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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1929-03-07, Page 6Driving :Care Given New Car Adds to Life 1Lubricatiol•1 is One of Most important of All Factors Many Points to Watch Patient Motorist is Well Re= paid for Slow Tactics for First 500 Miles A friend of mine bought a new car the other day and started out on a plieitly. They are necessary, they are SOO-mile trip., 'Of Bourse, he could there for a good reason. This 'matter' of breaking in a car requires•a little thought, a little con- sideration and actions But it is, really lI' not very hard. If we weren't; in the habit of being in such a hurry always, used to riding fast, making distances w• ithin _comparatively short time; we', would not feel so impatient about hug- ging the road at twen`y brtwenty-five miles an hour. For a person who is just beginning to drive it probably snakes no difference, he would drive he would have the worst Tart. 'of the slowly, anyway. But' for the person engine: breaking -in -process over the who is an expert driver it may lie a isms, lay of his ownership ef'the car. little tiresome, unless•he'.is happy to He wished hi.; destination was 1,000 take time to -know his car, to get the miles away instead of'300.iiiiles. Then feel ef;:it, to;malco it respond to his the adjustment 'could be' completed in touch and desire, as was my friend. the earliest possible time. 'Ho pias The new owner will find it a' pleasure, also of the opinion' that the steady too, if, iilte•my friend, be picks a love= runttingof theengine hour after hour ly highway and settles down to enjoy was the beat.evay:to break it in, the passing scenery and familiarize ENJOYMENT OF CAR himself with: the landscape. every possible precaution is taken toi insure thorough lubrication ' An automobile is also like a piece of furniture in that it needs tohave its exterior polished and;elesned oaleei in a while, , The introduction of the; lacquer finishes makes it quite 'a simple matter.' To keep the car weld washed and, polished should be a. maty{ ter of pride to the owner, If _tide is begun promptly and kept up, the oar ,can be made to keep its new look much longer than if, continually covered with dust and grime. .;With each new car there 'comes a book of directionsfrom ,tho'manufac- turers, telling how to break in a car. It is well to follow these directions ex - not drive the ' machine faster than from 'twenty -live' to thirty miles an hour without taking a chance on in- juring the motor. Yet he seemed per- fectly.satisfied to proceed on Itis long ride with thateprospect of slow going in view, I was interested to find out why, in this age of .steed and hurry, this particular man appeared so •re- signed ;lo a long- drive at less than thirty miles an hour, Ile had two points of view, The first was that by going that Sal^ at one time I-Iis second point of .view was -more unique. He said that he liked to.go d the Chin slow in a new car for'tha first few hundred: miles to get acquainted with the vehicle. II liked to soak in the You Cannot Begin Too Early beauty of its lir-es, to become familiar to Prevent the Chin Front with the hila of its engine, to'thor- Leading a Double Life ohghly experience all the possible satisfaction that can come te one buy- In checking' the- chin there are two ing a new car. He wanted to take "L's"' to watch for—fat and flabbiness. time to learn the feel of the shifts, Both ruin the youthful chin -line, and the brakes, the starter and other fed- if neglected will counteract any claim tures. Such is not a bad philosophy to beauty. for the owner of a new automobile to :t'At theaflrst sign of relaxed muscles have, under the 'chin begin a corrective, The first 500 miles or so are the treatment to prevent and check the most important period in the life of condition that will otherwise mar your an automobile, and the manner in 'chin and throat if neglected. When wliieh the car, is 'driven at that thne an apparent relaxation of the muscles ' will determine to a large extent the is caused by ill health or under -nous- kind of service it will give in the fu- foment you will readily understand time. " The automobile is not built to, that Jlody must be built up, that you the order of the particular person must have eight hours' sleep at night buying it. Like a new pair of shoes, in a well>veutilated room. Rest is it must bo "broken in." The parts 02 needed frequently during the day, es - a new car are carefully and accurate- pecially if the circulation is sluggish. ly made, but they must become adjust- In- a reclining position the blood ed to each other in order to function cou"ises more freely throughout .the properly and comfortably. The bear- whole