The Washington times., 1925-05-20

1t is the theory that laziness is
the Lasis of effic. .ency brought down
to date with an automotive setting,
and many car owners are already
said to be putting it TO practical use
An amusing but pointed story IS
told of one motorist who was handel
an instruction rook as he drove
out of the service station with his
new car. He believed that the
proper place for the hook was under
the seat cushion along with the tool
kit, but somehow he felt that it
would be a lot Of trouble to lift out
the cushion and so the book re-
mained in his ovcrcoat pocket for a
month or more During this time
he was pressed frequently for read
Ing matter, and the book came in
handy The information he alb
sorbed in this way explains how ne
. happened to know more about his
car than the average motorist. and
why he saved himself a lot of
: trouble.
Effort Is Necessary.
A little initial investment in ef-
fort, however, is often necessary in
order to discover the easier way of
doing a job. Ter Elinutes of an
noyance can often be made the basis
Of daily relief from trouble. The
man who thinks it's a nuisance 10
stop every day to sdd water to the
radiator is usually the fellow who
isn't wise enough to spend few
minutes removing tie leaks around
the water pump.
One car owner suspected that
there was a lot of play, or lost
motion, between the engine and the
rear wheels, but he hesitated to
investigate owing to his reluctance
to jack up the wheels. Another
car owner with the same trouble,
but of a lazier and more efficient.
loving nature, simply put the gears
In low and tried to rock the car
back and forth a little. He very
easily learned that there was no
lost motion worth speaking about
and lost no time in having the
carburetor adjusted. since that
doubtless represented the reason for
the bucking of the car at low speed.
One Stop Easier
It's easier to stop once for ten
gallons of gas than to stop twice
for five gallons each time. The
man who puts more air in his
tires than he needs Just so that
he won't have TO do the job again
for a long time may be accused OF
downright laziness but the fault
has some virtue in it as well. A
few days of over-inf1ation 1re
always to be preferred to a week
Of underinflation.
Over-ambitious people are said to
have more trouble than the sort of
owner who takes life at the wheel
easier. Motorists who pride them
selves on having shaken off all
trace of the lazy streak are usually
the ones who get the carburetor
cut of adjustment and who wear
out the car raising the hood, tear
ing up the floorboards and trying
the wrenches. 1t is certainly neces-
Sary to keep a car clean, but this
is usually overdone by owners who
have faith in the idea. They clean
the car every time it comes in out
of the dirt and wet regardless of
what weather may be on the NOR
row. The lazy owner. however.
hopes to be able to save himself
a little trouble somewhere along the
line, so he looks up the weather
car il there is rain or snow pre-
dIcted for the next day.
Lazy drivers are often an auto
mobiles best friend Rather than
trouble to shift gears lazy driver
will step on 1t and rush the hills
Unconsciously he saves the car a
lot of extra work as well.
The over ambitious driver. on the
contrary, seems to find particular
pleasure in exercising the gears
He likes to feel that the clutch is
still working or that the brs kes
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