PAGE TWELVE TIRES ARE" NOT HARMED BY WATER, IN {CONTRARY. Humidity in: Atmosphere is Destrue- tive, Especially to Fabric. Moisture Works Between Layers. Now and then in the course of an automobile trip a car has fo pass through a stream, and the question is sometimes discussed whether the action of the water is harmful to the tires, The same question arises when & car is out in a heavy rain. A well known tire company answers the question by stating that the ef. fect of such a wetting is p tically nothing at all, either for damage or improvement. At any rate the 'effect on tire is not harmful. The two chief . constituents of a tire are rub- ber and cotton, both vegetable sub- stances, and as a rule water does not injure vegetable matter. As illus- trative of this point, there is the old but true story of the farmer who, when one of his rubber boots fell into a well, placed the other on a shelf in B closet, Twelye years later, when On Partridge Tires. FACT ON THE. s cleaned, the lost boot in excellent condition, he shelf had fallen y through a brook 're- ng a tire the effect would be d dly beneficial, but a mick dash through the water has lit- tle effect on the heated air within the tire, and consequently the tem- fetature chang ath is neglig Water it harm to t of air and 1» If runnir sulted in c apparently does no mit the combination ire commonly known as humidity 'y destructive, espee« jally in o ry fabric tires. The moist air works in between the layers of fabric and rots them out, sometimes even before the tires leave the dealers' storercom. Cord tires stand humidity better. WHY AN OVERHEATED ENGINE WILL KNOCK When an engine becomes overheat- ed it usually begins to knock, and the sudden commencement of such noises i§ often the first sign thit the cooling System is not doing its duty, perhaps from lack of water. Iagufficient cool- ing results in the cylifiders and pis- all your trips in cese of emergency carry + Partridge Tires never leave you stuck on the Foad--they ie dependable and finish those long trips that other tires fuil to make. "EDWIN CHOWN & Son, * Tiuteilm enw evelop in DRY our car. Other repairs such as engines and machinery. - OXY-ACETYLENE CUTTING AND WELDIN Dass Dry Duck Company East End of Wellington St., Kingston » ors * UTI TUOOOUOUY Automobile Owners Attention ! Why worry about the many troubles that Just Bring it to DAVIS OCK COMPANY and have their mechanics do the necessary work to make things right. WE CAN DO IT. : OXY-ACETYLENE CARBON Four Cylinders .............. Six Cylinders . . . . .. EightCylinders ... ......... TwelveCylinders . . . ........ ... BURNER .. $2.50 oe $3.50 . .$4.50 . $6.00 motor boats, gasoline Eta ser "8 in the tire after its] th fons reaching dangerously high tem- peratures, and as the only way that heat can escape from the pistons is through thé eylinder walls, when the former become very hot there is so little conduction of heat from the pis- tons that the center of their heads, es- pecially becomes hot enough to fire the charges while they are being com- pressed upon the up stroke and before € spark occurs. The portion of the head around the exhaust valve also may become hot enough to cause pre- ignition, en the premature firing does occur the explosion pressure tends to stop the piston while it is coming up, and to reverse the direction of thes engine's rotation. ' These sudden and powerful reversals of force act as ammer blows upbn the moving parts, causing the knocking sounds. Even though pre-ignition may not actually occur, the combustion temperatures in a hot cylinder may become: suffiei- ently high to cause sudden abnormal pressure waves during the explosion, the occurrence of which results in "pinking" noises in the moving parts. The supposition' is that there is constantly a film of oil between each bearing and the shaft or pin which runs in it. So long as this oil film is maintained, the metallic surfaces; do not touch and the oil films between parts act as buffers to cushion blows acting there, just as a piece of rub- ber deadens the shock and noise when it intervenes between a hammer and a hard object. Extreme pressures such as those caused by pre-ignition, squeeze out the oil and let the parts batter one another uncushioned. Overheated oil becomes very thin and squeezes out of bearings very readily and the tendency for a hot {engine to knock is immensely increas- ed by the light, watery consistency of its lubricant. Oil is useful not only to prevent heat and wear but to reduce noise. When oil gets into this over- fluid condition the result is similar to that of a lack of oil or no oil at all snd thus it is that the sign of an overheated engine is that of an un- lubricated one--knocking. STUCK? HERE'S A WAY TO ESCAPE PESTEROUS MUD Just remembering that the slower a wheel turns the more traction it has will enable many motorists to avoid the terrors of a self-dug grave when stuck in mud or sand. Nine owners out of ten, when stuck in the mud, will put their cars in low gear and then race their engines for dear life, shortening the life of both tire and motor. With the wheels go- ing at such a pace it is impossible to get any traction, even if straw or twigs are placed beneath the treads; and tire chains will be slipped