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Show TIP Oi Hi TO . IM TIRES At this season of the year, when roads. In consorpiencc of spring showers, arc often muddy, most motor cars are coming com-ing In for their share of washing. Washing tires and washing a car are two different propositions. Water aione should be used to wash tires, and as little of it as necessary. After every run the envelope should be wiped clean with a damp sponge or well-wrung cloth. A common mistake made by motorists motor-ists is to mix kerosene with water. This may be advisable when washing the bodv of a car to remove mud and dust front the varnish, but It should never be done when washing tires, because kerosene eats rubber This fact can be r-adlly proved by immersing a small piece of rubber in kerosene and allowing It to soak The rubber will soon swell and lose Its elasticity. Kerosene Is rich In fatty properties, which remain after the evaporation of the gases. Rvery time a tire Is washed with a kerosene mixture the rubber is deprived of more of Its strength |