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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  October, 
  1907 
  

  

  ing 
  a 
  Cape 
  top 
  one 
  should 
  also 
  get 
  

   a 
  waterproof 
  protector, 
  to 
  b 
  

   slipped 
  over 
  the 
  top 
  when 
  it 
  is 
  

   thrown 
  back. 
  This 
  will 
  keep 
  

   the 
  dirt 
  and 
  dust 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  

   lining 
  and 
  prove 
  a 
  profitable 
  

   investment. 
  The 
  machine 
  

   should 
  be 
  fitted 
  with 
  a 
  set 
  of 
  

   good 
  shock 
  absorbers, 
  to 
  pro- 
  

   tect 
  the 
  springs 
  from 
  break- 
  

   age 
  when 
  traveling 
  over 
  

   rough 
  country 
  and 
  also 
  for 
  

   the 
  purpose 
  of 
  adding 
  to 
  the 
  

   comfort 
  of 
  the 
  occupants. 
  A 
  

   dashboard 
  speedometer-od- 
  

   ometer 
  is 
  another 
  necessity 
  

  

  running, 
  and 
  five 
  or 
  ten 
  miles 
  an 
  

   hour 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  way 
  is 
  no 
  uncom- 
  

   mon 
  error. 
  The 
  speedometer 
  

   will 
  not 
  cost 
  much 
  more 
  than 
  

   the 
  tines 
  a 
  country 
  justice 
  

   may 
  impose, 
  to 
  say 
  nothing 
  

   of 
  the 
  trouble 
  and 
  delay 
  oc- 
  

   casioned 
  by 
  arrest. 
  Besides 
  

   this, 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  great 
  deal 
  of 
  

   truth 
  in 
  the 
  statement, 
  "It's 
  

   nice 
  to 
  know 
  how 
  fast 
  you 
  

   go," 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  often 
  fascinat- 
  

   ing 
  to 
  see 
  the 
  little 
  needle 
  

   on 
  the 
  instrument 
  move 
  up 
  

   the 
  scale 
  as 
  the 
  car 
  speeds 
  

   steadily 
  on 
  under 
  advanced 
  

  

  After 
  Pitching 
  the 
  Tent 
  the 
  Cooking 
  Utensils 
  

   are 
  Soon 
  Put 
  in 
  Use 
  

  

  when 
  touring. 
  Driving 
  directions 
  

   in 
  many 
  route 
  books 
  simply 
  give 
  

   the 
  measured 
  distances 
  between 
  

   prominent 
  landmarks 
  in 
  

   sparsely 
  settled 
  country. 
  For 
  

   example, 
  the 
  book 
  might 
  read, 
  

   "After 
  passing 
  large 
  red 
  farm- 
  

   house 
  on 
  left 
  continue 
  straight 
  

   ahead 
  a 
  mile 
  and 
  a 
  half 
  and 
  keep 
  

   to 
  right 
  at 
  fork 
  in 
  road." 
  It 
  will 
  

   be 
  seen 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  absolutely 
  neces- 
  

   sary 
  to 
  know 
  when 
  that 
  mile 
  and 
  a 
  

   half 
  has 
  been 
  passed, 
  and 
  the 
  od- 
  

   ometer 
  is 
  the 
  only 
  instrument 
  that 
  

   will 
  accurately 
  give 
  this 
  

   information. 
  The 
  speed- 
  

   ometer 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  combi- 
  

   nation 
  is 
  useful 
  in 
  view 
  of 
  

   the 
  fact 
  that 
  speed 
  ordi- 
  

   nances 
  and 
  restrictions 
  are 
  

   becoming 
  more 
  severe 
  

   every 
  year, 
  and 
  when 
  one 
  

   is 
  riding 
  in 
  an 
  auto 
  there 
  

   is 
  nothing 
  more 
  deceptive 
  

   than 
  speed. 
  Even 
  expe- 
  

   rienced 
  men 
  who 
  have 
  

   driven 
  many 
  thousands 
  

   of 
  miles 
  are 
  unable 
  

   accurately 
  to 
  guess 
  the 
  

   speed 
  at 
  which 
  a 
  car 
  is 
  

  

  A 
  Tent 
  Can 
  Be 
  Carried 
  

   Tourists 
  Wish 
  to 
  

  

  Along 
  in 
  Case 
  the 
  

   Camp 
  Out 
  

  

  A 
  Limited 
  Amount 
  of 
  Baggage 
  Can 
  Be 
  Carried 
  

   on 
  the 
  Folding 
  Trunk 
  Rack 
  

  

  spark 
  and 
  heavier 
  charges 
  of 
  gas. 
  

   When 
  touring 
  it 
  is 
  well 
  to 
  carry 
  

   two 
  new 
  reserve 
  tire 
  shoes. 
  

   When 
  front 
  and 
  rear 
  wheels 
  

   are 
  of 
  different 
  size, 
  there 
  

   should 
  be 
  one 
  spare 
  for 
  each 
  

   pair 
  of 
  tires. 
  The 
  new 
  flat 
  

   treads 
  are 
  recommended 
  for 
  

   the 
  rear 
  wheels, 
  but 
  not 
  for 
  the 
  

   front, 
  as 
  they 
  make 
  steering 
  

   rather 
  difficult. 
  Extra 
  tires 
  should 
  

   be 
  covered 
  with 
  waterproof 
  and 
  light- 
  

   proof 
  casings, 
  as 
  rubber 
  deteriorates 
  

   when 
  exposed 
  to 
  the 
  light. 
  It 
  is 
  ad- 
  

   visable 
  to 
  carry 
  at 
  least 
  two 
  

   rear 
  inner 
  tubes 
  and 
  one 
  front 
  

   tube 
  ; 
  when 
  touring 
  myself 
  I 
  

   invariably 
  carry 
  four 
  rear 
  

   tubes 
  and 
  two 
  front 
  tubes, 
  

   having 
  experienced 
  as 
  many 
  

   as 
  five 
  punctures 
  in 
  a 
  single 
  

   day. 
  Tire 
  troubles 
  are 
  due 
  to 
  

   various 
  causes, 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  well 
  

   to 
  be 
  prepared 
  for 
  them. 
  A 
  

   pigskin 
  repair 
  cover 
  will 
  be 
  

   found 
  valuable 
  in 
  tempo- 
  

   rarily 
  fixing 
  a 
  blown-out 
  cas- 
  

   ing. 
  In 
  the 
  event 
  of 
  a 
  punc- 
  

   ture 
  it 
  is 
  advisable 
  to 
  insert 
  a 
  

   new 
  inner 
  tube 
  rather 
  than 
  to 
  

  

  