The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30
EAT REGULARLY
YOUR MOTOR TOURS
That Is the System to Help
Make Trips Most
Pleasurable.
PROPER BAGGAGE NEEDED
And Beware Of Skidding. Which
May Spoil Everything
for You.
PROPER BAGGAGE NEEDED

the pleasure Of a two weeks motor
tour through tn, country generally
greatly depends on the physical health Of
the tourists. and there is not better va,
to Keep this at par than regular meals
f'ideaVor TO take usas at the regular
hours Breakfast may be a little early.
but II so have lunch at the noon hour
and not at 10 or = O'Clock IT is hard 10
get IA good lunch at o'clock, n takes
more time than IL O'Clock, and ia not 50
good
1t will always provo good investment
to be regular IN this respect You viii
get better service and will keen i'm better
health Going without lunch is A Door
policy. II means an extra heavy dinner
a' night which, followed BY a very early
retirement, in anything but good for ths
inotorist ''
The hundreds Of tourists " no Will les,.
during tho next three weeks OH a yac.-
ton Will ind greatly Increased pleasure
| on the trip II adequate baggage facilities
are provided and II provided n rational
manner. Organization in this respect /,
OF priiSc Importance. n the trip is TO e.-
tend over few weeks. provide your
! selves with baggage trunks or suit cases
especially intended for the work
IT ordinary suit cases are taken and
throWh INTO the tonneuu they will he in
badly disfisured condition before the trim
is one-half over. and II is questionable II
they will ever ho respectable for other
services after the completion of the trip
1t II money saved to get suitable bag
/ gage facilities and to have them properly
| htted In place before the trip starts. The
! rear baggage trunk IL generally satisfac-
| tory there are others for the side OF the
car. and others for the tonneau. II spare
= tires are carried on the rear, ADVANTAGE
will have 10 be taken of the running board
/ and perhaps the space within the spare
castings
, It is a good investment to have som.
| form of waterproof carryall 10 hang from
the robe rail at the back of the front seat
! Such carryal will keep extra coats
/ and wraps FREQ from dust and protect
them from rains. The added comfort Of
such fixtures cannot be overlooked
! When travelling on wet, muddy or slim
perry roads the notor<t should drive very
slowly and cautiously. Skiddng is not an
airy fairy fancy OF fertile imaginat ion.
| Every motorst who has experienced tho
| sensation OF having his car frantcally try
to slide from under him and go .lthering
into a tree, curb or passing vehicle is we'll
aware that skidding l. a dangerous fact
that calls for drastic preventive measures
Statistics prove that fully 90 per cent
| of motor car accidents and fatalities are
due directly or Indirectly 10 skddine
! When car starts to go IT'S usually
"goner." There Is no time TO wait or
coRitate. There Is no chance to ADJUST
differences between the car and the slip
perry street The only thing 20 do Is to
surrender to the inevitable
Wheels equipped with tire chains Law
their own traction surfs,S Friction II
effected without affecting the tires, for
they grip without grinding. They strike
the ground sq,N rely-hCld and release
INSTANTLY. Tire chains will do you a good
turn at every turn on your trip The
time 10 provide against accidents IL be-
fore they happen-not after. Take tip
from an experienced motorist and don t
forget 10 take the tire chains along with
| Won,