Daily British Whig (1850), 2 Sep 1916, p. 14

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3 > A very handy tool is a portable 'yuleanizer. With it the tube may be patched and this expense saved. It may also be used to close up small cuts in the tread of the outer shoe, thus prolonging its life. The method of using it may be easily mastered after a few attempts. Use an old tube to practice on and you will be sur- prised at the work you can do. ' The use of the self-starter prevents one from keeping in as close touch with his motor as he-should. Where "Ave used to crank the motor to start it we found out if it was properly lubricated, and if the compression wag good or not. Whenever there is any sign.of loss of power the starting handle should be used to see if the crank-shaft turns freely and the com- pression is good. Do it now, while the engine is in proper condition, and then you will have a basis for cgmparison when something goes rong. Be sure to change the water in the cooling system at least once a week. This will carry off most of the rust .and so assist ir preventing a clogged radiator, Do not neglect to put a wrench on every nut and bolt on the car at least once a month, and on the steering connections once a week. No other mechanism receives the racking that Dame Fashion : Hints For Motorists Linen mandarin coats are a mid- season innovation. They take the place of a suit coat and a duster at the same time. The coats are trim- med with a two-inch banding of white linen on the tan coats and tan on the white coats and are embroidered in Chinese bird or floral patterns. The embroidery is done in the outline work, but shows enough color to be very attractive: The buttons are large . bullet pear! buttons, with loops -of the linen used. instead of the button- holes, r Spanish hat turbans in cherry vel- vet, are embroidered in gold braid. The hats are worn well uo on left side of the head, and the veil is folded under the edge of the hat and tied in a soft'Knot at the back. Cherry vel- vet Russian Blouses are worn with the hats over white linen skirts and with white low shoes and cherry silk hose. Oriental turbans are very popular though they offer fio shade for the eyes. The turbans are shaped like a man's skull cap and the edge fis embroidered with gold or silver threads. One thickness of the veil is pinned tightly aroumd the brim or Oh! ® Come on over to Cooke's and have a Good Photo taken. His studio -is 159 Wellington street, near Brock, right next to Carnovsky's Fruit Store. Helpfl Hints For Auto Owners. | a the automobile gets, and it is impos- sible to keep the motor together if the nuts and Bells are not atténded to frequent] g Be careful in the use of the air- hose. It is so easy to connect to your tire and wait for it to be blown up that one often gets too much pres- sure: 'There is but little danger of the tire bursting. The harm jis in making the tire too hard and so los- ing the benefit of the air cushion. In case the spring squeaks it will not be necessary to remove .it in or- der to oil. Jack up frame to take weight of car off spring. Remove the clips that hold leaves together and pry leaves apart with screw driver or cold chisel. Graphite grease should then be spread over every leaf using a table knife or thin piece of metal. There is a tool on the market which spreads the leaves without re- quiring that the car be jacked up. If the carburetor catches fire, do not give way to panic. Shut off the gasoline at the tank and start motor if possible. A self-starter is useful here, but one should spin by hand if necessary. This draws the flame into the carburetor where it will do no harm. Water from the radiator may be thrown on burning woodwork, but never on a pool of burning gasoline on the floor as it only sptréads the fire. 2 band and floats down the back or is tied scarf fashion in fpont. While there are a number of mod- els in motoring corsets to be Nad, the short ones having the woven wire stays insfead of whalebone are very much more comfortable. The wire bone is so woven as to give each movement of the figure, and it does not rust, break, or get out of shape. A novelty in writing outfits is one having not only stamped ahd partly addressed envelopes and postals, Hut eleton letter. pad where one has to Till in only the blank spaces' to complete such a letter as ome might write en route. . A very convenjent overall apron made of duck of denim has detach- able sleeves, It is for the woman who runs her own car and occasional- 'ly has to "get out and get under" when not dressed for such an emer- gency. --- To enable those unacquainted with deaf-mutes a Frenchman has in- vented a device, resembling a type writer, which raises letters to' spell words as keys are pressed. Controlled from the driver's seat, the reflector in a new type of, auto- mobile headlight éan be arranged to throw 'a narrow, powerful beam. of light directly ahead or to diffuse the light across a road. A Beauty Secret To have clear skin, bright eyes and a healthy Sppeargtice, your digestion must be good--your bowels and liver kept active and regular. Assist nature-take BEECHAM'S PILLS Directions with Every Box of Special Value to Women Seid everwhere. In bases, 23 cote Save it every week + during the Winter, . The Heela Steel-Ribbed Fire-Pot saves fully one ton