around idly. The effect is usually to dig a deep hole and increase the difficulty. The correct way is to pack cloth or twigs below the wheels, use long gear and only speed the motor sufficiently to take the clutch without stalling, Above all things, don't race the en- gine, To Make Finish Enduring All japanned bodies get dull in a painfully short time after they go into actual 'service, and this is true of some rather high-priced cars. It is a plan when a car is new and before it has lost its first bloom to take it to a good carriage builder and have him give it a coat of high-grade coach varnish. : Give him plenty of time to let it dry. This will preserve the lustre for much longer than it would ordinarily last. Summer Lubrication. Heat thins the body of lubricating oil, and in many trucks it is advisable to use a heavier oil in summer than in winter. In cases where trouble with lubrication in hot weather persists the substitution of a heavier ofl may be the solution, The truck driver should be warned not to race the engine with. the heavier oil until it has a chance to warm up. The Radiator. - During hot weather the truck radi ator should be filled as full as possible a co wy. Tint, et. be to get ¢ or slip down in the radiator. In filling the radia- tor absolutely clean water must be used, and if there is any doubt about water, when it is available, is best for the radiator, . Importance i ling du m of ate cool r- ing Bot weather ---- it important that the fan be kept functioning pro- perly. It should rigorously cleaned generously greased, and the driver should know that it is turn- ing freely all the time, - Answering & fool according to his own folly but idds to the foolishness #1 the world. Newest Notes Of Science i 5 Greenland's largest settlement has a population of 18ss than 800. A gas heater keeps the water in a new ing machine at the tempera- ture desired, A In parison to area Norway has the sm pean count. y, There are flowers that have white and yellow. over a desert. gal apparatus has been in- vented fo remove most of the water contained in compressed air. Expériments are being carried on in Siberia to determine if Bugar-beets can be grown profitably. ; Reinforced protectors that feature a new swimming 'cap for women keep water out of a wearer's ears. Official statistics estimate the num. ber of horses in Cuba at 560,000 and of mules at about 60,000, . A Solored card Yas been patented or tes milk by comparing its color it ar shown on the card. A Japanese mining college will es- tablish the first course in petroleum engineering in that country. A new tire pump to be fitted to automobiles has hut three movin pasta, valves and springs being omit- The British Society of Glass Tech- nology will establish centres for scien- tific research for the industry. Five hundred photographs a. see- ond is the possible speed of a camera invented for scientific experimenting, Natives of Trinidad encourage the presence of gigantic spiders in their omes because they devour roaches. For protecting workers eyes from strong light a woman has invented shades mounted on frames like spec- tacles. The value of the gold produced in New South Wales to the close of 1918 is estimated in excess of $303,500,000. The cane seat of a recently pat- ented chair is continued down and around the legs to form a receptacle for a hat. : A pocketbook for handkerchiefs with a lining that can be removed and washed has been invented by a Euro- pean nurse. An upholstered armchair that ean be extended to form a full size single bed has been designed for apartment dwellers. A punch made like a hammer has been patented by a Cuban inventor for making holes in cocoanuts to extract the milk, Michigan led the states in the pro- duction of salt last year, closely fol- | lowed by New York and with Ohio in third place. An English inventor has patented a vest with lapels that are turned up and buttoned to form a throat and chest protector. To 'afford a small amount of light in a bedroom 'an -incandeseent lamp has been invented with a voltage re- ducer at its base, A Swedish government board is planning to establish a car ferry ser- { vice between Gotebord and a British | port, probably Hull. One pound of sisal is required to make 500 feet of binding twine while 650 feet can be obtained from a pound of Manila fibre. The British and Australian govern- ments will co-operate in search for petroleum where it is believed to exist in New Guinea. A double lobp keyring has been pat- ented for holding two bunches of keys | which are separated by a plate that locks it together. Apparatus invented by a Chicago man is claimed to reduce the alcohol content of beverages, preferably beer, without affecting their flavor. Rubber artificial eyes invented in ce are said to have other advan- tages in addition to being more com- | fortable to wear than glass ones. For irrigating Jinnts a Texan has patented a mach 'which congeals water into icicles and thrusts them in- 30 the ground, where they = slowly melt. A single davit which launches a boat from a ship with a sling and automatically releases it as it reaches the water has been invented by an 1it, the water should be strained. Rain Engli: Two Swedish engineers have in- vented a telautograph that