Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
Honey Stands Anti-Freeze Test

~ OVERNMENT experts at the
National Bee Culture Labora-
r tory, just beyond the District
~ line at Somerset, Md, have
tested honey as an antifreeZe
solution in their automobile radiators
during the last two Winters and report
it as safe, satisfactory and economical
material for such use.
Many other District motorists may
profitably 'sweeten" the water in the
cooling systems of their cars during the
current Winter, for they will avert the
danger of damaged starter blocks and
frozen radiators by enlisting the har-
vest of the interchangeable bee for such
purpose.
An angered honeybee In your closed
car-an unlimited passenger that en-
tiers through the partly opened window
is a source of annoyance and may
even cause a serious accident by sting
ing the driver and causing him to lose
control of his machine in congeSted
traffic Honey in your radiator, how
ever, causes no such disasters If the
gaSkets are tight and there is no pos
sibility of the sticky sWeetstutf oozing
through into the cylinders.
1t is imperative that honey as radl-
ator fluid be used only in cooling sys-
TENS which are as tight as waterproof
concrete. For If, by chance, honey PEN
etrates to the cylinders and carbonizes
| there. you will be face to face with
serious trouble This is the one vital
requirement and precaution in the use
of honey. Tt is so important that 1t
bears repetition. Don't use honey I'M
der any conditions unless all gaskets are
| tight.
Honey will neither boil nor evapo-
| yoto IJa,1ra tho XLJintor docn nf hOnnV a c
an antifreeze solution for your automo-
bile is not only good for one years serv-
| ice but is satisfactory for three or four
successive seasons.
| When Jack Frost gives due warning
| that Winter is at hand, you mix the
honey with water and pour it into the
radiator. Then you can forget all about
it as no replenishment is necessary dur
ing the Winter. Water may be added
as needed. With the awakening of
Spring and the fight of freezing wealth.
err you can drain the honey water from
your radiator and store it in your garage
in an appropriate container until the
succeeding season of low temperatures
rolls around
Several motorists have used the same
honey-Water solution for three Winters
in their cars with excellent results. And
this out in Northern Ohio where the
| winters are mucn more severe CIldn III
Washington. Some beekeeperS in
Wyoming, Montana and Idaho have
used honey as a radiator solution for
many years and say that they prefer
it 10 all other chemical protectives OF
similar qualifications.
Honey presents the strange anomaly
of dual and diverse properties, for it
can be used in Winter as preventive of
freezing in the automotive cooling sys-
tenn while during the Summer it serves
as an efficient safeguard against rad1a-
tor boiling when you tour mountainous
terrain which involves long, steep climbs
at low speeds. Hence a can or jar of
strained honey is highly desirable
accessory to your motoring equipment,
as it is the most nutritious and sanitary
energy food" used by man, as we'll as
desirable material for your car.
If your radiator boils in the rough and
rugged sections where mountains speckle
the landscape, pour several pounds of
honey into the cooling system and pre-
vent this trouble.
If you intend to test honey as an ice
deterrent in your automobile radiator
. this Winter, make sure before you intro
duce the bee-crop product that your car