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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1922 : 15 Care of Battery Is Important Item To Every The starting and lighting battery of the modern automobile is, because of its construction and performance, a much abused and neglected piece of apparatus. It is but partly under- stood even by many electrical ex- perts, for to understand it thorough- ly requires a study of chemistry as well as electricity. The active parts of the battery are made chiefly of lead, lead oxide, water and sulphuric acid. Here we have liquids as well as solids which pro- duce electricity by changes in their composition resulting in complicated chemical as well as electrical actions. The average motorist gives little thought to the care of his battery as long as it performs its duties, and he is unable to understand why it should not perform indefinitely. A battery that is used properly should never re- quire removal from the car during its entire life, which is from 12 to 18 months. What Battery Must Do Many are misled by the extrava- Motor Car Owner gant claims of some of the manufac- turers into believing they should get from two to four years' service from their batteries. Such is the excep- tion rather than the rule. The bat- tery is called upon to give a much | more severe service than any other part of the car. It . must furnish power to crank the engine, light the lamps, the ignition, the horn, cigar lighters, hand warmer on the steering wheel, gasoline vaporizers, windshield wipers, stop light, and even for gear shifting and for the brakes. An average battery which measures fifteen and five-eighths inches long, seven and three-eighths inches wide and nine and one-eighth inches high and weighs 64 pounds, can deliver enough energy to raise itself to a height of six miles straight up in the air. It must be able to do its work quickly at all times, in all kinds of weather with temperatures ranging from below zero to 100 degrees fah- renheit. Such a faithful servant de- serves at laest a little care. Why Motorist is Careless If it were necessary for you to crank your car by hand, you would ALL of YOUR WASHING first make sure the ignition switch was on, spark and gas control levers in proper position, gears in neutral and, if weather conditions demanded it, that the priming or choking device on the carburetor was being used to the best advantage before you at- tempted to turn the motor over. Be- cause it is so easy to step on -the starter button and turn the engine over much faster than it could be turned by hand, the above order is usually reversed and the starter is allowed to grind away while prepara- tions: are being made to .start the motor. If your motor will not start after turning over for 10 or 15 seconds, find out why. It is useless to grind the life out of your battery. The average car requires from 15 to 300 amperes of current to turn the motor over. Your generator charges at from 4 to 15 amperes so you can figure out how many miles of driving is required to put the generator back into your battery what you take out of it on one starting. Cars used in the city are more severe on batteries on account of the numerous starts and the short drives. Works Hardest in Winter In the winter when an engine is cold and stiff the work required from (Continued on page 17) SLIP COVERS INCLUDING LABOR AND MATERIAL Satis- faction D avenport Abso- $1 1.00 baely Chair. Guar- anteed $6.50 Also a wonderful selection of imported Coverings at a tr d reduction, due to our wide experience in the mak- ing of Covers, enabling us to give you superior quality. GOLLIN BROS. Formerly With Mandel Bros. 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We'll treat everything you send just as carefully as you would yourself. We've got a conscience! NELSON BroTrERS| fF So AUNDRY- JAUNDRY, og QUALITY-SERVICE At all First class Grocers OESN'T the name almost make - your mouth water? If it doesn't you've never tried one of Seidel's! Each Thursday the Chicago Civic Opera Company pre- sents its most notable artists in an operatic performance of exceptional brilliance. To enable Winnetka music-lovers to enjoy this unusual attraction, the North Shore Line will run an Opera Special every Thursday during the season--direct to the door of the Auditorium. And, if you wish, our ticket agent will gladly make advance seat reservations Don't put off this exquisite pleasure another day! Your grocer has them; either almond or cocoanut. -- f u. or yo OPERA SPECIAL Lve Winnetka ....cco cus. cnsvens 6:56 p.m. Ar. Congress and Wabash ........ 7:50 p.m. The Home of (Thursdays only) S E I Good Baking D Ep. . While Opera bound, you may enjoy a wholesome, well-cooked dinner, amid congenial surroundings» on the Dining Car. 210 PHONE SPECIAL TABLE D' HOTE DINNER, $1.25 CHICAGO S EVANSTON ALSO SERVICE A LA CARTE AVENUE Evanston, Ii1. 1200 RETURNING Immediately after the Opera, the special train will leave Congress and Wabash Elevated Station for Winnetka. A really enjoyable supper may be obtained on the Dining Car en route home. Cozy tables, excellent cuisine and attentive service will make the occasion a pleasant one. SERVICE A LA CARTE Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad " [0 NORTH SHORE FAMOUS FOR MACAROONS & LADY FINGERS == ASTHMATICS TAKE NOTICE The Hoffman Asthma Institute of Illinois wishes to make known to all sufferers of Asthma that it is now located in its new quarters at 936 North Michigan Avenue (oppo- site the Drake Hotel) where Asthmatics find many are Elm Street Winnetka Ticket Office cured and many others are greatly relieved. ENDL < ) Office Hours 10 A. M. to 4. P. M. 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