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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1920-7-22, Page 6System In Caring for Car. Taking care of the ear is one of Lhe most important --and most neglected -duties of the owner. Some things must be done every day or every time the car is taken out. Other things once a week, some once a month and some things every so many utiles. New the wise man will set down all these things in order and divide them tip, so much to be done each week of the month. In this way he avoids a long task in any week and insures that everything will be attended to at the proper time. Getting into this 'habit and then doing every- thing in the right way will make the task easy, if not pleasing. To start at the beginning—of the car, not work there is the radiator and the cooling system, which needs little care other than to see that there is enough water each time the ear is than to have a leaky top, taken out and renewed, if it boils away. pleasant when hoave e a leaky the Twice a year it needs a thorough particularly sudden and heavy summer downpour. If the cushions are of leather the same preparation is necessary. If top and cushions are of mohair there is a dif- result le at first imperceptible, in time the glossy surface is worn off. This is also true if the sponge has grit in it or !is harsh. It is not done in 0 minute, but remember that the constant drip of the water wears the rock away. Where the car picks up grease, road oil and asphalt, :principally under the mud guards and under the car, water will not remove them. A. rag dipped ,in kerosene will soften these things so that they will rub otY, but care must be taken to keep the rag thoroughly clean, otherwise it would be like using sandpaper on the enamel. Then the parts must be rubbed absolutely free of kerosene, otherwise it wouki at- tract dust. There are good preparations sold to use on the leather tops, and these Should be a part of the regular schedule. The top which is left un - cared for becomes dry and cracks easily, and there is nothing more un - cleaning. It is also necessary to see that the water circulates, for the sys- tem of engine cooling depends upon the thorough circulation of water ferent preparation to be used. through the engine Beep the fan through the radiator and then back D not use any preparations upon the paint or °name ed sur ace o car except upon the advice of an ex -al pert finisher. All sorts of things are! every time the car makes any con - advertised and some of them are good. etderable run. Every day when you! They should not be necessary on a new, come in is a good practice; the grease car and should not be required for, and oil are hot then and will come several months. Then usually a rag off readily. Gasoline or kerosene on and linseed nil will restore the polish, the rags will make it easy. Of course, unless the surface needs refinishing. there is the kerosene spray, which will, Of course, the surface oust be rub - remove every bit of greaa and dirt,+bed free of oil after polish:ng. but unless one has several cars this Not all of the things necessary ,in would hardly pay. The spray works currying the gas steed" have been with air pressure from an air pup., enumerated, but enough to suggest Fatly.: Should Watch for Leaks. methods. The principal thing is to e f f tit belt tight and free from grease. j The engine comes next. This should be rubbed clean of oil, grease or dust have a system and to follow u, doing Keep the spark plugs and brass. things in regular order throughout the parts free from corrosion, in wet month, so that at no time is the task weather, covering the brass with one a long and tiresome one. of the cleaning compositions, which you wipe off later. Watch for leaks about the gaskets. See that all wire terminals are tight, and if they he - come corroded loosen them one by one and clean both terminal and wire, re- placing them as cleaned, to make sure that they get back in the right place. Valves need to -be ground occasion- ally, but do not overdo it. Be sure that the valve pups are screwed down tight and do not leak. Also see that priming cups and relief cocks are tight, both where screwed into the cylinder and where the key turns to open and close the cock. With every car there is furnished a diagram of the wiring for ignition, lights and starter. One may very easily learn, by using' the d:a;•ram, to trace through each part of the system, where these is anything wrong; broken wires, loose terminals, corrosion at the terminals, grease or oil on the insula-�, tion make trouble, and looking after these th'ngs is a part of the regular