body than when standing. Ings must 'be smoothed out, tool and Gentle patting with the fingers or a , grinding marks gradually worn away. patter on a flexible handle will stimu "BREAKING IN" PROCESS . late the circulation of the blood in the Tho "breaking in" period is usually face and nock, considered to be the first 500 miles. After cleaning the face apply a rich The maximum speed should be twenty nourishing cream and pat it into the Or twenty -fine miles an hour. Even up skin in -upward strokes. When the 1 to 1,000 and,500 miles a tie* auto- ros yeolor rises quickly to the sur - mobile should be driven at a reason- face of the side you may not need a able rate of speed. After the first 500 miles, when the engine is warm, ac- celerate up to forty utiles or so ecca- sionaily, but as soon as the speedo- meter registers forty or forty-five miles, slow down to thirty or thirty- five. This will cause the oil to cit- oulate freely among the moving parts, These short bursts of speed ,permit the parts to become accommodated to full load ,operation without danger of binning or sticking, which might otherwise be the case with continued. high speed, When the owner has accomplished the remarkable feat of driving his first 1,000 miles he should take the car back to the dealer who sold it for a complete check, He should make sure that the valve adjustment is Correct, that the compression is even' in all the cylinders. The operation of the steer- ing gear and alignment of the front wheels should also be checked to make sure that all the nuts which hold the wheels are tight and without signs of looseness, The new owner should watch his consumption ot•gasoline, so that he may know how many miles a gallon it takes to operate his can. .This will enable him to tell how often he need put in a new supply, knowledge of which, may prevent the inconvenience of finding himself stalled on sorno out- • of -the -way place with an empty fuel tank. This checking up on the gaso- line also gives hien an opportunity rote if there is any excessiveuse or leakage, and, :f se, to locate the trouble. IMPORTANCE OF LUBRICATION. Some • manufacturers reconnnend `platting a' little lubricating oil in the gasoline for -the first few weeks of driving. Tris oil goes into the cylin- ders with the gasoline and is deposited on,the- cylinder walls in the tombus-" tion chamber, making a littly better working arrangement than might otherwise be the' case. The prepor- tion used is one quart of medium oil to five gallons of gasoline. It is important to watch this mats ten of lubrication. Engine: are built with reasonably smooth bearing sur - irides and cylinder -walls, but they have not, in most cases, gone through the • ex):ensive process of being polished to a smooth surface> This is accomplish- ed only when the. engine is rut'ining, which makes it highly important that stimulating cream or ointment, but when it is' slow to appear—and it may be-hlow'when this coudition'18 caused by age—it is wise to ;apply the stimu- lating preparation and .allow it to re - wain ou the skin until a diettuct ting- ling is felt, You need not worry. Suck stimulating preparations will not harm the skin. Use .the edge of a silver spoon to remove the cream. Should any traces remain remove thein with cleansing dream. "Now that the circulation is stimu- la,ted you may apply more of your favorite nourishing skin•food. Let it rennin on the • skin for fifteen or twenty minutes (when taking the treatment during the day,- or over- night if taking It before retiring). Now, after removing the skin -food, is the appointed time to use the import- ant special astringent to take up the slack in the skin. Pat it in with a pad of absorbent cotton 'saturated with the liquid. You will be amazed at the condition of your shin after a few weeks' of this treatment" , King George's Diet Demands Special Eggs Bromborough, Eng.—Twenty Rhode Island Reds, hens raised by two , sic. ters in the back yard of their bunga- low in this little Cheshire village, are providing the eggs upon 'which King. George is being nourished during his illness. Biggs have been the principal diet ordered for' the Kfug, who has been ^supplied with about a `dozen a day. Lord Dawson of Penn, chief royal physician, made dt his personal busi- ness to see that the monarch had the best and` freshest procurable.' He asked a'direptor of a dairy company to supply ,'them and the director ,passed oh- the order to hie two sisters, the Misses Parker, of this' village, Within a few hours of laying, the. eggs, are packed and sent to Bucking- ham Palace. ' ' "Plass," described as first cousin to gloss .has ,recontly been discovered in' the laboratories of -the Liverpool tIni- varsity. Slade from