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Show To Keep Tires On Wheels. As our Dixie is noted for loosening the tires of wagon and buggy wheels, we consider the following, from the FCorida Dispatch, worthy of, note. ' A correspondent of a Virginia paper pa-per states that tires may be kepi on wheels by tho following process: rl ironqd' a wagon", Forne years' ago for i I my own use, and before putting on H the tires I filled the felloes with lin- H seed oil,, and the tires have worn out and were never loose. I also ironed a buggy for my own use seven years ago, and the tires are as tight as when put on. My method of filling 1 the felloes is as follows: I use a long II castiron heater made for the purpose. Tho.oil is brought to a boiling heat, and the wheel is placed on a stick so as to hang in the oil. An hour is suf-ficient suf-ficient for a common, sized felloe, of which the timber should be- dry,W Jas green limber will not take the. oil. Care should be taken that the oil does not get hotter than the boiling heat, eie h? wooi might'-Le si't on fire nbd burned. Timber filled with oil is not susceptible of wate.r, and .much more durable." .' h |