care which the car should receive. Water should be placed ;n the ator-' age battery, according to instructions which conte with the battery, tied if it does not test "fully charged on re- turning from a fairly long trip, it will; be well to ask the battery service sta- tion whether the battery needs charg- ing or other attention. Lubrication is a part of the regular routine work. Read the rule for lubri- cation in the manufacturer's instruc- tion book and follow it implicitly. There are more than 100 bearings in a 'six -cylinder car, not including the springs and the places where there is only a slight motion. Every one of the bearings is ,important; while many are cared for automatically, others are forgotten, u: ually. Wa Misr Most Intpertant. James M. Cox Governor of Ohio and Democratic nominee for Presidency of the United States. Like the Republican nominee, W. G. Harding, he is a newspaper pro- rioter. A Clock -That Str'.1793 Thirteen. The Mil clock cn the turreted gate- way of Wersiey Hall, the Earl of Eiles- mere's ertat I near Manchester, Eng- land, 1s sa:id to be the only clock in England that strikes thirteen. When His Grace, the old Duke of Bridge- water, was master of Worsley Hall, ire was a strict disciplinarian and was greatly ann•tyrrd when the workmen employed nbct,the ft,ile11 to re: turn pro:met to their duties after the �Pac;lia the car is one of the Most noon hour. Le:i .letg ti+at the work- lutportant things of all, for up01r the men a la e' e:1d theinettahear by sly - Important that Uu; cc.cld net heat 111 cit manner :1t which ib is done will de- strike r.ne, he had the clock Cringed pend much of the. freeheess of appear.- to strikert t ici eta,t:gd 01 r1 011,1unce of the outeide paint. There is ,,as It has contla,lerl to do e_vot 910;5, nothing that beats clean tater and When tan new eetrence to lore ley Castile :;1131 for removing deet„ oil and 11x11 ,v ; 1111th, 111°. moo.1.5 : 13 , . rrig,In. grease Trent the painted stretnee.e. A al doe : xe.,rr. i.:c : . d 111 t1):7, :eat hose make° it very Comet ten Ir ere r,te, w91tc 1 ; 11 11,:11,r,t the will remontlar to use it walnut tug% e',ehs of L^gr:nl. prestcre, Water r should be newel rather ^,— rathet than showered 1 upor. the ,-,t„tori surfaces. It might seem fool:sin ,;u., "Sight—seeing in the weetern caneens where there is dust anon the car tare s f;.cila ttcd 6:7:1 -he use of flying 3110 - Rhw y Walt Mason The Modern Way. I do as Little as I ran, and mat 111e {highest pay; that's why I am an also ran, now that len bent and gray. L fooled along, year after year, at every job I'd touch: 1 always had a deadly fear that 1 would do too much. I've heard of men who Strive to give full value for their wage; such people are too good to live, and never reach old age. Stich people live ht story books, and tracts and sacred tales, aud many years have passed, gadsooks, since I have seen such males. Like other independent wights who swell the toiling throngs, I've always stood up for my rights, and whooped about cry wrongs. I've pawed around in noble rage, and shed all kinds of brine; the rights of those who paid my wage was no concern of mine. And now that I ani gray and bent I cannot find a place; employers wU1 not pay a cent -they do not like my face. They scorn me when, in woe arrayed, with work I'd get in touch; they've heard 1 always was afraid that I would do too much. Inland Fisheries of the Northwest The northern area of the prairie provinces with the numerous mighty lakes dotting its wide expanse, has of recent years jumped into prominence as a fish producing area. Remarkable strides were made, notably in the last year, and during the waiter, 1,050,000 pounds of white fish from Buffalo Lake was shipped to various paints in Can- ada and the United States, one single consignment of seven care for Winni- peg and Toronto accounting for 231,- 000 pounds. Middle Western cities of Canada and the United States are coming to look more and more to the lakes of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba for their supplies of fish, and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, even New York provide ready buyers for the province's inland fishery pro- ducts. The progress of the industry in the Northern territories is being duly recognized the summer by the establishment of a fish cannery on Lake Athabasca, a region yet beyond the fringe of any other phase of pro- gress. The three prairie provinces of Wes- tern Canada produce more than 53,- 000,000 worth cf fish per year. Of this substantial output, whitefish, the typical lake fish of the north, accounts for the greatest aggregate in pro- duction and