OCR Text |
Show AUTOMOBILE HINTS A joy-ride" too often proves a grievous griev-ous occasion. Most automobiles are paid for as they are used, but not so rapidly. Japan has only two automobile -factories, one being under government subsidy. We like to see people smile and hear them laugh, but not when we are changing an automobile tire. Vacations used to be vacations; now people rest by hurrying in automobiles auto-mobiles from one city to another. After brakes have been tested It might not be a bad idea to give the back-seat drivers a little inspection. Puiehase or concealment of an automobile au-tomobile known to have been stolen is made a felony under the new Illinois Illi-nois theft law. Many persons look forward with pleasure to the automobile touring season, sea-son, but it is doubtful whether locomotive locomo-tive engineers do. The fact should be borne in mind by careless motorists that license plates are washable and can be kept clean and in a legible condition. The engine will be more economical, as well as more powerful, if spark plugs are kept cleaned and replaced with new ones when necessary. Any gentleman who can change a tire in the presence of women and children with the mercury at SO degrees de-grees and remain a gentleman Is a gentleman indeed. |