Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-22

Is there any way to repair a blown
out casing Which is otherwise far from
worn out?
| a RAPID ana very economical way TO
repair a blowout consists in Simply
lacing up the injured part with ordi-
nary wire belt lacing A good repair
job can easily be done in about fifteen
or twenty minutes, proceeding as fol-
lows: First, cut away the loose rub
Der around the blowout SO you can ex-
tend the lacing one inch or so beyond
each extremity Of the wound" Sec
ondly, with stout hatpin or sharp
nail punch sufficient number Of hoes
around the edges Of the cut, being care
full to get them equidstant. yet not too
close together. Next lace up the cut
with the wire lacng just as you would
lace an ordinary belt, but in this case
allow only one strand through each
hole. Be also very careful to egualiZe
as much as possible the tension of the
wire strands. A double row Of wire
lacing Zone over the other) will be
much stronger than single one. Final
ly place piece of canvas, cardboard
or leather inside Of the casing over the
laced part so the inner tube cannot be
injured. You have then a repaired
tire that you can again depend upon
for a good many miles.
1t stands to reason that wire belt lac
ing that is capable of lacing up q 100
horsepower belt should equally we'll
answer the purpose Of lacing up tire
fabric. The scheme favors greatly the
cars equipped with demountable rims
or wheels. The last ounce of possible
use can be handily extracted out Of an
injured tire, whether the blowout is
premature or not.
1t is essential that the wire lacing
employed should be Of the best wire
lacing Obtainable, which has not only
an enormous tensile strength, but
which possesses also q remarkable
amount of resistance to torsion and
1exion. These qualities make it ad-
mirably suitable for repairing blow
out In prompt and economical man.
ner. An ordinary coil of belt lacing
costs but 25 cents and is amply suffi-
Client to repair from ten to fifteen blow
outs, according to the size of the tire.
Every motorist before starting ON a
long, hard trip should not fail to take
along coil of belt lacing, an ordinary
awl and a strong piece Of canvas
Thus equipped, his chances of getting
home on bare rim are reduced to 4
minimum.
Would grinding the cylinders and
cylinder head Of an engine make gas.
tight fits without gasket?
Yes, if the grinding was done accu-
rately enough. Baskets are as salts
factory, with much less machining
cost. Furthermore, in replacing the
head after once having removed 1t
great care would have to be taken to
be sure that the surfaces were clean.
The gaskets also serve well to take up
any warping which may occur in the
metal.
Where does the expression "plain Iiv-
ing and high thinking" como from?
1t occurs in a short poem by Words
worth, in which, deploring the degen-
eracy of the times, he says:
No grandeur now In nature or in book
Delights US. Rapine avarice. expense,
This Is idolatry. and these things we
adore;
Plain living and high thinking are no
more.
What was the condition Of the Amer
lean army when il went into winter
quarters At Valley Forge?
That was the winter of 1777-S. In
December, 1777, Washington wrote:
1--WE had in camp on the 23d inst.
by field return then taken, not less
than 2.S98 men unfit for duty by rea
son Of being barefoot and otherwise
naked. Besides this number, sufficient.
ly distressing of itself, there are many
others detained in hospitals and crowd
ed into farmers houses for the same
causes" In a letter to Governor Liv
ingston of New York Washington said:
II sincerely feel for the unhappy con-
dition Of our poor fellows in the hos.
pitfalls and wishing power to relieve
them were equal to my inclination.
Our difficulties and distresses are GER
tainly great and such as wound the
feelings Of humanity-our sick naked.
our we'll naked. our unfortunate men
in captivity naked.' The cOmmissary
Of the army reported to General Wash
ington: MANY of the troops are desti
tute of meat and are several days In
arrears. The horses are dying 70,
want Of forage. The country in the
vicinity of the camp is exhausted" In
letter to Governor Clinton General
Washington urged prompt action and
said: "For some days past there has
been little less than a famine in camp:
a part of the camp has been a week
without any kind of meat and the rest
three or four days. Naked and starv
ing as they are. we cannot enough cd
mire the incompatible patience and
fidelity of the soldiery. that they have
not been ere this time excited by their
sufferings TO general mutiny and dis
persion."
Natures Explosion.
Nature is responsible for the greatest
explosion in the worlds history. 1t
blew the island of Krakatoa to smith
Greens, blotting out every trace of
town of 10000 people. 1t was caused