revenue with 12,500,000 pounds given to the international food market. It is caught in Lakes 'Super- ior, Winnipeg, Athabasca, La Plonge, Lesser Slave, and a host of emaler waters scattered over the northern area. This territory is literally dot- ted with inland water bodies and strung with a network of rivers. On many of these, commercial fishing vice and transportation facilities to develop them. As a general rule, the larger lakes and those containing the coldest water have the hest fish, though there are some notable exceptions, and the pro- duct of the smaller lakes find as ready a market as that of the larger water bodies. Northern fish average from :11/2 to 3 hounds, though many are taken from 10 to 12 pounds. Operat- ing companies maintain their own fish- ing fleets and plants, but buy also from boat fishermen who hold licenses and who choose their own fishing grounds. Given good fishing, a com- pany take average catches of from 1,000 to 3,000 pounds per day. Ship- ment is made in refrigerator cars by freight in winter and express ,in sum- mer, and with proper cleaning and packing, the fish carry satisfactorily to either side of the continent. Chicago is the main distributing centre for the American trade, and takes the bulk of the export shipments. Though whitefish is the greatest factor of fish production in the north- ern territory, many other species con -i tribute largely to the commercial value of the northern lakes. Lake trout comes second in production and value, the fish often weighing from 30 to 50 pounds each. Pickerel and stur- geon are also important, whilst on the McKenzie river,- the herring and inecnnu, as yet only taken by Indians, hold great possibilities of development. Salmon and herring fisheries in the{ Arctic seas offer a virgin field to the. white fisherman, and the regions of 1-Iudson'e, Bay and the Barren Islands are rich in lake and river resources, concerns have been established, whilst' only awaiting exploitation with the ad - others offer the same almost limitless vance of modern progress and settle - possibilities, only waiting railway ser- ment. rel.!k,,1%,4 art se --- saag,g,s.:ee.ise +1 r:s .;� Axa* . i i1ANCE lin A QUANDARY water nutlet high its,? -rue t 1 aa,r chines. Tour.sts pct topointe 'that aro"Whet shall I e1o' If 1 deetroy himLe ::ill never pay me, anti if I let the grit over the palm, end, White the '''''-1221%%'8e in;lrt<ee ;; ., him 1311 ho will finally 1r .511oy' sae," '"lam'” -w" _ 6 i tECx1LA..R FELLERS"—By Gene Byrrleu es - jsiM�1l12.,911,'141 �fJitC�^1 .st.£'d V. "rd rail. Nate -Mot,0Et'L...? S (N1 5©Me. 'l"glN&s OFA TI -IF_ F.TTct \ or Nei' PP+t 4T5 -Trac.`( see”, alb hie- ON 't tkr0 iR- eJ I M Mw, Dardanelles to he ' orev'i r Open to World Conunerze The Dardanelles is to have a email international fore() td Allied troops and Constantinople a similar garrison to guarantee free pm:sage to the ships of all nations through the straits and the Sea of b'larmora, press despatches state. Mention of the Dardanelles conjures before our mind the story of a tierce and tragic fight In 1910 and 1911 and a history which trails back Into dim mythological Hines, when Leander sWam across its llr'ee.nuarter•ntlle width at A.bydos every might to tell the "same old 'story" to Hero, who hung her light out to inform hint ehe wanted to hear it. Lord Byron, not to be outdone as a swimmer by his amorous predecessor, "did" the Hellespont in 1810. Though it was regarded as rattier a prodigious feat when these two accomplished it, many modern athletes could don their trunks tad visit their lady loves and regard the effort as a part of their training to keep physically fit. Xerxes, in 4110 13.1?, lashed boats to- gether as a bridgeway, which Iierod°. tus tells us groaned for seven days and nights during the unloading of Asiatics en the soil of Europe. Alex- ander the Great, about 100 years later, tried out the thrill of Xerxes by lead- ing his Macedonians into Asia. The approach by which tourists en- ter Constantinople may well be liken- ed to the entrance to n dwelling house —the Dardanelles being the outside or storm door, the Sea of Marmara the vestibula and the Ilesporne the Inner door, This Wien dear is commanded by the Dardanelles Cantles, built by biollant• mad 11. In 1170, One fort is on the European side and one an'tho Asiatic. Many guhle-hnoke published before 1914 carried this 01ni11otla and pro- phetic sentence: "Tho castles on bath sides have been lately restored and armed with Krupp guns." According to the treaty of July, 1841, and the Paris peace of 18556, no foreign shtp- uf•war was allowed 10 enter 111e strait without the permission of 'Turkey and merchant vessels only daring the day. time. On the Asiatic 11110 a short distance from the fort lies tete town of Dard• anelles, uvhlr•h was waned for Darden - us, the tnylhologleal anceelor of the Trojan kluge, Aeneas, and hence at the llemaii people. 