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RECREATION. 



are without exception a lawless lot. Inci- 

 dents of the most trivial character, which, 

 if occurring in the case of horse-drawn ve- 

 hicles, would get a scant paragraph, are 

 worked up into sensations. Distortion and 

 exaggeration fill in all details necessary to 

 make a story out of some commonplace in- 

 cident of city or country traffic. In the 

 eager campaign of scandal mongering and 

 head line sensation there is neither time nor 

 inclination to search for truth, and, indeed, 

 this is more laborious work than those who 

 do not write for a living realize. — The Au- 

 tomobile. 



of automobiles ; in 1903, 46 million, and in 

 1904, 56 million. 



K bets that in driving a wagon or an 

 automobile around a right-hand corner at a 

 high rate of speed it will tip over to the 

 right. 



H bets it will tip to the left.— S. P. H., 

 New Haven, Conn. 



ANSWER. 



H wins the bet. The reason the wagon 

 or automobile would tip over to the left 

 in turning a right hand corner at high 

 speed is because the centrifugal force is not 

 compensated for. In a railroad track the 

 outer rail on a curve is elevated so that the 

 train will not have to reduce speed in .turn- 

 ing the corner. A bicycle race track is 

 banked for the same reason. — Editor. 



An auction sale of second hand automo- 

 biles held in New York city demonstrated 

 the value of advertising. Farmers and per- 

 sons of inexperience were in the majority 

 among the buyers, and the well posted visi- 

 tors were repeatedly amazed to see an ex- 

 cellent car knocked down at a ridiculously 

 low price, while others sold at figures well 

 up toward the list price for new models. 

 In every case the big bargains were in cars 

 that are not well known to the general 

 public, because not extensively advertised, 

 while the high prices were brought by ma- 

 chines that have been widely advertised. — ■ 

 Automobile Topics. 



If acetylene lamps are to be expected to 

 give satisfactory service, the gas genera- 

 tors should be thoroughly cleaned every 

 time they are rilled. A good way to do 

 this is to use a hose and water under pres- 

 sure, compressing the end of the hose so as 

 to make the water stream out forcibly. 

 See that all the residue is thoroughly re- 

 moved from the generator before refilling 

 with carbide. — Motor World. 



The reason French automobiles have been 

 so popular is that French manufacturers 

 started sooner, got on the right track quick- 

 er and have kept ahead till now. In 1902 

 France reported 2d. million francs' worth 



Henry Souther, of Hartford, after mak- 

 ing some exhaustive tests of anti-freezing 

 solutions for use in gasoline cars in winter, 

 declares that the problem is now substan- 

 tially solved. A mixture of wood alcohol 

 and glycerine is the proper thing to use. 



Showing the interest taken in automobile 

 construction, a competition has been organ- 

 ized, to be held in Paris, whereby actual 

 owners of cars enter them in classes ar- 

 ranged according to the price of the chassis, 

 or machinery. 



"I think I'll try filling the tires of my 

 automobile with illuminating gas," said the 

 amateur chauffeur. 



"Good joke," gurgled his fool friend. 

 "Expect to make it light. Ha, ha !" 



"Nothing of the kind," replied the ama- 

 teur chauffeur. "I thought it might in- 

 crease the speed of the machine. Just think 

 how the ' stuff makes the wheels of a gas 

 meter spin around." — Chicago News. 



"Do you think the automobile will ever 

 take the place of the horse?" asked the 

 man who was standing around watching 

 the tourist trying to repair a breakdown. 



"My friend," was the response, "that is 

 an unimportant Question. The problem now 

 is to get a horse to take the place of the 

 automobile." — Washington Star. 



Miss Frightleigh — How did you manage 

 to retain your composure when the auto 

 blew up? 



Mrs. Flareup — Mr. Flareup has such a 

 furious temper, you know, that I am used 

 to explosions. — Detroit Free Press. 



Sunday School Teacher: Tommy Mc- 

 Grath, can you tell me who threw the 

 stone that struck Goliath? 



Tommy : Ye kin search me. Our street's 

 all tore up, an' dey ain't no autermobiles 

 goes dat way. — Brooklyn Life. 



An Ohio exchange says : "A Michigan 

 editor has had a streak of bad luck. He 

 was just about to step into his new. $10,000 

 automobile the other night when 3 bed slats 

 gave way and he awoke." 



"My kingdom for a horse!" cried Rich- 

 ard III. 



And a moment later he was seen slowly 

 emerging from under his balky automobile. 

 —Cleveland Plain Dealer. 