a thick syruii, which hardens into a glasslike' sub. stance, it may be sawed or turned' like wood, and is declared to .be non- breakable and non -inflammable. Can W Canadian Girls Do As Well? 01-1, YES—BUT NOT SO EASY AT IT LOOKS Miss Ruckert, famous fancy -skater, cuttingsome capers on'+the .ice -cov- ered lake at St. Moritz, the European winter playground. Hiss Rucicart has it all over a -Broadway chorus for high-stepping. Hints to Drivers Whoa parking on a "till/Peva spot where difficulty in getting away may he .anticipated, get the right rear wheel close to the curb so the wall of the tire will obtain traction against the curb itself, , If cranking with the choke- out be- fore using the ignition be sure to pose the choke button in again when ready to start the engine, otherwise the- oylindere will flood with raw fuel. A little dry snow on top of ice .is especially hazardous, because it fills up the depressions in the tire treads and makes the tires less effective on the ice. If you use fSalt to keep ice from forming on the windshield, be sure to wash off the hood and cowl carefully and watch for rust at joints end hinges. A car is always more apt to skid on a curve if the brakes are applied or the engine accelerated. Tit wheels of some of the newer cars spin. if the streets are slippery bcause of increased power under the hood, • ILeep the brakes partly onif you have trouble starting, When the streets are slippery there will be no strain on the steering gear if the wheels are cut all the _way to the left before pulling out of park- ing space. if the ear doesn't tend to roll for- ward- or backward 'when the' brakes are released and it is standing on a slight_grade, the indications are that the brakes drag. As soon as the dirigibles are equlp• pod to carry airplanes, as is now planned by the United States Navy, instead of "hitch your wagon to a star," it will be "check your airplane to a dirigible." • - The old-time slate of personally con- ducted political organizations , now gives seine' indication of following; the New Tubes Bring , Sets Up To -Date How Modern Detectors, - and Amplifiers Can Be Used in Old` Receivers to Im- prove Reception 1VIodcrn tubes -in place of old ones will do a great deal to improve tonal quality, volume,' and sensitivity that, aids in reception of distant stations a set equipped with the,old type df tube with a metal base, as used three•or' four years ago, .•an be vastly' improv- ed with new tubes. Engineers ,corn- tend contend that after tubes are in use al- most daily' for a year: their efficiency is greatly reduced. ' Tubes need not burn out to be worn out. To begin with, consider the old ;type 0-301 tube which has been superseded by the CX -301A tube. The operating characteritsics'of these two tubes are similar with the ,exception that the CX -301A is much more efficient and has a higher: amplification factor. The plate voltages and grid bias voltages, required for both types of tubes are practically the same so that from the standpoint they can be used inter- changeably in circuits, designed for either of the tubes. When the CX- 3014 is substituted for the C -301 -tube in neutralized circuit receivers the neutralization values must .'be read- justed. However, the main point of differ- ence lies in the filament character- istics. Whereas the C-301 tube caused a' current drain. of one ampere at five volts,. the CX -301A tube causes a car-� rent.drain of .25 amperes at five volts. This meant that the value of 'the ser- ies resistor (rheostat or fixed resistor) in the filament circuit required to re- duce the six volts supplied by the 'eta - age battery to the five volts required by the tube filament will be different. For the C-301 tube the resistance of the resistor required to produce a drop Of one volt with one ampere flowing in the 'circuit was one ohm. A. Oohm rheostat was thereforeused to provide n sufficient range for control. In the case of the 301A, the value of the re- sistor reqiiired esistor'regiiired to produce - .a drop of one valt with a current of :25 'ampere in theacircuit is four ohms and a re- sistor of 20 ohms is recommended to obtain suitable control down below five volts. NEW RHEOSTAT NEEDED Before replacing a C-301 tube with a CX -3-01A tube in old receivers, therefore, care must be taken to re- place the old rheostat with one of a suitable size. Where more than ore tube is controlled from a single rheo- stataor resistor, of course, the resist- ance -required in the resistor is lower. Two 301A tubes for instanci. connect- ed in parallel and drawing together .5 ampere require `a resistance of 2 ohms to reduce the six volts to five and for this purpose, a 10 -ohm rheostat will give full control. When fixed