'J'hle clty of 15,- 000 5;000 113110111110te, situated prottil,' on a fertile stretch of land, le the point from which most of theexcursionists start for 15, plains of Tray, a short distance beyond. Hero, too, ships must stop to show their paper's, Across on the eluropean side is 0101119011, or e•hecnti'ul town." It was the first Hemmen town to be cap- tured by the 'furkl Ju 1307. Superbly located on tho steep projecting coast of the Gallipoli Pc ninsuls, it com- mands a view of the Asiatic 81110.e -the Plains of Troy and the broken 'W- hine of Mount Ida. On this narrow peninsula, in April, 1915, Allied forces were landed in an attempt to capture the Dardanelles. Shaving Babes in China. A month after a child's birth In China its parents give what is called the "shaving feast." On this eventful occasion the barber comes and shaves off all of its hair except a small tuft on the forepart of the head. At length when the little one is old enough to play with toys the fond parents place before it on a table a sword, a book, a pen, medicine, need - leo, boats, etc., and allow it to take np whatever appeals to it most. The idea Is that the youngster's choice be- tokens the occupation or business it will follow when it grows to maturity; if it chooses a pen the supposition is that it will be a scholar; if a sword, it will be a soldier and so on. If the child at any time becomes gravely ill its mother hastens to the temple and solemnly promises the gods to consecrate its life to their service, It they will intervene to save its life. Thus it often happens that Young Chinese become monks very much against their will. The child's first birthday is made the occasion of great festivities. Of- ten great quantities; of "mien"--nood- les—are prepared and sent about to all the relatives and friends. Succeeding birthdays are scarcely noticed until the tenth. Then a great celebration is held. Prince Henry is a keen athlete, probably the most athletic of King George's sons, and tis particularly interested in running and rowing, Mrs. Arthur Rogers of Winnipeg, who has the honor c£ be- ing the first woman to be elected to the legislature in the history of the province of Manitoba, Influence. We scatter seeds with careless hand, And dream we neer shall ace them more; But for a thousond years Their fruit appears; In weeds that mar the land or healthful store. —Keble. me Big Things. in Canada Cancida Poesesses the Largest Pulpwood Resources of Any Country in the World. Canada has the largest bascule or one-way lift -bridge in the world at Fort William. Canada has the largest fish hatchery in America at Port Arthur; capacity 90,000,000 eggs, Canada has the largest grain mills in British Empire. - Canada has the world's highest lift - lock at Petcrboro. Canada has the largest buffalo herd (over 4,000), and the l.r„rat elk herd (0,000-8,000) in the world. 'Canada has the richest -nickel and asbestos mines in the world, C.aneda has the lsneest bridge span of its kind in the world at Quebec. Montreal harbor has the largest grain conveying system an the world, Canada has the most extensive sea fisheries in the :world, Ontario's Hydro -Electric Power transmission lane is one of the longest in the world, Ontario's Hydro -public ownership Niagara Falls has the largest step - is, as a hundred million dollar props- up transforming station in the world. old structure .will be fragment in its -- userw-x-•-,m.srm�..<a.,vsns.x hatm^ie slate. There 1:; something nilont the solid, black beild,'ng, for nearly three cen- turies lying close to the ;;round,-whi::h is typical of the sound conservatilnt of the 161161ish people, their ln>navty and the tenacity with which they have bolt up -and protecte;i the interests of the country. It Could be di&i,ult,in- deed, far even tho meet at -,fully de- signed in.cder.IJ etrillteee to convey the int'i3tesaiioit of I ngiand e pe'.'maneney (tlid stability as does the .famous ell Bank of England, sition, the largest public ownership scheme in the world. Canada has one of the highest tides in the world -591/a feet—in Noel Bay, Bay of Fundy, Canada possesses the largest pulp- wood resources of any country in the world. Canada has one of the thiiekest known coal seams in the world -47 feet—at Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada has the largest combination elevator in theworldat Port Arthur; capacity, nearly 10,000,000 bushels, Toronto's Industrial Exhibition is l argest in world, based on attendance of aver a million, receipts and area, C. P, 11. clam at. Ba •,non, Alta,, is the largest individual project of its kind en the continent, Canada's new dry-dock at 'St. John, N.B., will be the largest in the world, Canada has the scconel largest tele- scope, at Victoria, B.C. SUGAR BEET GROW- ING IN CANADA CAN BE CULTIVATED IN NEARLY ALL PARTS. . , Ct.nadian Farmer is Assured of Goo.