Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06

| ington minimum temperature for the
| Winter is not lower than 5 degrees
above zero.
A mixture of equal parts of strained
| honey and water with l quart of al
cohol added to improve circulation will
| fortify the motor car cooling system
against freezing at temperatures as low
| as Is degrees below zero. A solution of
| three parts of water and two parts of
honey is safe at IS degrees below zero.
i These are not hypothetical figures but
are records of actual conditions in vari-
| Gus parts of the country where this
radiator guardian has had impartial and
| extensive tests.
If you purchase very low and cheap
| grade of strained honey, it is advisable
to boil the mixture of water and honey
before 1t is deposited in the radiator.
| All the scum that forms will collect on
the top of the solution and can be
skinned of and discarded The water
should be warm when the honey is
| first added as little heat facilitates a
better mixture.
At extremely low temperature, honey
forms what is called "slush' by scien-
lists and beekeepers. However, when a
! money solution "SluSheS" to a maximum
point, 1t expands only one-tenth as
much as would similar amount of
water. This expansion Is so trif1ing
that 1t could not cause any material
damage to the radiator of modern
motor car. Honey "slushiness" will not
develop under Washington weather
conditions, because it never gets cold
enough around our National Capital to
produce this condition. If during the
late Winter, any tendency develops for
the sweetened radiator solution to
"slush" slightly and boil at the surface.
you can eliminate that condition bv
warming the motor gradually after the
| engine mas been cold for many hours.
Generally, II the motor Is allowed to
lole 1or TWO to three minutes with the
radiator covered, the "slushy" condition
OF the honey solution is eliminated
one OF the largest Incorporating
companies In the country conducted
detailed tests with honey as an anti
freeze solution last Winter. The results
were so satisfactory that this company
VIII use honey exclusively in its thou
sands OF trucks this Winter. Honey will
unquestionably solve the perplexing
problem OF what anti-freeze solution to
use In the large motor trucks used in
metropolitan and cross-country work
during extremely cold weather Alco-
]
boils too readily under truck service
conditions. Glycerin has qualified for
such severe work. but its high cost has
been the outstanding consideration
which has limited its use. Honey, where
used under proper condition and In the
correct amount, fills the BILL" The
| future is sure to see a marked increase
in its use both in passenger cars and
| trucks.
This is but one of many new uses to
which the nectar harvested by the busy
honey bees Is now put. Honey promises
to develop into prize assistant Of me-
chanics, manufacturing and industry.
The general trend of research results
has already demonstrated It's advantages
for many remarkable purposes.
In some factories, honey has been
substituted for glycerin in the manu-
facture OF gaSkets. The fact that honey
has much higher boiling point than
water while 1t does not evaporate and
will not freeze qualities it for unique
uses in the arts, sciences and industry.
Potentially. research and experimental
ton will ferret out extraordinary uses
] for honey which at present are un-
suspected.