The Washington times., 1923-03-04
Don't Be a Hoptoad, Be a Bird
How to Do It-Simple-Get an Automobile
Afford It?-Eow Do You KNOW3


The writer Of the To-day column IN the morning Ams
can dropping into natural history wegg dropped Into
poetry, wrote: sd
Have you Government report saying that the
hoptoad would be worth hundreds Of millions de-
vouring destroy crops spread disease
it only had wingsf Having wings it moves slowly
that its services bug catcher amount to little.
Automobile statesmen should remember that Manysa
man. he had good automobile, would be much inn
proved toad would be with pair Of good wngs''
That Is something for the man WITHOUT N ausomobs
to think about.
to himself and 10 che world depends On hs
ability get about quickly. with the hoptoaG
the hoptoad could che swOw he could destroy
% many harmful insects that any hOptoad would b worth
thousand dollars to any farmer .s.a
But the hopoad allow and worth little 70 hmssk and
others. W.
Don9 be q hoptOad BE BIRD. get yourself pair q
wings-in other words. an automobile
TOO dear" you say7 Or Jon wonder Where could
keep it9''
yourself and your automobile and money both better
a BUY house. Of start buying II and OWN solGETHIa
Automobiles not expensive On contrary. thsy as
cheap FOR that amounts 70 something automobile
less than NOTHING since Il doubles hs value And any
surely Is worth than the price Of Areass reason
aba priced automobile IN these days.
Suppose you hrstClas carpenter wandering around
doing jobs s. day with no too moaning becausa tools
ware too EXPENSIVE. You would ny ono matter WHAT
they cost carpenters tools would cost y0u less than nothing
FOR with good tools spn nom - 70 $40 day. while
you working for ="
ANY hoptOad h the United States would pav any rsasonahs
price for pair Of wng possible Tor him 70 gt the
wings and ~ with them
He would sail through TIE ah sEGh tAs Insects te wing
= al his stomach, and live happy ma
But thing the hOptoad doomed % 70 without winRs
all his life It il not % with yUa You oAN have whg you
YCu don't have TO buy Ten thousand dollar sst Of Wne
either. The To-day" column, quoted ab0ve says: -
"a fine thing about the automobile is its democracy.
thew York motor salon (why SALON. pretty blue
h offered for $4,000 You walk few blocks and
for q few hundred dollars get a that will do all the
$4,000 do and give $1,000 miles service you
know how to take care Of It"
With the automobile Il Il the with the bathtub
Two thousand years ego only the Emperor could afford
battub carved Of solid marble Slaves toed and
courtiers looked on while the Emperor wased himself Now
every little fiat has s porcelainned battub with hot and
cold water than any emperor thought
So with automobiles Once only few years ago you read
about William vanderblts White Ghost bought in Eu.
rope He tearing mp the highway the terrific speed OF
50 miles hourthe last i've miles imagarhe real speed
being thirty miles
Now you go out and buy automobile price Of
secondass horse and buggy and foolish 60
than willie K, IT," went in hi. White Ghost"
Don't be hoptoad be q bird Get an automobile Manage
It somehow you can't buy just now make up your mind
that the thing WORKING for plan save and
you can't keep the automobile where live now 60 and live
somewhere where You CAN keep It.
A man without . car Is . bird without wings A family
without that cannot remain united IN ts pleasures
as il should.
S-Bear In mind that automobile manufacturers praO
ca without exception have cut the prices Of their the
very bottom That such prices possible for marveousT
perfect simple FOOL PROOF machines inOoncefvabe Tha
man who says II can't afford to have oar really the man
that can't afford NOT to have 9 car. - -
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