behind motor cars. The increasing popular ity of the use of roller skates on the asphalt pavements has aggravated the evil. Boys were supplying themselves with hooks so as to make their grip more certain.
 Since it was first introduced on the market few weeks ago the mOto- meter. which is one of the new ac-5 cessories of 1913. has made a pro nounced hit with motorists. The mo tOmeter is a Watchl1ke instrument which can be attached to any radiator cap and warns the driver instantly when the radiator needs water or when the oil supply Is insufficient.
 in 1910 the number of persons in the United States employed by auto mobile manufacturers, number of agents selling cars, employees of sell ing agents and the number of employees in trades supplying parts and acces- sories and deriving direct benefit from the automobile business was 1885, 660-
 Whom using the engine as brake in descending hills with the ignition cut off. open the throttle. This will ma terially cool and clean the cylinders, while if the throttle be closed a cer- tain amount of oil will be sucked into the cylinders from the crank case. Canada is the beet foreign customer Of the American automobile manufac- turer. Up to September 1, 1912, Can aldtans had purchased more than s6,-