The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-02
short circuit
Don't Use Too Much Chalk

Although French chalk placed be-
tween a tube and the shoe is a, very
desirable adjunct to prevent the adj
hesion of these two essentials, too
much of it may prove as bad as, or
worse than none. If too much is used
it is likely to work up into little balls,
when the continual rubbing and roll
ing around will ruin a tube in short
order and make it almost beyond re-
pair, or scarcely worth the cost of
the work.
Figure on Spare Tire.
The tendency to overlook little
things in car construction is not now
so marked as it was once. That is to
say, take a thing like the place to
carry tires. Once upon a time cars
were turned out ready for the road
with no provision made by the ma
ker for placing tire irons. In gener-
al tire irons were added that this
weight was carried on the running
board opposite the gear shift levers
Two tires with demountable rims
planted there meant a whole lot of ex-
ira weight not figured in by the build
er when he completed his car. AS a.
| result springs on that side suffered,
and in some cases injury was done to
the differentia1 solely because of the
new and imperfect balance.
One man who carried a couple of
extra tires on the running board for
was there a, bad sag of the footboard
but that there was a difference of
/ two inches in the springing of the
springing of the two sides of the car
| in the rear. Furth ernOre he had
trouble with the differential, requiring
replacement of parts at a cost of more
than SIS, which he was convinced is
due to nothing else than this arrange
ment
The builders now differ merely in
| the question of the proper place for
the carrying of spare tires. Some
| think the side is a good place and
| construct wells in the running boards,
| so that the tires may be held firmly
in place and at the same time may
come low enough not to interrupt the
straight lines of the body. Carried
at the side, however, just opposite the
gear shift levers and brakes when
they are outside the body, the spare
tires may be in the way. There has
to be heavier springing on that side
of the car too to make up for the ad-
ded weight.
Carried at the rear, the tires add to
the appearance of the car and are
more accessible However, they gath
er dust, and when they are strapped
on and carried in cases as they should
! be, it is often a, dirty job to get them
off.
Automobiles on DustIess Roads.
The automobile is certainly a dust
raiser, as those who live along a main
travelled highway can testify. The
best parlOr can't be kept open wher
there are cars travelling along the
roads all the time and tossing the
dirt toward the house, coating the
grass meantime with a covering thai
changes its color from green to gray
Oiling the road helps to an extent, but
in some cases it means only chang
ing the dust for little pellets of CRIME
that soil shoes and clothing and per
haps spoil them utterly.
What to do to make the automo.
bile less of a dust nuisance is a poinr
that has been taken up recently by E
British writer. He says that tires
are the dust raisers and the body pro
jectfons on the cars are the dus
spreaders. In order to put an END