Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22
MILADY'S MOTORING
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

The modern version Of "She Stops
to Conquer" is the picture of the woman
motorist getting out to change tire.
Once you have dropped into second
on a hill, or If you are starting uphill
in low and then shift to second, do not
attempt to shift into high. Only expert
drivers can do this without losing so
much speed during the shift as to
strain the engine when getting into
high. The acceleration in second nee
essary to bring the cars speed to an
appropriate one for high is wasteful
and often a trouble breeder.
Baked slice Of ham, praised sweet po-
tatoes and buttered peas. How does
that sound for a dinner for six on
motor trip?
It's quite possible now that steam
cookers can be bought for the car.
They attach to the exhaust and func-
ton as you ride. Roast beef and
chicken dinners with full line OF
vegetables are possible with these new
devices.
Do you ever take into consideration
the importance of knowing how much
load the car is carrying? The ladies on
the rear seat probably will not admit
their weight, but you can guess 1t within
safe limits. With heavy load 1t Is
necessary to be more careful going
downhill, using second gear for DOWN
grades which otherwise one would be
entirely safe going down in high. The
car should approach upgrades at high
speed, and If the economical speed OF
the car on level ground Is IS, let US
say, this should be increased little.
In traffic with the heavier load the
car should never be started in second
and 1t Is best to run little faster in
each Of the lower gears before shifting
to high.
A society damsel at a fashionable
resort conceived the brilliant idea OF
writing a motor diary in the memo book
of her new sedan. Every time any.
thing interesting happened she 1otted
1t down. This may explain why most
of the pages were torn out!
Men who value their clothing long
ago discovered that a worn spot on the
elbow Of the left sleeve could be avoided
bv remembering to turn the sleeve a
little before resting the arm on the
window sill when driving. The idea
NAV be Of some interest to women who
want to spare a shiny spot or even o
hole in the sleeve OF an ensemble or
top coat.
The hand that rocks the cradle need
not rock the car. When you go TO stop
don't pull on the hand brake suddenly
in such a way as to cause the car TO
rock backwards and forwards when 1t
has come to a standstill. This sort OF
thing strains the body and often Is
cause of one of the body squeakS or
rattles that are with you for the lie OF
the car.
And speaking of clutches, remember
that ordinarilv the pedal should be let
up gently for start. II on q hill or
when carrying a heavy load let 1t up
a little faster. Always press it down 70
the floor quickly and never ride WIN
your foot poised on the pedal. II the
car labors on a hill or starts bucking IN
trafic don't slip the clutch. Press 1t 10
the floor and shift to second gear.
So much trouble in learning to drive
a car seems to be due to difhculty with
the clutch pedal. Many women get the
notion that the clutch Is compn.
Gated device in principle. In realty, IL
Is extremely simple, however compn-
Gated may be the features that make IL
strong, easy to operate and reliable. a
clutch is nothing more than oeVlce
to couple the engine shaft with the rest
Of the power drive.
Clutches today are of the plate or
disc type. Some cars carry q single
plate type, others a multiple disc: Inc
point to remember is that by letting
the driving plates or discs press tigntly
against the driven plates we get
coupling.
Strong springs hold the clutch plates
together in the normal position OF the