Show WATER INJURY TO TIRES IS SMALL running through stream Is not injurious now and thon then in tho the course of aa automobile trip it car lias has to pass pasa through a sti str eam euin and the question quentio n Is sometimes discussed whether the action of the water Is harmful to the tires tho the sanie question arises when the car la Is out inu ina heavy rain such a wetting la Is practically nothing it fit all either for damage or improvement pro at uny tiny rate the effect on the tiro tire to Is not harmful two chief constituents of n tiro tire tire lire rubber and cotton both vegetable substances and us its a rule water does not injure vegetable matter As illustrative of this point there la Is the oli old but true story of the farmer who when one of hl ahli i rubber boots boota foil fell into a well placed tho the other on a shelf in a closet twelve years later when the well was cleaned the lost boot was found to be in excellent condition but the boot on the shelf had fallen into ruin it if running through a brook resulted in cooling a tire the effect would be decidedly beneficial but a quick dash through the water has little effect on the heated air within the tiro tire and consequently the temperature change in the tire after its bath Is negligible water itself apparently does no harm harin to tires but the combination of air and moisture commonly known as humidity Is very destructive especially on the cotton in ordinary fabric tires the moist air works in between the layers of of the fabric and rots them thein out sometimes even before the tires leave the dea dealers dealo lerm rH storeroom cord tires stand the harmful effect of moist air Is the chief reason why when tires tire stored they should he be kept in a dry atmosphere As sunlight la Is also harmful the storage place should be darkened |