of coalin seven. ~ - That is an every-yea) economy good for the rest of your lifetime. "° z This coal-saver to be had only in the Hecla Furnace looks good to most busi- ness men. It is guaranteed for five ears. Ask us about it or write for booklet, LEMMON & SON, Representatives of CLARE BROS. &CO. Limited, Preston, Ont, Makers of the' § | York "man... any sign language to converse with| J novelty from Germany, | workmen. | tested every fiftéen minutes, day and ] Belts "PROSPESTIVE AUTO BE 'ERS Great Many 'Men Not Owners. Interesting -figures have been com- piled of late to\show the future pos- sibilities of the motor car business. The necessity of the automobile in business .life has 'come to be recog- nized by the big finaneial interests. The opportunities of profitable invest-- ment in the industry are recognized and are being taken advantage of'by financiers generally. > Lists of farmers and business men who are not automobile owners have heen compiled and it has been Tound that no less than 7,000,000 farmers and business men do not ewn motor cars today, These men are probablé buyers for the~future in the regular run of things, for as the automobile increases its scope it becomes so much a necessity to everyone that every one of these 7,000,000 will have to buy. ' The world is absorbing automobiles as-the sponge absorbs water. When the public has taken all of the cars possible it will then buy, only to re- phkace old and worn'out cars, and that means that there will be about one buyer for every five car-gwners each year, or in other words, that the life of a car is about five years, There are now 2,500,000 auto- mobiles, in round numbers, in use, and 'one of every five of this number will have to be replaced yearly, which insures an output, without any increase in the number of users, of 500,000 cars every year. That is eight times the output of cars of 1906, only ten years ago. Within the next three years ' the total of cars in use in America will doubtless be nearly 6,000,000," and replacements of one care for every five in use will mean an output equal to "the automobile: manufacturing record of 1916. By bringing the big manufacturers together into one business organiz- ation, with one head capable of judg- ing the possibilities of the field, a steady hand may be kept on the pulse of the United States and the world at large, and in event of that time being near when the point of the situation is clearly before the makers of the country, the check valve may be clos- ed on the manufacturing to such an extent. as to prevent over-production. "Cigilizing" the Farmer. Farmers used never to take'a vacation, It was one task or chore after another fromi éne 'end of the year to the other. - A vacation seem- ed a frivolous and wasteful thing; practiced by light city folk and borne without overt criticism by the farm- er on account of the money left in the farmer's cash box by urban boarders. But now the farmer "vacations" just like other human beings. It is the automobile that has won him. Once an automobile comes into the possession of a farmer's family, the custom of planning a vacation tour in the car dewelops rapidly--to the extent that there would be much disappointment and grumbling if for any reason the annual outing had to be postponed until the next year. a , bn NEWEST NOTES OF SCIENCE --- Cuba annually imports about 000,000 feet of lumber. For temporary use a lemon squeez- er made of paper has'been invented, Radium water as a medicinal bev- erage has been introduced in Hol- land. A patent has been granted for a trunk that also can be used as a bath-tub. Rubber nails for metal ones would 600,- where are a places corrode Men's shoes fastened with pieces of spring metal in place of laces have been invented. Deposits of coal have been discov- ered in Ireland and efforts will be made to develop them. As a néw conventence for house: wives a mop and flood brush have been combined on one handle. Chili has adopted a 'new standard time approximately sixteen minutes in advance of that formerly used. For reaching flies on ceilings there has been! invented a long handled swatter, operated by a spring. Gold fields in northeastern Siberia that have not been operated in nearly ten years have been reopened. + Rust will disappear from steel if soaked in sweet oil for™a day, fol- lowed with a rubbing with fresh lime. . 4 The thumb, identificati lish time rint as a. means of is used ina new Eng- recording machine for Blectric burglar aldrms surround] the treasury at Washington and are night, ; German pound is exactly one tf a kilogram or about one tenth more than the American or British pound. or ' Electric apparatus taking current fromi-a light socket has been invent- ed to force the growth of indoor plants. uguay has prohibited the manu- ; A locking device to prevent the use of telephones by unauthorized per- sons has been patented by a New Farmers and Trades-{ VALUE OF OUTPUT RAISED TO $4.071 ; . Statistics of Auto industry in Indiana Indicates Condi- tions of Country. Eighty-six automobile, body and parts, factories in Indiana employed an average of 2,219 wage earners in 1914, paid a total of $5,027,000 in wages, spent $18,830,000 for mater- ials. and turned out products of a total value of $29,390,000 during that year, according to a preliminary repqrt furnished