Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-01

Don't be discouraged just because the
Spanish pirates of old were able to go
1000 miles on galleon.
If you intend parking the car in an
available space, but are going to back
in according to accepted standards, 1t
is a good plan tc steer into the space a
little until drivers behind you pass by.
While you may give them signal to
pass, they may be so intent upon cap
turing the space as to overlook your
waving arm. This trick will prevent
the situation of starting to back up
only to find some other car already
headed into the space.
One of the latest is a quick on and
off type of slip cover-a special con-
family car for general transportation
service, but who like to have the orig
inal upholstery to lend a touch of dis
tinction when the car is on parade.
The new covers utilize no fasteners Of
any kind; they just slip on or of.
A woman who has Just come into
possession Of a high-grade car is dis
appointed because it does not seem to
have the snap of lighter. less expen-
sive car in the family. Time, however,
first experience with a higher grade car,
for as the mileage rolls up she will be
surprised to note the increasing fieXi-
bility of the engine. Operated moder-
ately, best results may not be reached
until the speedometer registers 10000
miles or more.
Better not poke fun at the new driver
who seeks quiet streets. Invariably she
is at the wheel Of new car, and the
isolation serves a double purpose. Every
year thousands of new engines are dam
aged through owners being forced to
drive too fast In order to keep up with
the procession along well travelled
boulevards. The new driver, thinking
| in terms of herself, is quite apt to be
inadvertently considerable Of her new
possession.
Watson, the high priest Of behavior
| ism, says that If any one imagines 1t is
dinicult for grown-ups to learn new
| tricks, one should take a look at an
| infant working by the sweat of its
brow to master some new task, such as
handling milk bottle. The idea ought
| to be encouraging to women who think
that handling car Is beyond them.
"When I tried to warn a pedestrian
the other day found that the horn
would not blow" inquiries reader.
What would you suggest doing under
such circumstances"
About the only safe course is to apply
the brakes, in the hope that they will
squeal. Noisy brakes often are a warm
ing. The stopping itself is further
safeguard.
When the engine backfres on q hill
and you are informed that the trouble
| is due to pre-ignition, the time is apro-
| pos to take an X-ray view OF the en-
| CINE when behaving in this manner.
Pre-ignition simply means any pre-
mature ignition that occurs in any of
the cylinders. If we could compress
ordinary air in the automobile engine
to higher degree than we now COM
press the gas mixture, the air would
| rise to a temperature of 1000 degrees
| Fahrenheit. This Is what happens in
the Diesel type of engine. A shot OF
ordinary furnace oil is sent into the
cylinders when the compressed air
reaches the high point, and automatic
| ignition is the result.
| In the automobile engine we are
obliged to use electric ignition, because
compression isn't so high as In the
Diesel. I am speaking now of the en-
! CINE when operating under normal con-
ditions. II you run 1t up hills without
/ enough water in the radiator, it may
develop some mild forms of automatic
| ignition. But since this self-ignition
occurs before the pistons are in the
right position for 1T, we got backf1ring.