PAGE SIXTEEN (---- - THEY REQUIRE DUE CARE PROPER CLEANING OF THE CAR NO SIMPLE MATTER. Work if Done Correctly Requires Time and Attention to Details Automobiles Should Always: be Rubbed Dry After a Washing, The proper claning of a motor car is one of the most important things connected with its ownership, and the longevity of the machine depends to.a great extent upon the manner in which the cleaning is done, Dirt is the natural enemy of all machinery. It is also the destroyer of fine, polished surfaces. Your oar is composed of both. Keep them clean and you will extend their per- fods of service, according to a wri- ter in Motor Print. There are several kinds of dirt for motor owner to cope with. The most obvious of these are mud, dust, and blackened grease. Owing to the sen- sible way in which makers of motors protect and house the vitals of their products, it is seldom that mud and dust accumulate upon these parts. These two gloomy twins put their deadliest work on the body and run- ning gear of the car. They devour paint, enamel, and varnish, Luckily, however, it is simple to remove them --if you do it right. There are two ways of removing dust and mud. One, the commoner method, is to use water, The other, which is newer and probably better, is to stray the dirty surface with a special prepartion which softens the accumulations of dirt and is then wiped off with cheesecloth, taking the dirt with it. If you use water, be sure to use it plentifully, especially when your car is caked with mud. Any attempt to remove mud before it is thoroughly saturated will damage the finish of your car. Take your hose and start at the bottom, working up. It this way you will clean the running gear --~usually the muddiest parts--first, and by working up you will avoid splashfhg muddy water on an already cleaned body. Working with water, you will need a good sponge, Roch Island deep water sheep's wool sponges are the best, and well worth their somewhat high price, Keep your sponge well saturated with clean water. You can do this by having a hose in your left hand, playing a gntle steam on the sponge all the time, Start sponging from the top downward, working along the mudguards. When all the mud or dust is removed, give your car a second quick rinse over with the hose, and if possible, a new sponge, . Wipe Car Dry, It is important that you do not allow the water to dry off naturally on the bodywork, # you lgt this happen, your car will soon begin to look like a leopard. As soon as you of chamois, and est point, follc ; the path of the sponge; dry up all the moisture on the panels. If your engine is hot when you begin the drying process, start with tt! 1wod to prevent the heat from drying it. Some men pre- fer cheesecloth rags to chamois for polishing and cleaning. These are good, but must be absolutely clean. Advocates of the stray system of caning motor cars declare that by its use the dangers resulting from a wholesale d ze of water are avoid- ed, and / th their liquor prepama- tios act as a preservative of the var- nish .and enamel, which water dogs not. The spray method is a grefit deal more convenient and simple, All you have to do is to spray the chr thoroughly and then wipe it wigh. cheesecloth. NM For all mechanical parts of the ear garage men and chauffeurs are now using almost universally a keroseme or gasoline blower in place of the old, impractical cloth. The blower is simply a nozzle attached to two rab- ber tubes. One of these tubes is at- tached to an air pump (hand or rpo- tor) or a compressed air tank. The other is placed in a can of kero- sene. By turning on the air pres- sure the nozzle is made to throw a strong jet of kerosene into all those narrow corners and crevices which are usudyly so hard to feach. There are several types of this blower, most of them costing in the neighborhood of $2. Caring for Brass. Brass and nickel fittings, which are supposed to be decorative, but which are usually far from it by reason of neglect, should be polished regularly with chamois and one of the many preparations now on the market. You should remember in applying these preparations, that they are intended for metal only---and that they are liable to injure varal\ ry woll- work. The upholstery of your car should be brushed dally with a good stiff whisk broom, and when feasible a vacuum cleaner should be run over it and down into §e cushions, which have a way of absorbing quantities of dust. Wipe the leather rain top with a damp cloth, but be sure to dry it thoroughly afterward before folding it down again, for if evefi-the slight- est bit of moisture remain on, you will find it covered with a mildew beard, whem next. you put it up. Cloth tops, of mohair and the many compositions, should be thoroughly brushed and occisionally beaten. The windows may be. treated just, as or- dinary house windows are. Slip covers which if not kept clean look worse than old upholstery, should receive your frequent and earnest attention. Remove spots on them with gasoline and beat them from time to time, or treat them to a vacuum cleaning, and they will add to the appearance of your car. Neglect them and they will detract from it. tar'ing-at the high- cleaning have found it convenient to do only the conspicuous parts, such as hood, body, and the tops of the mudguards, leaving the wheels and invisible parts to be attended to on gala occasions by a regular garage man. If you do this, it is well to remember that the rules applying to thorough cleaning also apply to par- tial ones. Do not allow any water to dry ndturally, and do not touch the body with greasy rags. Be care- ful also to dry the springs after each washing. Water left on them will rust the leaves. bay | Helpful Hints For Motorists. Although rarely done, it is better to strain lubricating. oil before it is put into the tank or reservoir, not only to prevent the: clogging of oil duets, and to eliminate the possibility of abrasive action dwe to foreign sub- stances, but also to prevent foreign matter from getting into the pump. Such matter may cause the pump io stick and some part to become brok- en. A scraping