by the Bureau of Census to the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. ¥ In. 1904 there were only eleven establishments, employing 816 wage earners and turning out products valued at $1,639,000. Five years later (1909) the establishments had increased to sixty-seven, employing 6,797 wage earners and producing $23,764,000 worth of cars, parts and bodies. Thus in 1904 the average value of the products was $2,000 per man and $149,000 per factory. In 1909 it had risen fo about $3,500 per man and $354,000 per factory. In 1914 the average output was $4,071 per man and $341,770 per factory. Only four other industries in the state ranked higher than the auto- mobile industry in the number of men employed, in wages paid and in cost of materials used, while five ranked higher in valub of output. A GOOD SOLUTION Invents Fuel-Lock To Prevent Auto Stealing. What seems to be a good solution of the problem of motor-car steal- ing has been brought out abroad where the car thief has been active. A clever. Frenchman is responsible for the development of a gombination lock that effectually cuts off the sup- ply of fuel and, incidentally, makes it impossible-to"Eet more than a start hefore the stolen car is automatically brought to a stop. This fuel-lock is placed in the feed line at a convenient point between the gasoline tank and the hood, on the dashboard, and within easy reach of the driver. It consists of four ta- pered brass plugs, fitting into cor- respondingly tapered vertical holes in the cast body of the.lock. These plugs rotate upon their vertical ax- es and in order to make a clear chan- nel for the fuel the Z-shaped pas- sage in each plug must exactly coin- cide with two other openings in the lock body. Then all four of the plugs are properly adjusted the fuel is free to feed from the tank to the carburetor. By turning but one of the plugs out of alignment the supply of gas is stopped. But turning all four of them out the puzzle is a hard one, indeed, for the thief' to get them readjusted in order to start the car. The thief, if, used. to picking locks with a piece of wire, can't do this with thé fuel-lock. The index on top of each plug has.six numerals, and as the authorized driver alone EE ------ has. been invented to replace resi- dence doorbells. The artichoke is' a variety_of the thistle and grows spontaneously all along the African shore of the Medi- terranean. In a new electric fan the blades whirl horizontally to avoid causing drafts and the air passes over water and is cooled. From heretofore waste tomato seeds Italian canners are making an oil with rapid drying qualities that is useful in varnishes. A mechanical device, largely com- posed of rubber, has been invented to loosen a person's scalp to stimulate the growth wf hair. In Scollang 23.8 per cent. of illum- inating gas is Wide in municipal works to 61.4 per cent. in Ireland and 30.6 per cent. in England. New apparatus for filling automo- bile tires with air automatically cuts off the supply when the overinflation danger point is reached, way system connecting Archangel with Petrograd so that vessels of large size can reach the capital. To reach the inner surface of the teeth as well as the outside is the aim of a double ended toothbrush invented by a Memphis dentist. Only about one tenth of the vast amount of iron ore mined in Spain annually are utilized at home because of the scarcity of native coal. As a new seashore amusement de- vice .an\ inventor has patented a trol- ley car 'supported by floats that is Sven over water by screw propel- ers. 25% French scientists have built the world's most powerful electric-mag- net, but it'is so costly to operate that "to laboratories. Hts-use A wats nk and tower in a Texas town bullt entirely of reinforced: con- crete has ifhatond gales that have wrecked dwellings in its vicinity. A woman is the patentee of a tele- phone in which the transmitter and receiver are combined in one instru- ment and enclosed in a hood for Australia is contemplating the con- struction of a harbor at the mouth ney in importance. Plans have been invented that show the owner of a low priced auto- mobile 'how to alter its appearance as to make it resemble a more costly The Russian Savecnmant hat given fri an American company. petroleum are, adicatints y Russia-will-reeonstruct-the-water-|- knows which line of numerals to read, plainly any one seeking top hit upon the right set of figures would have to try 1,296 different combina- tions. This is the object of the four plugs. 5 TIRE CARE O N- TOUR. Some Things, Which, If Watched, _Will Save Trouble. The proper care of fires is a most important item in a car's upkeep. The driver should 'examine them carefully after every trip and proapt- ly take care of an injury. no matter how slight. A trouble; small at first, may lead up quickly to a bad blow- out, and then a new tire. In order to give you good mileage, tires should be watched constantly and kept clean. : Underinflation is the most prevals ent and the most expensive piece of carelessness of the modern motaxist. Ride on air, not on the tire walls. An injury to either tread or tube should not be neglected. Condi- tions are aggravated with great ra- pidity, and before you know it either a very expensive repair or a whole new tire is required. 