Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-10
DoINcs IN THE AUTOMOBILE WORLD

 why will 8 man run across the tracIS in front of a railroad train ana then stand on the other side to watch IL go by?' Ridiculous as 1t is, that IS a peculiarly human trick. Every one haS been guilty of it at some time. IneIe are other characteristics equally ao- surd to- which the average man Is susceptible. An alientst may nave some logical explanation for this men tai defect, but whatever the cause 10 such inconsistency. the effect Is very apparent when the thought Is appAe't to the majority of automoblllsts. WnS will a man investigate the quahty ot A car before he buys it, and immediate . 1y proceed to abuse and neglect IL aL- ter he has bought tt?
 That question is as generally true as the preceding one, and calls at tention to an inconsistency quite as pronounced. It touches on one or the basic problems of the automobdle 1n- dustry. It also calls attention to a human weakness to which every non est man will plead guIlty-thougnt- Lessness in the expenditure or money for pleasure. The man Who LhsAI LhsLalS cost systems in his factory, or the one who makes the greatest effort to pre- vent waste in his business, Is Just as likely to be the most extraVaganC anu inprovident in the care and Opefatlon of his automobile Every motor ca dealer is the victim of the gross nsstt- est- gence displayed by most motor1sCss and the complaints of the men Wno sell cars are Justified by the facts.
 man will buy a car, and in hts enthus iasm, after getting 1t, ne VII overlook the fact that an automopl is necessarily a delicate piece or machinery which requires care ana Intelligent attention. He will run hts machine over rough roads in all k1nos of weather. and then expect 1t to re- main in good condition without get ting the required quantity of oil or the inspection necessary for d1scoYerlns inc ill effects of abusive use. The aV- ersee motorist is not a. mechanical expert. nor is it necessary that he should be. but if he expects to get the full value out of his car and enjoy us benefits at the smallest expense It IS necessary that he exercise common sense.
 It does not require a vast knoWl- edge of mechanics to realize Lhat d piece of machinery must be property 1ubricated The fool-proof car IS not vet made. nor 1t is likely 10 De on the market in the near future; tns man who fails to feed his horse property or as freQuently y as Is necessary to Is Lnt, health of that horses will soon ma that his animal is incapable Of oolns inc work required of it Yet man who has a motor car Will conplain bitterly if his car breaks down De" cause he has not given it the neces- Sary nOuriShmenC 1n the sIL@PS UA AoD ricattng oil.
 We have been told that the taxscao is no new thing, being in it's general principal, & thing known to the an cient Romans but now an orlentailsL goes even further. and assures us thal mechanical carts capable of register ing distances travelled by counting and recording the revolutions of very large cartWhee1s. connected by cogS with other concentric or eccentric horizontal and perpend1cular WneelS of proportionate diameters, have been well known to the Chinese Tor ItoV or 1900 years. On the top of the cart was the figure of 8 man holding drum, which he beat when one Il, a third of a mile, was travelled. some carts had in addition, 8 figure holding a cyInbal, which was struck when the drum had been beaten 10 times.
 Tn view of the simplicity of adjust- inc the resonant hum out Of the reac axles of cars that are a year or so out of date. it is a little bit surprising that so many owners put up with the tfou- bIe. In the majority of cases the trouble can be cured with wrench in about two shakes of the proverbia! rams tall Also in the majority Of cases the maker of the axle, or his agent. gladly will make the adjustment without cost-whfch merely goes to prove how really simple the job is.
 A ball valve seating that is leakY can be made perfectly tight again by the simple proces of tapping the bal into the seat until the pressure makes a perfect Joint. Of course, if the ball is of brass this is inpracticable, as the ball would be as easily affected as the seat: but with Q steel ball and seating of softer metal it is 8 simple matter If the ball is corroded or i'm perfect a new one can be substituted, and if it does not seat exactly right 1t can soon be made to do so-Motor World.
 Tires should be watched carefully for signs of unequal wear. Bent aX- les. disaigned wheels and bent or cracked steering connections-all sources of danger-frequently are in this way. Besides, if the each run is early formed, cuts tears and blisters in the castings will be speedily noticed and will so impress the observer that he will be more than likely to keep his equipment in better condition than otherwise would be the case.
 Nothing could be more annoying than the habit of many garage eTn- oIoyes of forgetting to keep the oil amps of customers cars properly and filled. To avoid the risk lf getting caught on the road at night 'au with unburnable lamps, it is wise orecautiOn for the motOrist who IS de- 1 pendent on public garaglng to see for 1 himself occasionally whether th9 l amps have been filled or not
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 Nothing quite SO much helps to l make an old car look like very old i are as a hood that is down by tho | lash. Saggfng frames and bent and | iapping Tnudguards are as nothing | or indicating disreputable condition i ls compared to & hood that sags and 1 jragg1es any old way between the 1 adiator and the dash. Yet, the de- | ect can be rem1edied with little dift1 .ulty and at small expense.
 4 scheme that has been used u ,tart 8 balky motor or to get going 1p | old weather is to blow gasoline into he air intake of the caFburetOr with n ordinary atomizer, removing the ubber bulb. however, and replacing it with a rubber tube through which omeone blows while the engine is riskly eranked. The fine spray :aporfzes much more readily than a 'rfming of liquid gasoline,
 With the growing practice of carry, ag spare tires at the back of the onneau the necessity for perfectly Se- 1