Washed Air for the Carbureter 



An atmospheric stabilizer draws 

 air from the exhaust manifold 



The hot air is carried through flexible tubing from 

 the manifold surface to a dampener containing water 

 and wicking, where it is thoroughly humidified 



Showing how the water is auto- 

 matically fed from the overflow of 

 the radiator tank to the stabilizer 



AUTO MO- 

 BILE driv- 

 ers are well 

 aware that the en- 

 gine works more 

 efficiently and 

 more satisfactorily 

 in the early morn- 

 ing and late eve- 

 ning when the hu- 

 midity is high. 

 Hence, it occurred 

 to one inventor, to 

 humidify the air as 

 it is admitted to 

 the carbureter and 

 to do it whenever it 

 was desirable. The 

 atmospheric sta- 

 bilizer, as the device is called, maintains 

 the air at a uniform temperature, as it is 

 drawn from (but not out of) the exhaust 

 manifold, the hottest exposed part of the 

 engine. 



The hot air is conveyed through flex- 

 ible tubing from the manifold surface to 

 a dampener containing water and a 

 wicking, which is automatically fed from 

 the overflow of the radiator tank, as the 

 accompanying drawing illustrates. Be- 

 cause of the arrangement of the wicking, 

 the hot air must puss through water on the 



The space occupied by the atmospheric 

 stabilizer is comparatively small 



way to the damp- 

 ener. This not on- 

 ly humidifies it, 

 but also washes it 

 free of dirt and 

 grit. 



The principal re- 

 sult of providing 

 air properly hu- 

 midified and at un- 

 iform temperature, 

 is a smooth run- 

 ning, efficient en- 

 gine. A secondary 

 worthwhile result 

 is a lessened con- 

 sumption of gaso- 

 line. 



Bullets Made of Paper Do More 

 Damage Than Metal Ones 



INCREDIBLE as it may seem, bullets 

 made of paper will do much damage. 

 A recent experiment has shown that a 

 paper bullet, after having passed through 

 six pieces of tin one foot apart, buckled 

 them, A similar experiment made with 

 metal bullets showed that they passed 

 through the same thicknesses of tin 

 but they made only a small clean-cut 

 hole. 



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