The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-29
MECHANISM CARE
LENGTnENS LIFE
Average Owner of Car Knows
lust About Enough to Put
Foot on the Gas.
PROPER INSTRUCTION NEEDED
osurss In Driving and In AutonotIve
Mechanics VIII % Money and Time
Well Spsnt-Instruotion
Book viii Help.

With about 100000 automobiles be-
Ing produced in this country annually,
It can be taken for granted that about
S.oo0 cars are sold every business day
II the year. A lot Of purchasers are
fairly green when it comes to operat-
ipg their cars, to say nothing Of taking
the proper care Of them.
OF course the buyer receives a GER
tain amount Of instruction as to run
ming the, machine from the man who
sells it to him. That is to say, the
owner when he finds himself alone
with his newly acquired possession is
apt to steer; the thing we'll enough to
keep between the two curbs Of the
street and to negotiate a corner by
some hook or crook. He may know
how to step on the gas, where at least
one Of the brake apparatus Is and
something about shifting gears.
should Knew He Car:
But there r a lot of things about
4 q that he should know, and If
he doesn't know them he should get
busy at once to acquire some knowl-
sdee. The best thing for him to do
night of the bat is to take q short
course in driving from some expert
snosd man or In some recognized
school, and q longer course in auto
motive mechanics. This will be time
and money well spent in the long run.
At any rate, he should take the
instruction book that comes with his
q and learn it by heart. A good
deal Of it will be Greek to him, and
Il will be necessary to consult IN en-:
pert to get an explanation Of this
technical Information and make IL
somewhat understandable. This book
should be r~everenced next to the Bible
It liz indispensable.
Doubtless the owner will find that
the manufacturer has, for instance
given certain instructions concerning
fabrication, perhaps has specified GER
tain kinds Of lubricants. Now, nc
matter how much you may know
about the subject Of fabrication, rest
assured that the manufacturer has
had an engineer study out the lubri'
cation Of his car, and what he writes
concerning 1t liz the last word, and
IT should be- followed implicitly.
Service Depends on Care.
The same thing is true as to tires
brakes or steering gear, or any othel
part Of the mechanism.
The owner, whether he possesses I
lOw-priced q or an edition de luxe
has about as much money tied up In
his auto as he feels he can devote to
that particular form Of pleasure or II
business. It In an investment which
will or will not bring commensurate
returns in money or moments well
spent. 1t can be made an indispensa'
be aid to both business and pleasurs
er it may become an insulfsrsbie k&.
(AA1s. 1Ae actual value of a car
eSpehds not &C much upon the amour,
Of the purchase price as upon what
eso be gotten out Of it; its service, Ito
dspendability and general reliability
that and the low cost Of upkeep and
operation.
1t is reasonable, therefore, for the
owner to give as much thought and
study to the machine which propsls
him and his merchandise as to the
machine In the factory which pro-
auces the merchandise. He ought to
understand hsw and why and where
fore 1t propels him-or why not.