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Show YOU AUTO KNOW j That gasoline, oil and grease are the natural enemies of rub- !; ! : ber and that they will rapidly j '.' lead to decay and disintegration ! ; of tires, particularly If the lat- ;! ' ' ter have beea driven for a con- ! ; slderable distance and are ; nicked or cut. Gasoline espe- ; dally Is injurious to tires be-: be-: cause It is a solvent of gum rub- ; ' ber, but, because of the fact that ; ; i It evaporates rapidly, It does not ; ! present such a menace as oil and : ; ' grease. ; j . . Permitting a car to stand In a ; ; garage In a pool of oil will, In a ! ; comparatively short time, lead to I; a decay of the rubber and a : ; marked shortening of the life of ; the tire Itself. Even the pools of i oil and grease which are to be : noted on streets where automo- I biles are usually parked are dan- ; ' gerous for this reason as well j ! s for the fact that they provide j ! extremely treacherous footing ; and may lead to a serious skid. ; ! So Injurious are all kinds of oil 1 ; to the fabric of which tires are ; ; made that one manufacturer ad- ; ; vises motorists v ho are forced to ! ; go over freshly oiled roads to ; stop as soon as they have passed ! !; the oiled section and clean the ; surface of their tires with gaso- '', line, taking care to wipe the ! ! cleansing agent on with a dry ! '!. rag. ' ! (Copyright, 1922, by the 'Wheeler ! ; Syndicate, Inc.) |
