Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-09
WOMEN OUGHT TO UNDERSTAND THE
 CARS THEY USE
Ability to Steer Automobile Not Sufficient, Asserts an
 Expert.

day, on the other hand, there is hardly one in hundred who is not interested in some form of outside sport or recreation. A woman driving her own motor car forms no unusual sight at the present time, and attracts scarce ly passing attention.
 Every woman who drives should be- come thoroughly conversant with the mechanical part of her car and should be able to overcome the ordinary trou- bles which may arise, according to Mrs. A. Sherman Hitchcock in the Motorists Magazine. Each, too, should prepare herself as far as possible in guarding against troubles which are likely to occur even with best motor.
 The chief obstacle in many cases when a woman wishes to become a skilful and independent driver is her own nervousness. She is continually anticipating troubles instead of giving her attention to study of her car with determination to succeed and overcome the ordinary troubles which may arise.
 Every woman who contemplates driving motor car should make it her aim and ambition to learn the work ing features of the motor, to familiar ize herself with the different parts and know what should be done in cases of emergency. It is necessary to use ones head much more than ones muscle.
 Many little things must be learned by heart before one can become a really competent driver.
 Test the batteries occasionally; see that the spark coil buzzes in tune; keep the spark plugs clean, and see that the current passes through them; never allow the motor to run without lubricating oil or to become over heated; don't try to run the motor with the water circulation shut off.
 Neither should the motor be over fabricated; blue smoke from the ex- haust is the sign of overlubrication, and black shows that too much gaso- lene is being consumed. Both cause sooted spark plugs and dirty valves.
 Gasolene should always be strained before being put in the tank, as the merest trifle of dirt or grit is suffi- cient to clog up the carburetor. There are some troubles that cannot be guarded against, but dirty gasolene is one thing that should never be allowed u CduSS dIliON
 Don't Let Motor Race.
 Always avoid allowing the motor to race, but keep at the speed at which revolutions of the motor when it is running idly are many moments loss of it's life, not to mention an unneces- sary waste of gasolene, lubricating oil and bearing metal.
 ir C,,l ,>1no speed for every motor, just as there is for living person, speed at which person can walk and run without tax ing the muscles or destroying the tissue of the system. So with the piston of motor. In the duty of motor, driving the car and running light are two entirely different con ditions. When working the motor has the flywheel effect of the car behind it.; it is backed by ton of metal steady
 Running light, on the other hand, it has nothing to balance it except it's own comparatively small flywheel. Therefore, before declutching one should throttle down the motor, and before starting throttle down to the point where the motor will most easily take hold.
 If possible, never draw up with the brake; 1t wastes tires every time it is done. Instead withdraw the clutch in anticipation of the stopping point and just make the standstill with the brake.
 Skilful driving does not consist of running at high speed close to ve- hicles or other obstacles and then tanning on the brakes to avoid col lision. When driving in town--or any where, for that matter-if there is ever any doubt whether the car can get through, don't try it.
 Care in Traffic.
 Don't go near the pavement too sud denly, deaf person or one engaged in thought, or a child at play, may step off in your path. This is one of the greatest dangers of city driving.
 When passing car headon, blow the horn loudly enough to reach the ear of person walking across behind the other car. Always go too slow rather than too fast.
 Some women understand the con- struction of gasolene engine well enough to take it apart and put it to- gethef agaln, put o1 course there are many women to whom working around machinery covered with oil and grease is too distasteful ever to allow them to get much practical knowledge in this respect.
 When woman motorist has gained sufficient experience to be considered capable of operating her own car alone, she will have learned the neces- sity of watching her motor, and she will be able to detect any variance in the working of the motor at once. There should never be any pounding. If she hears any it will be more pro nounced when the motor is running slow or when climbing up hill. An over-advanced spark may be the cause, or the motor may be overloaded from loss of fabrication or the absence of water in the circulation. A motorist should always be most particular about throwing out the clutch when the car has been brought to stop. With the clutch disengaged the car cannot be started in any circum- stances; but when left otherwise no one can answer for the consequences. Accidents of serious character have followed failure to observe this neces-