resistors are used, the value of the resistor should $ as nearly as possible the correct size re quired, four ohms for one 801A tube, two ohms for two 8O1A tubes, etc. In substituting a 301A tube in place of a C-300 soft detector tube, in addi- tion to changing the value of the fila- ment resistor, the `grid return should be connected to the positive filament lead instead of to the negative fila- ment lead required for use with the C-800, or 300A. In substituting a 1125. or,871A tube in place of a C-301 or 301A tube in the last audi stage of a receiver, the old-fashioned school into oblivion, • . plate and grid bias voltages should An Arabian Knight on Skis WHAT, SNOW IN AFRICA? CANADA IS CHALLENGED ., It notgeneral knowledge the Arabs in Africa' have a ski slab, but they have,'and'this Arab is a club m, ber Ss g of Shrea, near the Atlas mountains, STUTTER' POP -t- E'-1 use oME OT 'YOUR EXPERT quesT1Or11N6' 44E. E..-t-je ,airs41E.Zn) NOT EAT T4 .1PIEC e, or 1,1_89;' \i'E'r 'IOU -t-AVE CUSTAI ALL eve•R-louRT-Ac�' STILL t 1 "IOU 1051S -04'110U' 1 1Jlit-r F✓ l'T - 'PIECE OF CU 57',AeR-1:3 "PIE', Afghan. Heir' in Paris 0. P. S. OXedyat Oilah, heir to the throne of Afgiltanistan; in his resi- dence in Paris,(where' he is studying the French capital. His father, ex- King Ammanuliah, recently made a World "tour be changed to the recommended values for maximum results in addition to the filament changes necessary ,when substituting an "A" tube' in place of a C-301 tube. CHANGES FOR POWER TUBES In substituting a 112A for a 112 only the value of the filament resis- tor need be changed. The 112 draws .5 ampere at five volts and requires a fixed: resistor of 2 ohms or a rheo- stat of 6 ohms while the 112A. draws .25 ampere and therefore requires 'a fixed resistor of 4` -chins ora rheostat of 20 ohms. The grid bias and plate voltage characteristics are the same and the tubes can be used interchange- ably in that respect, The same changes in filament cir- cuit characteristics are required when substituting a 871A in place of a 371 tube 'in storage battery or "A" elim- inator 'circuits. lim-inator'circuits. When 112A or 371A tubes are sub- stituted in place of 112 and 371 tubes, respectively, in A. C. receivers in which the filaments of the tubes are heated from the filament eindings:of a power transformer,' no- changes are, necessary since the tubes will auto- matically dew the proper amount or current from the windings When -OX-340 high mu tunes are substituted' in place o3 301A tubes in resistance -coupled amplifiers, best re- sults can only be obtained if the values of plate and grid resistors are changed to .25 ineghom for the plate resistors and 2 meghoms for the grid resistors - with coupling capacities of .006 mfd, The plate voltages applied to the "B plus" terminals of the plate resist- ors should be at least 135 volts and preferably 180 volts and the grid bias should be reduced to not more than 1.5 for 135 volts on the plate or 8 volts for 180 volts on the plate, The CG -380 full wave rectifier tube' superseded the old CX -313 full wave' rectifier Who and may be substituted in place ,;of the CX -313 without any changes in equipment or wiring. The OX -381 half -wave rectifier tube superseded the old CX -316B half -wave rectifier and may be substituted inits place without any changes in wiring. Season'able -Jahns And Marcades As it will be several months now before we have fresh fruits for eau- ning'and preserving It will be well to note a few of the recipes far jams and marmalades, all made from avail- able .winter fruits: IIere are some of the Pictorial Re- view recipes, for delicious spring pre- serves: Ginger -and -Fig Preserve 1 Ib. dried figs. 3 cupfuls water. b ounce root ginger, 21/a lbs. sugar. Tpand juice 1 •lemon. 1 cupfhinlyul liquideeled pectirindn, Wash the figs and allow then to soak overnight in half the water. 'Cut into strips or dice, add the remaining waten, ,ginger and lemon -rind in a spice -nag, and bring slowly to the boiling point, Simmer for 10 minutes, 'add the sugar, and cook for 2 minutes longer; thea add, the lemon juiceand• pectin, and ivhen again thoroughly boiling remove from the fire, Let stand for 3 minutes. Remove the gin- ger. and lemon rind, then` turn into sterilized glasses' and senl`, Peach Conserve • The Heart of a Hpss By X3. C. HAMILTON • The only way to treat a hose Xs like a pard an' friend, Let love and kindness be the boss, And you'll .win in the end: • A boss --he has a heap 0' Pride, An' feelinls fine an' true; He's got a heart beneath hie hide,. The same as me an' you! He wants to step with head held high Au' courage is his gait, An! light an' freedom in his eye, Uncowed by lash o'hae: He wants to feel his blood run swift An' let his notsrils flare, An' know he's got the precious gift 0' breathin' God's free air 1 lb. dried peaches. 