Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-03

plentifully, especially wien your car is caked with mud Any attempt to remove mud before it is thoroughly saturated will damage the finish of your car. Take your hose and start at th2bottom, working up. In this way you will clean the running gear usually the muddicst parts-first, and by working up you will avoid splash ing muddy water on an already clean cd body.
 Working with water, you will need good sponge. Rock Island deep water sheep's wool sponges are the best and well worth their somewhat high price. Keep your sponge well saturated with clean water. You can do this by having hose il your left ! hand, playing a gentle stream on the sponge all the time. Start sponging 1 from the top downward, working along to the radiator and then going over the mudguards. When all the mud or dust is removed, give your car a second quick rinse over with the house, and, if possible, new sponge.
 Wipe Car Dry.
 
 allow the water to dry off naturally on the bodywork If you let this happen your car will soon begin to look like a leopard. As soon as you have finisshed washing take a piece Of chamois and starting at the highest point, following the path of the sponge, dry up all the moisture on the panels. If your engine is hot when you begin the drying process, start with the hood, to prevent the heat from drying it. Some men pre- fer cheescloth rags to chamois for ! polishing and cleaning. These are good, but must be absolutely clean.
 Advocates of the spray system of cleaning motor cars declare that by it's use the dangers resulting from a wholesale dcluge of water are avoided, and that their liquid prepa- rations act as q presarvative of the varnish and enamel, which water does ] not. The spray method is a great deal more convenient and simple. All you have to do is to spray the cal thoroughly and then wipe it with | chcesecloth
 For all mechanical parts of the car garage men and chauffeurs are now using almost universally kerosene or gasolene blower, in place of the old | impractical cloth. The blower is sim ply noozle attached to two rubber tubes. One of these tubes is attached to an air pump (hand or motor) or g compressed air tank. The other is placed into a can of kerosene. By turn | ing e the air pressure the nozzle is made to throw a strong jet of koro- sene into all those narrow corners ans crevices which are usually so hard tc reach. There are several types of this blower, most of them costing in the neighborhood of $2.
 Caring for Brass.
 Brass and nickel fittings, which art supposed to be decorative but which ar. usually far from it by reason of nc glcct, should be polished regularly wit hchamois and ono of the many pre- parations now on the market Yo, should remember, in applying these proportions, that they are intendc' for metal only-and that they are Ii able to injure varnish and woodwork The upholstery of your car shoult be brushed daily with good stiff whisll broom, and when feasible vac uum cleaner should be run over it an< down into the cushions, which have ; way of absorbing quantities of dust , Wipe the leather rain top with daml cloth, but be sure to dry it thorough. afterward before folding it dowl again, for if even the slightest bit O moisture remains on you will find i covered with a mildew beard whel next you put it up. Cloth tops, of mo hair and tho many compositions, shoul be thoroughly brushed and occasion ally beaten The windows may b' treated just as ordinary house win dows are.
 Slip covers, which if not kept clea,