Show ALCOHOL WILL KEEP ENGINE FROM FROST kansas expert points out satisfactory liquid for car solutions may be mixed at home and are as efficient as those purchased proportions for various temperatures alcohol is the cheapest and one ot of the best antifreeze anti freeze liquids on the market for the automobile according to W A buck instructor in gas and steam engineering in the kansas state agricultural college it will not affect the hose connections between the engine and the radiator and because of its low lov freezing point will lower the freezing point of 0 the cooling solution in the water system of a gas engine to as low a point as desired said mr buck several antifreeze anti antl freeze solutions are on the market but the majority of these are compiled comp fled of glycerin and alcohol the glycerin being used to stop the excessive evaporation of the alcohol cohol il this addition of alyc glycerin erin is not imperative however as there is little evaporation unless the solution is brought to the boiling point by the overheating of tho the engine r for or zero weather lier three fourths water and one fourth alco liol should be used aed when the temperature is 10 degrees below zero a solution of 70 per cent water and 30 per cent alcohol should be used while for a te temperature ml lera as low as 20 degrees below zero a solution of GO per cent water and 40 per cent alco alcohol liol will bo be necessary tim the radiator should be filled from time ta to time with a solution of the same strength as the original |