﻿October, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  39i 
  

  

  By 
  Harry 
  B. 
  Haines 
  

  

  DEAS 
  differ 
  widely, 
  of 
  course, 
  as 
  to 
  the 
  most 
  

   suitable 
  type 
  of 
  car 
  for 
  touring. 
  Many 
  en- 
  

   thusiastic 
  motorists 
  who 
  have 
  toured 
  thou- 
  

   sands 
  of 
  miles 
  prefer 
  to 
  drive 
  in 
  a 
  light 
  high- 
  

   powered 
  runabout 
  of 
  the 
  style 
  that 
  has 
  leaped 
  

   into 
  sudden 
  popularity 
  within 
  a 
  year. 
  A 
  

   strictly 
  limited 
  amount 
  of 
  baggage 
  can 
  be 
  

   stowed 
  away 
  on 
  the 
  rear 
  deck 
  in 
  a 
  leather 
  waterproof 
  bag 
  or 
  

   in 
  a 
  steamer 
  trunk 
  strapped 
  on 
  the 
  deck, 
  and 
  a 
  rubber 
  poncho 
  

   can 
  be 
  carried 
  for 
  protection 
  against 
  rain. 
  With 
  powerful 
  

   headlights 
  for 
  night 
  driving, 
  and 
  a 
  good 
  blanket 
  for 
  sleep- 
  

   ing 
  out 
  at 
  night, 
  if 
  necessary, 
  one 
  can 
  drive 
  for 
  days 
  through 
  

   the 
  roughest 
  country 
  in 
  remote 
  mountain 
  regions. 
  He 
  will, 
  

   however, 
  enjoy 
  a 
  sort 
  of 
  

   selfish 
  pleasure, 
  for 
  at 
  

   most 
  he 
  can 
  carry 
  only 
  

   one 
  friend 
  and 
  a 
  mechan- 
  

   ic, 
  as 
  the 
  car 
  has 
  only 
  

   one 
  regular 
  double 
  seat, 
  

   which 
  is 
  supplemented 
  

   by 
  a 
  folding 
  rumble 
  seat 
  

   behind 
  that 
  offers 
  noth- 
  

   ing 
  in 
  the 
  way 
  of 
  com- 
  

   fort 
  on 
  a 
  hard 
  day's 
  

   jaunt. 
  The 
  majority 
  of 
  

   tourists 
  prefer 
  the 
  reg- 
  

   ular 
  touring 
  car, 
  with 
  

   side 
  entrance 
  body, 
  hav- 
  

   ing 
  comfortable 
  seating 
  

   accommodations 
  for 
  

   five 
  or 
  seven 
  persons. 
  In 
  

   such 
  a 
  car, 
  properly 
  fit- 
  

   ted 
  out 
  for 
  the 
  purpose, 
  

   a 
  whole 
  family 
  may 
  

   travel 
  for 
  weeks 
  almost 
  

   as 
  luxuriously 
  as 
  in 
  a 
  

   Pullman 
  railroad 
  car, 
  

   regardless 
  of 
  weather. 
  

   The 
  question 
  of 
  suitable 
  

  

  equipment 
  for 
  touring 
  is 
  one 
  that 
  requires 
  considerable 
  thought. 
  It 
  is 
  

   possible 
  to 
  spend 
  many 
  hundreds 
  of 
  dollars 
  for 
  all 
  sorts 
  of 
  fittings. 
  Som 
  

   ol 
  these 
  are 
  almost 
  indispensable 
  to 
  comfort 
  and 
  satisfaction 
  on 
  the 
  

   while 
  others 
  only 
  serve 
  to 
  encumber 
  the 
  machine 
  unnecessarily. 
  Alth 
  

  

  each 
  device 
  may 
  really 
  serve 
  a 
  useful 
  purpose, 
  it 
  should 
  be 
  

   remembered 
  that, 
  as 
  in 
  traveling 
  by 
  other 
  means 
  or 
  when 
  

   camping, 
  the 
  less 
  paraphernalia 
  one 
  has 
  to 
  bother 
  with 
  the 
  

   greater 
  is 
  his 
  ease 
  of 
  mind 
  and 
  his 
  consequent 
  enjoyment. 
  

   Too 
  often 
  we 
  pack 
  along 
  on 
  a 
  trip 
  or 
  vacation 
  a 
  bothersome 
  

   quantity 
  of 
  stuff, 
  much 
  of 
  which 
  is 
  never 
  used. 
  On 
  the 
  other 
  

   hand, 
  if 
  we 
  confine 
  ourselves 
  to 
  the 
  things 
  that 
  are 
  really 
  

   essential, 
  we 
  are 
  likely 
  to 
  be 
  surprised 
  by 
  the 
  small 
  amount 
  

   of 
  baggage 
  that 
  we 
  have 
  to 
  take. 
  

  

  Conceding 
  that 
  the 
  automobile 
  tourist 
  desires 
  simply 
  to 
  fit 
  

   up 
  his 
  car 
  with 
  the 
  attachments 
  and 
  devices 
  that 
  will 
  add 
  to 
  

   the 
  utility 
  of 
  the 
  machine 
  and 
  to 
  the 
  comfort 
  and 
  safety 
  of 
  

   the 
  passengers, 
  there 
  are 
  certain 
  things 
  which 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  abso- 
  

  

  In 
  Such 
  a 
  Car 
  a 
  Whole 
  Family 
  May 
  Travel 
  for 
  Weeks 
  as 
  

   Luxuriously 
  as 
  in 
  a 
  Pullman 
  Railway 
  Coach 
  

  

  