'over your tires periodically and 'take care at once of each injury. Inner liners should be used only in emergencies or to prolong the life of a worn-out tire. Never apply them as a permanent repair, as they are utterly destructive to a new tire. Where chains are used adjust them carefully. If they are too loose they will cut and loosen the tread. ~--if too tight they cut and bruise where they ar€ lapped over casing. ,»~ Faulty wheel" alignment :does much injury to tires. It subjects them to a grinding they cannot with- stand. A slightly bent axle will do the damage. It is important to cleanse tires daily if possible. Scrape off mud and soil and wash the tires with water and a little soap of good quality, ap- plied with a not too wet sponge. Keep the inside of the casings always well dusted with soapstone or talc. w Automobiles in States. There are 508,677 more cars in use to-day in the United Stages than there were on January 1 1916 There are over 3,000,000 automobiles in use across the line to-day, includ- ing both passenger cars and trucks. Between Jan. 1 and June 30, 1916, the increase which had taken place was not far short of the total in- crease for the whole year of 1915. There are now three states having over 200,000 cars apiece. New York, Ohio and Illinois, whereas on Jan. 1 of this year only New York had as many as this. Eleven states' have over 10,000, machines each, Minne- sota, Massachusetts, Indiana and Texas having passed into this class since January 1, > English investigators have found that heating soil with setamipipes be- fore planting seeds increases its food value.and that plants raised therein blossom earlier and' produce more and better crops. Some men look upon religion as a sort of moral fire escape. ~~ A patent has been grantéd a Phila- delphia inventor for an observation car to be suspended hy cables from two aeroplanes, the idea being that it would be more steady than an aeroplane. A series of electric buttons, the correct combination of which to pro- duce results is known only to author- ized persons, features on automobile starter. A steam drying plant has been es- tablished in Honduras to experiment with the production of copra from cocoanuts growing along the coast of that country. The United States department of commerce is studying the develop- Nothing Fund, chiefly in the British from Belgians livin, dependent Belgian fami Send Committers, ¢ Since then many million dollars have been contributed to the Belgian Relief mpire and the United States, about half of it coming in these countries. io. Wie ret ient 'Relief Corn mi ve spent this so care that an av of $2.50 has fed in » ly a month. Thus The number of the AUTOMOBILE IS NO " LONGER A LUXURY. Merchants Finding it Necess~ ary for Rapid Delivery-- Increasing Popularity. - No longer is the automobile a lux- ury. It is a necessity. The grocery- man has seen his competitor walk away with all the trade simply be- cause he gave prompt deliveries by using a motor car. And so it has been in the case of the drygoods mer- chant, the butcher, the baker, the ice distributor and the milk dealer. In the business world of today the merchant who cannot give quick de- livery cannot get the business. Hence tHe ever increasing popu- larity of such medium priced deliv- ery cars as the Overland product. A contractor recently stated. that he had increased his personal busi- ness efficiency 50 per cent by using an automobile. Previous td owning a car, he devoted practically three- quarters of a day to visiting his vari- ous jobs because he had to depend on the street cars to get him there. Today, although his business has grown and there are more jobs for him to inspect, he climbs into his Overland at a reasonable hour in the mornimg, visits all of his jobs dur- ing the forenoon, and is back at his office before noon. Obviously to that man the car is a necessity and not a luxury. The contractor is not alone in that he has increased his business efficiency by use of the motor ' car. Others who bave done likewise in- clude the doctors, the travelling salesmen, collectors, social workers, police officials, and on and on until practically every liner of endeavor is represented. etc To Stop Collisions. The tragic frequency ot. collisions | between automobiles and railway trains at railway crossings is being dealt with boldly by the Long Island Railway, which Ras initiated a strik- ing poster campaign showing the recklessness with which motorists ignore all danger signs, not only at their own risk, but often at the. cost of many other lives. "Jail Might Stop Then--We Can't,' is one particulgrly vivid picture showing a touring #uto with brilliant headlights dashing past a signal in front of a passenger train, Automobile associations all over the country are being appealed to in the hope that a concerted effort may be imade.to stop this reckless practice of speeding over grade crossings. Can- adian automobile associations might well take this lesson from the United States, as accidents of a similar nature in this country are by no means rare. A train moves faster than the motorist can calculate. An- other postor has the caption, "We Can't Stop the Horses," and shows a driver asleep with his team about to run through the gates. Not Far Wrong. "A-u-t-o-c-r-a-c-y," spelled Tommy, After a pause he pro- '"Auto- reading aloud. nounced it crazy." triumphantly, And he wonderéd why his father laughed.