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Show "PENNY WISE AND POUI FOOLISH" Speakinc of the use of batteries I and, incidentally, discussing the ex I ! use attached to the battery in con- I nection with the self-starter, manager ('has. W. Iverson of the Electric Storage Stor-age Battery company slates that of the several considerations of use of the 1 elf -starter the battery expense is the least. The considerations are, he j says, personal exertion, personal safely safe-ly and cost of battery. The first and second, he claims, may spoil a naturally good disposition or i injure the body throuch unusual exertion exer-tion or a kickback of the crank. As to the battery costs, if your battery, costs an average of $10 to $15 the starts would be as follows: Four starts a day equals 2-3 cents i each; 8 starts a day, 1-3 cent each, j 18 starts a day. 1-6 cent each; 32 starts a day, 1-12 cent each, while at; $10 a year and at $15 a year it would cost for 4 starts a day, 1 cent each, B starts a day, 1-2 cent each, 16 starts a day, 1-4 cent each, and 32 starts a day, 1-8 cent each, the actual cost being be-ing so small that no one would care to be bothered with the crank starter,, besides taking a change pn being jn-jured. jn-jured. There are but lev. who would not rather spend a penny than get out and crank a machine. The slight cost Is insignil ieant where such quality as the self-started has existed. |