neise sometimes ean be traced to a valve spring which has become misplaced and is rubbing against the plate which incloses the valve mechanism. To eliminate this requires either the fitting of a new spring or the re-shaping of the old spring €o that contact with the cover plate is avoided. A snpgll leak in a gasoline feed pipe may not be noticed, especially in summer, when gasoline evaporates quite rapidly. This may not be the only reason for small mileage peh gallon of fuel used, but it may be a dangerous source of fire. Brake cable wire should be fre- quently inspected. If a single strand becomes broken the rest will give away very quickly. Especially is this true at points where the cable passes through or around a sheave. A faulty set of piston rings in one cylinder will cause a motor to run irregularly. All the cylinders €hould have equal compress One weak cylinder will cause a disagreeable pound which is not only annoying to the driver, but injurious to the whole mechanism. \ Fact v. Fancy. A good story is being told of a re- ply given by a student to a question set in an examination paper: "If twenty men reap a field in eight hours," ran the question, "how long will it take fifteen men to reap the same field?" The student thoughp long and care- fully before setting n the answer, and when he handed in his paper this is what the examiner read: "THe field having "already been THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1917. - -- service. Dry the Springs. have finished washing, take a piece Some owners who do their own reaped by the twenty men, could not be reaped by the fifteen." a | < The only car RARE EE A A EE A AR RE A AE VE AE AR A VARY A AR AVATAR A Y LY LT ART ee ere ARAN IY WY en ------ACA AA EE ------ . RE EAR AAR a [ARQ G5) FALE IE HEVROLET GE NEW SERIES in Canada selling at less than with, Electric Starting and Lighting System, TN, NY VT ANA I VY I LAN AN" mn $700- equipped AA A A A A YS LAAN YL hn ---------------- LF 4 YW pre---------- A ---- First of all, of course, you want to get the very best car obtainable. But it is also as important that you get a car backed up by the right kind of dealer There is certain to be more or less attention needed in time--accidents may occur --and when such things do happen you want to know that your car will not be put out of use for any length of time. No matter how good your car may be-- --y ou supply of replacement parts on hand at all times. Also any part that we might not have may be se- cured by us from the Max- well Motor Company within twenty-four hours. This Service makes sure gives you the perfect satis- faction it is capable of giv- about your finding the Maxwell as remarkable in well. J. W. MARTIN, Local Agent 110 Clergy Street. F. 0. B. WINDSOR must have Good Service! We keep an adequate performance as thousands of other owners are report- ing. A good car--we believe the very best in the light car field--backed by Good Service -- these are worth while reasons why you should consider the Max- that your Maxwell Car well Car before you buy. We are also prepared to ing. It removes any doubt . take care of owners of former models of the Max- Trenchés as Health Resorts. Philadelphia Ledger. If the war goes on much longer, no doubt the trenches will be listed among the favored health resorts. Lord Northcliffe comes back from his month's visit to the front with the report that the annual death rate among ® army--the "natural" death rate of course--is but three per 'thousand. The average death rate for the United States is about fourteen per thousand. The infer- ence is that if one is strong enough to stand it the incessant outdoor life conduces to longevity. Punch's description of the gardener writing home"tw his old employer is not far from the truth, for men as well as for vegetation. The gardener tells what the fine soil it is for roses, and wishes the missus might come there to see for herself how well the flow- ers grow, Medical science is able to render the reason for the diminish- ing mortality. Smallpox, typhoid, typhus and other maladies are mak- ing their last stand against war doe- tors and surgeons with systematic inoculation. ; Where the Money's Gone. New York Herald That old lisle thread savings bank where the modern woman used to stow her' money has seen good ser- vies, but it has been susperseded by a k carry all which she 'wears doubly strapped = around her knee. Anything from a 'roll of bills, a poe- ketful of change, a powder' box and puff, to a chiffon "nightie" can be tucked into the convenient little ar- ticle /which is held securely around the leg, just below the knee, by two frilled silken garters, | It's a pretty little thing, too, with its larger pocket of pale blue satin to match the ruffled garters, and lined with white, and snapped down firmly with pearl fastemers, and a If B elgium Were "Next-Door" To . Canada ~if the heavily-charged electric wires, that the people into a workless and almost foodless lund, ray g our frontier : --if instead of reading of Belgian sufferings heard the pitiful tales from the lips of escaped victims ~if we could see the long and hungry bread-lines of people as intelligent and once as prosperous and comfortable as ourselves --if we could watch the thousands of emaciated children who are fed at the schools by the Belgian Relief i--if what they are enduring, and their desperate need, were clear and vivid to us, ited of ni ad overseas --then the great hearts of Canadians vould be moved, and there would be zo trouble in raising several times our present contributions to the Belgian Relief Fund. Can we bring the urgent need of the h Belgia wig ad ee nek he bunery Belgian YOUR active sympathy for those whose very lives 'one aap dum ta Local of Proves ial Committees, Smuthiy ot in SEND CHEQUES PAYABLE TO TREASURER 89 St. Deter Street, Monéreal. a The Greatest Relief Work in History. 3 wa | ER a sa a | Farms for Sale We make a specialty of selling farm properties and have at present a large number of farms for sale. - Weather Footwear! Keep your feet warm and dry. Wear | The gospel of helpfulness is Sood additional ereed.