Show j J i Tire Diseases and a First Aid Remedies as Explained in Illustrations of Actual Cases Cases' I F G 11 U 1 s here S1 G Most rost nn tiny any sun sunshiny hh day AY you'll b lie 10 hopping Into the t c little ol of bus buy and tour tour tour- I hike hiko to the country countr for tor a tong first on should make mak sure to but j you ho your jour our tires Ures the annual lIal spring In Inspection Uc- Uc I American motorists through needs needs- necessity sity It learned the common tense sense a ac and I c- c economy econom of getting the thc utmost wear from their tires Ures during during- 1915 An e ever e cr Increasing of tires for or passenger pas I 5 nger cars cau caused ed by government re restrictions TO- TO on the of or tub luh- toward her her toward the tho list last l t months of or tho the I world compelled car owners to nurse every possible mile from their casings 9 Statistics compiled lt by the tho R B F. F Goodrich Rubber company compau disclose a n. tremendous increase in the sale saJe of tire tiro repaIr repair material and md accessories s during InS Tire sleeves cs blowout patches and plastic for plugging holes were used on a far tar greater scale than over ei before In the history of oC motoring Cow Cat owners took tool the tire cru caio cale o problem rob rob- lem seriously The They were surprised 1 d themselves at the tho saving s realized and antI the tho added mileage they got from the hel w tires The They sa saw the tho toll folly of or their previous pre tire tiro extravagance But ButWill Butwill But But- Will Wilt car owners continue to Ice the economy econom methods adopted during I c the war This is the bl big question toda to- to da day daj With tire fire manufacturers rs gradually resuming prewar production and as the supply of or tires reaches normal hormal will owners return to the old wasteful careless clueless ways was Will Viii American motorists motor motor- motor motor- fists i Ignore ore those hundreds and Inmany In Inmany many cases several thousand extra I miles Jj their tires delivered durin during the t time me he practiced economy Will they the soon forget wars war's tire lesson and aud return reI re re- I turn to ways of or negligence and waste Injured by bT Chain Chaim Illustration A shows the result r. r f t 1 improper r application of or tiro chains Leave Lea chains just loose enough so so that every i every time the tho wheel turns the cross I chains will not strike the same spot in In the tire Ure If H you jou ou do not h heed ed this i advice you might preserve preset e th the must illus illus- t as an actual photograph of or your our tire Ure f TIre Tiro B shows the effect of at skidding caused by a Do sudden application of the tho brakes Ever fall tall and skin your OU knee This poor tire Ire has experienced worse than that Part of or its fare has been lIeen scraped off orr Purely carelessness Blowouts Illustration C Is of ort a tire Ure whose hose necessary r repairs have been neglected To begin with tho the tire was vas cut entirely entire entire- ly through by b some sharp object An inside patch was applied by the l G orner o ncr I but Jut he lie neglected tl to have he path ic- ic moved and a a. permanent repair mi mire le at nt atthe the first opportunity This temporary p patch patch has gradually pulled away aly torn rom tho position it originally Hy held hell an and ana has s been been forced forcel tl through rough the br break When Inside p patches are arc used an outside emergency band should also be applied 1 but both removed as at quickly as it is possible to make the r repair p lr 1 r ont nt wait until the tire gives out bu but lookup look lol lookup up a n repair man at once Have Hi the tiN lire repaired while the injury is small Und Under r Inflation Under Inflation I Is the white plague of or the pneumatic tire lore fore damage such as s shown in illustration D Is done possibly by bye under Inflation than l an by any other ther cause The wavy condition of or the tho tread of this tire tiro Is duo duo to Its having been run soft son with Insufficient air all and consequently be- be lIc 1 j com coming In loose from the tho fabric through no no fault of manufacture Most ost tiro tire manufacturers have Inflation schedules sched cheil- ul ules s which they are arc very anxious to co In the h hands of of every motorist Neglected X Cut Cutai Illustration E shows a casing with two-thirds two of oC its life wasted for neglected nog- nog cuts In the tho tough lough rubber tread have always caused cau d It to blister In Is Inthis this instance sand and dirt have been forced into the cuts cans and worked around under the thc tread Vote Note the severa several sev- sev era eral I large bumps where the sand and dirt have accumulated It If a tire tine I I IV It I t V S r F tr r r ri rt 1 t r i i t i i- i I s t t. t h A x ij 19 19 r rt t h f j The e B B. B p T Goodrich HubLer Co i t t a 1 a I 9 f F ti f vhf ti r is carefully watched for these cuts cut a little plastic c will heal them quickly and amI no damage will result fl inning in Car Tracks Track TIre The F r has has as been fighting CI car tracks track Street cars car arc aro ml-ht ml mighty han handy but bul their thell tracks play pIa havoc with tires This tire has teen seen less than OO miles mUc service but it has been run in m car tracks an and the rubber Is it worn down n downto donto to the fabric in a line following the circumference of ot the lire tire more more the fabric abric has become worn and Ln blistered The c casing is be beyond nd re re- re pair I A more common cornman u. u tire Ure injury Is s shown I I In in lit Illustration G G. G This effect is 19 due to faulty alignment of or the thc front wheels A bent axle or or- steering Knuckle may be responsible or possibly possibly pos pos- I sibly the rim was not perfectly applied Accidents are not always alwa's responsible responsible resson sible sable for the thc front wheels being out of alignment but frequently this ia Is the toe case casc All cars through no fault in are I to this condition and tho the first indication willbe will willbe be given when 31 you ou notice the tread of oC one or both tires Ures wearing as as though a I rough flit file had ha been used u ed on them If It I I the tho tread becomes worn through land the fabric affected then the he tire the Is 19 be beyond ond repair Correct Correct trouble quickly to a avold old necessity of or this There n ere is out but one remedy and that Is care Test your front wheels frequently and be sure that they are arc In n proper align align- ment Rat Hot Worn orn Illustration II shows a tiro Uro that has been run in ruts t Whether the ruts I in the road arc are too largo large or too small for the tire tiro this wear on the side side- sidewalls walls occurs occur regardless What's the tho answer answer Keep Keep Koep out of the tho ruts Tires TIrca were not made to withstand wear of oC this kind |