--Chicago Herald. isms | ment of fire resisting materials for decks of pessenger and excursion steam vessels. By allowing its occupants practical freedom and employing them at useful occupations a Prussian insane asylum effects about twenty per cent. of cures annually . A Wisconsin inventor has patent- ed skis with pivoted foot pieces, that send a wearer along over the snow or ice as he pressés his toes down against the runners. A submarine tender built for the Brazilian navy can admit an under- water boat into its hull and carry it or subject it to extreme water pres- sure to test it. GOOD DRIVERS NEEDED. Demand ' For Competent Chauffeurs a Still Great. E > = The demand for competent chauf- feurs continues unabated and.the av- erage price for the labor of these men is about the same as it has been for the last three years, according to Motor Print, which says:*A good driver gets on the average $120 a month for his work. There are men who get as low as $15 or $18 a'week, and others who are paid anywhere from $40 to $50 a week, but the average in the cities is néarer $30 a week. "Men who claim to know say that no owner can expect to pay less than $125 a month for a really good man, JA capable and industrious chauffeur can save a great deal of money for his employer. A man who is salaried {high enough to take a keen interest in his work will look out for things and will keep a car in such a condi- tion that expenses of running it are bound to be less. "It is not exactly reasonable, from the standpoint of the chauffeur, for an owner to expect to get an experi- enced driver and mechanic, the latter point being the more important, for anything less than $30 a week. "In New York some taxicab com- panies pay men a fixed salary by the week, and they eke this out with their tips.. One company, for in- stance, gives its men $17.50 a week, and the lucky ones with tips of $1.26 to $1.50 a day get more than $25 per week most of the time. There is a consistent and steady demand for honest and able men in the taxicab line. . The companies find a great deal of difficulty in getting enough honest men for the work." BIG SHORTAGE OF CARS. May Reach 100,000 by October 1st, : When Need is Greatest. An acute shortage of cars is fear- ed in many sections of the country, even though drastic steps are being taken to force people to hurry in loading and unloading freight cars. The ontlook is for a shortage, of from 265.000 to 50.000 cars by Sep- tember 1, and possibly above 100,- 000 cars shortage by the first of Oct, when the demand is heaviest. After months during which such a situa- tion faced them, railroads are just starting to buy cars on a larger scale. If the railroad strike situation is de- finitely settled, it is probable that buying of equipment will increase' greatly during the next few months. The first July earnings reports of railroads which have been publish ed nearly all show material increases over Julv, 1915, and ,most of them indicate larger earnings than ir July, 1914, the last month before the war. Probably half._the railroads in the country had far above average earn- ings that year. The large amount of Treight in sight for the next six months sugeests that the current fis- cal year willbe the best in railroad history unless there i¢ a big slack- ening in industrial activity before the end of 1916. It is believed, how- ever, that it would take at least a vear to measurably slacken up gene- ral business," owing to the present impetus in nearly all lines. An automatically operated trap- door that brings the gaps between passenger cars and station platforms on the same level has been adopted by an eastern railroad to prevent ac- cidents. : . The industry encouraged by the government, Tunis is now producing more than 10,000,000 gallons of olive oil in a year and expects in a few years more to double the am- ount. A New Jersey inventor's periscope of great range is featured by a hemi- spherical mirror to be hoisted on a' mast to reflect objects in all direc- | tions down through a series of len- Ses upon a screen. "Millions of Dollars Given-- Millions of Belgians = Yet Millions More Are Needed else has ever so roused the indignation and practical sympathy of the English-speaking world as the fate of Belgium. At the first call for help some of the leading busjness men of neutral United States organized the Belgian Relief Committee, arranging with the Bfitish Government to co-operate, and with the Germans to keep their hands off --and the work of feeding the starving Belgians began. If it is not oryfans all that has been done cannot the country from wholesale star- Fed-- are driven out. save * 'vation for two weeks | woman, child, family or fami -pot-done a plenty for " Relief stations. The i don't leave them to starve | If -~4 "Hf ) If you have been contributing to the Belgian Relief Fund, and so keupin Ig some ies alive, you have much yet, spare a little of your some of the hundreds who are daily forced to join the bread lines at the Relief Committée monthly appeal for éontributions sufficient to feed one, or better still, several Belgian families. ~ i a subscription weekly, monthly, or in one Jump sum to Local or or a Begin 1. Reef | fund

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