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Show INSURE LONGER LIFE FOR AUTO Give Car Systematic Lubrication Lubri-cation and Keep in First-Class First-Class Condition. "Every car that comes from an automobile au-tomobile factory Is built to deliver cer-tuin cer-tuin mileage to its owner, and it is up to the owner to get this mileage through proper service and upkeep," says a bulletin issued by the mechanical mechan-ical first-aid department of the Chicago Chi-cago Motor club. "Give the car systematic sys-tematic lubrication, periodic inspections inspec-tions and overhaulings, at which time worn parts can be economically replaced re-placed to insure longer life and service. serv-ice. Only In this way can you get from your car the mileage it was built to deliver. Keeping In Condition. "How long would we live If we didn't give ourselves a certain amount of exercise if we didn't eat the things that give proper nutrition if we didn't occasionally counsel with the doctor and the dentist? And Just as we Insure longer life for ourselves by doing these things, so do we insure longer life and service for our car by keeping it In first-class condition. There Is probably prob-ably no other fine piece of mechanism which has so little attention and care paid to it as the average man gives lo his automobile. Take any of our fast through trains, for instance. They run on smooth rails, with a crew trained to give them proper care, and yet many times along the route the ongine is taken off and run Into the roundhouse for a thorough going over and a fresh engine, Just overhauled, replaces It How many motor car drivers have the forethought to even occasionally drive their automobiles to a garage and have it checked? Timely attention given to minor defects de-fects would add years to the life of the car. Where Fault Lies. "The fault," continues the bulletin, "lies in the American system of living liv-ing the hurry and bustle. We have no leisure for anything we run our cars until they break down Instead of giving them proper care. A car that Is given care and attention, and kept in good running order, will deliver de-liver the mileage and give the service for which the manufacturer Intended Intend-ed It" |