Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

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Music may have charms 10 soothe
the savage breast. hut nature is in a
conspiracy with good roads and auto
mobiles to excite the civilized breast.
What more stirring to the magma
ton, where a greater aid 10 health.
happiness and Contentment than anna
rolling fields, on hanks Of rushing
streams. or atop ma jcstic hills? And
what more eNhiIaratinE than swift
drive in a luxurious car, with the
fresh air scented With rose and
honeysuckle. intoxicating in its slim
ulatiUn?
Auto Boon to Mankind.
To commune with nature would be
Impossible for many but for the de
velopment of the motor car. 1t Is a
boon TO mankind, for il makes pos
sible a form of recreation that can
have none but henetiting effects on
mind and body. The man who has Il
motor car has a distinct advantage
over the motorless man in the race
for fame and fortune. With car it
is possible to heed WadSWOrth'S ad-
vice: Come forth into the light of
things, let nature he your teacher
1t is the lure of nature that is re-
sponsble for the wonderful improve
nentS in motor car design and con-
struction. II is the appeal of cool
streams, mountain views, vlStaS OF
blooming fields and the Kaleidoscope
scenery that has awakened the entire
country to the need for improved
highways. II is the good road that
leads to the most attractive places.
Whatever good the propaganda for
better roads may do in other direc-
tionS, there can he no question but
that the movement would never have
assumed its present large proportions
hut for the universal use of motor
cars Now is the season of the year
when the country is at its best.
Everything is fresh and inspiring. A
motor trip of few hours will make
a man forget his business worries.
It will instill new life and act as a
tonic 10 the body and mind. There is
nothing so optimistic as nature in
Summer. There is nothing that dis
pes gloom as a Summers day spent
in the country. 1t inStillS new
thoughts and awakens the magma
tinn.
To analyze the lure of the road, to
attempt to determine the reasons for
the popularity of motor car touring is
a difficult matter. 1t is self evident,
however. that it is the eVer-Changing
scenery and the beauties of nature
that primarily are responsible for the
desire to go motoring over the hills
and far away This is demonstrated
by the fact that the roads which lead
through a fiat, monotonous country
are little used.
Stimulates Car Demand.
With the coming of Summertime
the desire for an automobile mani
tests itself in no uncertain measure
1t is safe TO say that il every one
who wants a. motor car at this season
were to have his wish gratitied. the
roads could not accommodate the
great number of machines that would
be in use.
1t is the family aspect of the auto.
mobile that has caused 1t to be an MS
stitution that ranks next to the home
itself IN Importance. The cool evening
spin, the Sunday excursion into the
country, and the conveience and
privacy which the car affords make il
as much Of d necessary luxury as the
bath, the ice box, the piano, the radio
or any Of the other institutions of a
well-ordered home.
To those who have children the
automobile brings A wealth of happi
ness, and satisfaction. 1t inStills In
the little ones love for the country
There is no better way to impress upon
the mind historical events thar
through object lessons. Automobile
tours can be arranged TO follow the
roads Of history, visiting places OF
historic as well as scenic interest. i'm
pressing indelibly upon the young
mind, through landmarks associated
with them, the earlier events in the
history OF the United States
Point out the man of family who
can afford a motor car, no matter
how unpretentious the machine he is
able to buy. but who does not possess
one, and YOU can mark him down az
man who is selfish in the extreme
and unpossessed of those sentiments
which are essential to character anC
real human worth. What excuse car
such a man offer? Does he contend
that he knows nothing about the
operation of motor cars and is lacking
in mechanical knowledge? Such al
EXCUSE is invalid because Il most cas-
'ual investigation will prove to the
most timid that the operation of the
up-to- date motor car requires no apti
tude for mechanical things.
Within Reach of Many.
II can't afford it," Is the most FIRE
tbSlllIN Htdlu pltltAl OHtItu ny lIt
man who would rather have his money
drawing per cent interest through
n stock or bond investment than t
have it earning health and happines!
for those who ought TO he his first con
sideration. There are cars-and very
good cars--that come within the limi
tations Of almost every ones banl
account. Well might the poets words
be altered to read:
Breathes there Il man with soul 81
dead
Who never TO himself hath said
This is my own, my family's carl
'Ho for a car and the green places!'
is the cry Of every red-blooded man
woman and child in the glorious day!
of Summer.
With the development of the motor
car to it's present high state Of eff
cheney and reliability and the building
of miles and miles of fine highwa,
Teaching to every section of the United
States, long distance touring has be
come the rule rather than the excep
ton,
OF course. the established seaside ant
mountain resorts will get their regu
lar patronage, and more. Those IL
he Eastern part Of the country viii
he visited by more Westerners thai