Evening star., 1924-10-12
DRIVING IN WINTER
SEEN AS PLEASURE
Suggestion to Auto Owners
of Devices for Protection
Against Bad Weather.
BY HARRISON KELLEY.

Having considered in our last
weeks discussion the matter Of pro
viding for the car that is TO be used
in cold weather the wise driver,
whether of horse flesh or of steel, al
ways gives his mount first conSidera- :
tion). We shall now indicate some of
the devices that contribute to max
ing Winter driving not only possible,
but pleasant.
If the matter Of money is not a
prime conside eration. by all means
have demountable top Of some kind.
Demountable tops have been brought
TO a very creditable degree of perfec-
ton. Instead OF being the seat of all
sorts OF squeaks and rattles, as was
once the case. these temporary roofs
arc now built so that they form an
integral part of the vehicle and even
add to its appearance. OF course.
many car owners prefer the per
manent tot, in which glass sides may
he let down for warm weather use.
These latter are known a the con-
vertible type and they have many ad-
Nantages to recommend them. For
The man who cannot afford to install
4 closed top of any kind, there are
many sorts Of storm curtains which fit
so well that the ordinary touring car
Is turned into a very fair imitation OF
sedan.
In addition there is type OF cur
tain which opens with the doors so
that ingress and egresS are facilitated.
These curtains do not flap around or
come loose like the common curtain.
Heater to Regulate Temperature.
With some form of protection in
place, the next consideration is a
heater TO raise the interior tempera-
ture to d point where person sitting
still will be comfortable. There are
number of types of heating devices
on the market. by far the most pop
ular being the sort that utiltzes the
hot gases from the exhaust as n heat
producing means. These heaters are
usually installed in the floor Of the
tonneau. sometimes in the form OF
radiators or again the brass foot
rail- They have means of adjustment
whereby the temperature of the com
partment may be controlled and they
cost nothing to operate, the exhaust
gases supplying the heat. The first
price of these heaters is not prob bi-
tive. ranging from as low as s. up to
a maximum OF about SIS. They may
be installed by the car owner. 1t
should be ascertained that the heat
er is easily diSmantled. for the re-
moval OF any carbon deposits that
may form in the course of operation
For large car ii is advisable TO have
heater installed in the front seat
as well as in the tonneau.
Having provided for keeping the
temperature Of the car at IL reason
ably comforta bic point the next con-
sidcration Will be the personal COM
fortof the driver and passengers One
OF the first points of attack for Jack
Frost is the hands of the man who
drives the car. Good warm gloves
are almost a g necessary as an over
coat. To drive a heavy motor car
when the hands are numb with cold
Is to invite disaster. To meet this
situation the various manufac-
turers OF motoring equipment have
provided a number of varieties of
Winter gloves, among which every
driver will be certain to find the sort
that Will just suit him. There are
leather gauntlets with Ventila ed
palms and warm interlinng.