{ Prices For Some Years to Come. The question of sugar beet growing in Canada 1.3 of particular interest at the present time, with the ever -rising roe of ;hs relined product and the periodical uncertainty of aupPly; aad 'it is consoling to learn of the increased acreage in the beet growing districts of Canada which will this year be de- voted to this crop. Europe was, of course, the great sugar beet producer of bhe world, and in addition to the small plots of the vegetable to be found on every shall French, Belgian, and German farm, the bigger estates devoted huge areas exclusively to this production. Now, besides the ruhiecl fields and general upheaval of conditions these continent- al countries are faced with, there aro other conditions, .including the parcell- ing up of many of the larger estates, which tend towards lower productivity for some time to conte. Thera is no doubt but that malty years will elapse before Europe achieves her pre-war figures in beet production, and the Canadian farmer growing sugar beets, besides performing a valuable work, is assured of good prices for some rima to conte. First Sugar Beet Cultivation. The first record in Canada of the growing of sugar beets for factory purposes, according to government figures, was in the Province of Quebec in 1881. During the next decade, three sugar factories were erected in that province, at Coat:cooke, Berthier, and Farnham. These closed down after two seasons, and it was not until 1901 that the cultivation of the beet was revived sufficiently to warrant the opening of plants. In that year, four opened up at Wallaceburg, Dres- den, Wiarton, and Kitchener. In the year 1903, a plant was erected at Raymond, Alta. The plants at Dres- den and Wiartan ceased to operate very shortly, and the one at Kitchener eventually came into the hands of the Dominion Sugar Company, Lhnited. The plant at Raymond closed down at the outbreak of the war. Successfully Grown In Canada. Sugar heels can • be successfully grown in almost every part of Canada. Tests made with beets grown under irnigation from five different kinds of seed at Lethbridge, Alta., showed a yield of 1710, 161a, 151.1, and 9% tons per acne, with a sugar percentage of 15:84, 19.42, 17.85, and 19.25 2u- respect- ively. In British Columbia, the sail of certain districts appears to be ad- mirably adapted to this culture, and a large acreage is being put in this year in var;ous districts. Tn Quebec whilst grown extensively, they are used almost exclusively for feed and not much effort has been put forth on commercial production. In Saskat- chewan and Manitoba, they have bean grown successfully, but little has been sold for sugar purposes. In Ontario in 1919, 19,000 acres were sown to sugar beets as compared with 18,000 .in 1918. The total yield from this acreage was 178,000 tone, er about 91/.r tons per acre, worth 51,780 000. In 1918, a total of 204.017 tons of beets was used throughout the Do- minion in the manufacture of sugar, the -cost at the works being 11,503,715 or 512,22 per ton. New Bank of England. Progress is the keynote of the age. Even the ancient Bank of England is to be rebel% enlarged and adapted to meet the needs of modern fivanc•ial trensect:0ns. Thio ancient institution wes est tbe, Hebert fol 1691, and is the etci st not tional bank in Europe. The c_ntr=ri part of the main building vas cacti l in 17113, but the outer part, 'whish is the pori on now visible from the streets, dates from 1785. Since the building sura ;i,s ova, some four acres of the meat v1111101)1.0 real estate In London, it is pt'obnblo that the contemplated ii-aprovmn:nte will tend toward height rather than to spreading out mere teritory,.b•it It 6'r,•.a,er r YCanada's inunigiation. tables revert over 50 nationalities, Fewer people would ask aclvic0 i1 they were compelled to take the advi:,e they receive. {'ens 0 thousands of CTr earn hel- rtiets Eltatli d sicumulated at a dump for captured war material in England have been put to `luso in paving a street. The htsllttets were laid close together by liana and a tractor tvas driven nveo them attack and forth until all were firmly imbedded. The result is like a eobblestono pavement.