522 Popular Science Monthly 



Two Ties in One— The Bow and 

 the Four-in-Hand 



D. D. BAILEY, of Coffeyville, Kansas, 

 has devised a method of saving his 

 ties by combining his four-in-hands and 

 bow ties in one tie. Thus he can wear the 

 bow ties as four-in-hands, or the other 

 way around. 



His first efforts resulted in a 

 folding tie, too bulky to be pract 

 cal. Then he put one tie inside 

 the other, making one serve as 

 the padding of the other. 

 That met all requirements. 

 This method of combin- 

 ing the ties by means of 

 clasps eliminates all 

 padding in the four- 

 in-hand, because the 

 bow tie takes the 

 place of the pad- 

 ding, and also elimi- 

 nates all but the 

 end of the four-in- 

 hand itself. In the 

 duo-tie there is little 

 more material than in 

 the regular four-in- 

 hand. The under part 

 of the tie does not show 

 when worn, so that you 

 could wear a green bow 

 tie and a red end, if you 

 wanted it that way or 

 any other combination. 



power. Therefore, the piston rings are the 

 soul of an automobile motor. The finest 

 built motor with indifferent piston rings is 

 an indifferent motor. Built to give a rated 

 power, it loses that power if the piston 

 rings do not conserve it. 



When you select a piston ring for a 

 motor, it is best to get a ring that is 

 made of one piece. Since the piston 

 of a gasoline engine has to work 

 in its cylinder millions of times, 

 the fewer parts there are the 

 better. As a rule, the piston 

 ring should be made of 

 durable cast iron or steel. 



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Tying a four-in-hand. When worn in this 

 way the bow-tie portion is the padding 



Your Motor Is Known by the Piston 

 Rings It Has 



HOW far and how fast your automobile 

 travels, depends upon the power 

 emanating from the motor, and that 

 power, in turn, depends upon the piston 

 rings. Piston rings are inserted because 

 they increase the motor power of the car, 

 keep the compression at maximum and 

 therefore out more power behind the drive 

 of the piston itself. A good piston 

 ring will touch the cylinder walls at all 

 points, making an air-tight joint. 



With all joints air-tight the gasoline 

 concentrates its entire energy on the 

 top of the piston head when it 

 explodes. It is like the charge of 

 powder behind a bullet in a rifle. 



A poor piston ring, like an ill-fitting A holder that keeps your ties in shape by pressing 



bullet, will lose much of its propulsive them tightly between boards clamped together 



It Holds and Presses 



Your Tie at the 



Same Time 



COMBINED 



necktie holder 

 and press which 

 takes the wrinkles 

 out of your scarfs 

 after you have worn 

 them is the latest con- 

 venience for the man 

 who is particular about 

 his- neckwear. The 

 holder and press is of 

 veneered maple. It 



takes the wrinkles out of 

 a scarf at the particular 

 place where they have 

 been caused, by stretch- 

 ing that portion under 

 spring wire clamps. 

 The wide part of the tie is held in a press 

 as well as the narrow part, strong wire 

 springs holding the wooden members closely 

 together. The holder may be hung on the 

 wall, as a portion of the wire spring 

 projects for. that purpose. Several ties 

 can be accommodated in the holder at 

 one time. 



Pressed in this way, the ties are kept 

 smooth without the sheen imparted by 

 a hot iron. 