1.cupful seedless raisins. 1 orange -(sliced thin). 1 lemon (juice aitd grated rine). • 4 cupfuls water. Coverthe peaches and sliced orange with the water an diet stand over. night. Next morning add the raisins and juice and , grated rine of the lemon. Cook until thick: Pour into. sterilized .glasses and seal: Grape Jam 1 cupful bottled grape juice,' 8 cupfuls sugar. 5 cupfuls pulp of cooked apples rubbed . through sieve. 1 cupful liquid pectin. Combine the, grapejuice, apple pulp and sugar and cook together until thick. Remove from the -fire and stir in the pectin. Pour into sterilized glasses and seal. ' - Sweet Potatoes "The sweet potato is as excellent a foil for mild-havored meats, such as veal and lamb, as it is for meats and - fowls," writes Hetty Lovejoy Sorden in - the Pictorial Review, "It is pre- eminently," she continues, "the con - pang accompaniment for such delica- cies as fried chicken, baked Virginia tam, roast pork or roast duckling. ,slaked, ^candied, or fried are the most familiar ways in which sweet Potatoes are served, They are, of course, -delicious prepared in any Of these ways, but there are other simple departures that are equally good and easy to prepare and that have the charm of added novelty. They are 'very appetizing when they are boiled, -peeled and meshed and seasoned with butter, salt and pepper,withmilk added to make them light and fluffy. Sweet potato patties may be made from cold boiled, mashed potatoes Just as are Irish potato calces or the • mashed sweet potatoes may be shaped into croquettes, dipped in crams, egg, and orums, and fried in deep fat. Creamed sweet potatoes are appetiz- ing as a quick luncheon or dinner dish. Dice cold boiled sweet potatoes; Put them in a pan with melted butter and allow them to cook gently for a minute or two before adding them to the white sauce. He may bow down to spur alit quirt, His flesh can stare' the bitter hurt, But what about _iiia heart? I -le craves to feel a human touch, He's neither dumb nor blind, An' he'll respond to it heap much—, The love o' human kind. A floss can't speak, and tell folk what He's thinitin' inside head, He has to 'keep his mouth tight shut Till . he rolls over—dead. He can't explain a cockle burr Is drillin' in his hide, Or sayia' words that quirt an' spur Are Millis' him inside. If they could speak, like you an' me, They'd pronto melte it . plain That they've,,g�oot feelins we can't see, Who hold«Elie bridle refit. So handle them with gentle hand, An' in the very start They'll try to makeyou. understand oThe love 'hat's In. their heart! —''Humane' Pleader." A Calfforuia teacher made a game` out of arithmetic. She' calls tate deci- mal point a . king and the children enter eagerly into the chase. Making child's play of fractions the teacher finds an'easy matter. He Had Assistance. 4- MP,w-w,w!. ACCoR'D i to la 'Cv M'1 INVESTIGATION -t1-15 gYATe.MeNT tk�u s of 5-i e.9 . t Settling the Empire W. K. E. In the New Statesman (London): The rate of increase of the Australian_ population has been higher than that of any -country in the world, with the exception of New- Zealand. Assuming that 1t is a good; thing for new countries to increases their numbers rapidly, does not Aus tralia compare . very favorably with Canada? Whereas,. between 1881 and 1921, Canada gained on the average 18 persons a year for every 1,000 of her population, Australia, within the same period, gained 22 a year for every 1,000 of hers. During these four de- cades the Austrailfan population in- creased 141.58 per cent, the Canadian 103.21 per cent. - Emigration From Britain London Daily Express (Ind. Cons.): It emigration since thewar had con- tinued at the pre-war rate, there would be comparatively few men and women out ofd job in Great Britain at this moment. ` That is an incontestable fact, 'and. -its . Imperial significance is as' great as its domestic. With ,two European settlers for every single Briton Socking to Canada, we are sine - ply adding to our own congestion at home without playing our part in fill- ing the Empire with, British stock. More "Status"? Halifax Herald (Cons.): Striking His Majesty's initials- from Canadian postal equipment and the designation "His Majesty's mail" from the Post Office Act is going to require a lot more explaining in this country... , • It is just a trifle too significant, In view of all those other "straws" which indicate the trend of the. "eonstitu- tioual wind" in some quarters In Cane' ada to -day. She:"`You go to college, don't you? fie: No. This suit looks.. thin Way„ becauee 3 slept in it las night. 1 1 t 'l lA S, w ,tiM�:' Fr.+ tld �':