can be on either a short or long circuit without Bdjustment or even on a telephone line. : - For use on Jublie stairways, i su steps, etc, a non-slipping tread tee. invented, consi of a steel plate With strips of lead set into € els. Of British invention door. for res permitting tradesmen to deliver goods. inside the outer one, it being i S un- lock both at the same time. v -_ Ss est population of any Euro- 782 varieties of Arctic! but two colors, | An Egyptian railroad has a 45-mile | tretch op perfectly straight track | THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG CHINA ON SHANTUNG. | | Dislike Being Made Victim of Jap. } ~~ anese Imperialists, | | Chinese sentiment in regard to the | Bhantung controversy with Japan is janalysed in a Paris despatch to the Nation. We readi-- | "The echoes of the passionate and sometimes even savage protests of the Chifiese 'of four continents | against the treaty provision giving | Shantung to Japan are pouring hourly over the cables to the Chinese | delegation in Paris. A mass meeting of 35.000 in Tsinan threatens with a traitor's death any delegate who | agrees to the terms. From another | | ¢ity comes the report of a meeting { attended by 100,000 persons who j aie the uncompromising rejection {of the treaty unless the decision is | reversed. The Chinese People's For- | eign Relations Society, with more { than 1,000,000 members, appeals to | the peoples of the allied countries to | support: China, adding: 'We cannot | put our seal to an enactment doom-~ | ing ourselves, even if the govern- | ments of the powers wish a return | to pre-war conditions.' Educational, | agricultural and" religious associa | Hons representing from twenty to { thirty millions of people, provincial { legislatures, mission schools, cham. | 'bers of commerce, universities, mer- | chants and Chinese groups in the { United States, the Philippines, Peru, | Mexico, Great Britain and France urge that China refuse to sign the treaty, The International Socialist Commission appointed at Berne in February 'denounced the Shantung { settlement as an 'open recognition { of the right of conquest.' | "The Chinese people are not only astounded, but deeply mortified, by | the action of the council of three | regarding Shantung,' said V. K. Well- ington Koo, formerly Chinese Am- | -bassador to the United States, and | now one of China's delegates to the | Peace Conference. 'The action of the ! 4,000 Peking students who stormed the home of the Chinese Ambassador to Tokio and assaulted him is prob- ably typical of the intensity of the feeling throughout China. We hard- ly expected ideal or perfect justice In the settlément, even though it were based on the principles pre- viously declared. The prevailing view In China, however, is that if Fiume offered a case for a firm stand, so much the more does Shantung, whose fate affects a population a thousand times as great and whose disposition Presents no problem of nationality, | since the province.has always been | purely Chinese, and the only Jap- | anése claim is that of conquest. 1) do not see how the Chinede déle- | gates can accept the decidion rens | dered by the council of three with- | out doing violence to the will of the | { Chinese people. Every effort to modi- i { fy the decision will be made before | the final step is taken.' -------------- Origin of Barbers' Colored Pole. In ancient times barbers perform- ed minor operations in surgery. { when bleeding was customary, it was { to the barber that the. patient went to be bled. "To assist this operation, it 'being necessary for the patient to Erasp a staff, a stick or pole was al- ways kept by the barber-surgeon, to- gether with the fillet or bandaging he used for tying the patient's arm. When the pole was not in use, the tape was tied to it, so that they might be both together when wanted, and in this state pole and tape were hung at the door as a sign, At length, 'instead of hanging out the identical pole used in the operation, Wm pole was painted with stripes | round it in imitation of the real pole and bandage, and thus came the sign." Brewer says ("Dictionary of Phrase and Fable") that the gilt knob at the end of the polé repre- sents '"'a brass basin, which is some- times agtually suspended on the pole. The basin has a notch in it to fit the throat, and was used for lathering The pole represents the staff held by | persons in venesection, and the two | sent the two bandages, one for twist- i | Ing round the arm previous to blood- { letting and the other for binding." | -------------------------- It Was This Way-y The business of any lacrosse expert | is to explain away the defeats of the home team. Apparently the same formula may be applied to war writ- ing. it is inefficient, inadequate and gen- erally unprepared for a specific oc- casion. Neither did Germany. By no means. The hole team loses because ' Some one un dly tosses pon key wrench into its vitals, the i Along come Gen. Friederich A. J. Yon Bernhardi to explain that the reason Germany lost was because the Kaiser didn't begin battiing soon enough. He temporized with" both Russia and Great Britain when he could have hit them on the chin, says ¥bn Bernhardi. 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