﻿October, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  393 
  

  

  repair 
  an 
  old 
  one, 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  almost 
  impossible 
  to 
  make 
  a 
  satis- 
  

   factory 
  repair 
  job 
  on 
  the 
  road. 
  Inner 
  tubes 
  for 
  use 
  in 
  rear 
  

   shoes 
  should 
  never 
  be 
  repaired 
  with 
  rubber 
  patches 
  cemented 
  

   on. 
  The 
  heat 
  caused 
  by 
  road 
  friction 
  melts 
  these 
  patches 
  off. 
  

   The 
  only 
  sure 
  way 
  is 
  to 
  have 
  the 
  tube 
  vulcanized. 
  Inner 
  

  

  A 
  Cape 
  Top 
  and 
  

   Waterproof 
  

   Protector 
  are 
  

   Indispensable 
  

  

  tubes 
  should 
  not 
  be 
  carried 
  

   loose 
  in 
  a 
  storage 
  box, 
  but 
  

   should 
  be 
  put 
  up 
  in 
  separate 
  

   bags 
  liberally 
  sprinkled 
  with 
  

   French 
  chalk, 
  in 
  order 
  that 
  

   they 
  may 
  not 
  become 
  chafed 
  

   and 
  so 
  be 
  rendered 
  unfit 
  for 
  

   use. 
  

  

  An 
  experienced 
  tourist 
  is 
  

   not 
  ready 
  to 
  start 
  until 
  the 
  

   car 
  is 
  equipped 
  with 
  a 
  full 
  

   set 
  of 
  tools, 
  extra 
  valves, 
  

   valve 
  springs, 
  spark 
  plugs, 
  

   and 
  such 
  small 
  moving 
  parts 
  

   of 
  the 
  engine 
  as 
  are 
  likely 
  to 
  

   wear 
  quickly 
  or 
  break 
  easily. 
  

   Of 
  course, 
  this 
  list 
  will 
  dif- 
  

   fer 
  with 
  each 
  make 
  of 
  car. 
  In 
  machines 
  that 
  are 
  chain 
  driven 
  

   extra 
  links 
  of 
  chain 
  are 
  carried 
  in 
  the 
  toolbox. 
  A 
  jack, 
  tire 
  

   tools, 
  and 
  full 
  tire 
  repair 
  kit 
  are, 
  of 
  course, 
  essential. 
  In 
  moun 
  

   tain 
  touring 
  it 
  is 
  necessary 
  to 
  have 
  non-skid 
  chains, 
  which 
  must 
  

   be 
  used 
  when 
  coming 
  down 
  long 
  hills 
  slippery 
  with 
  mud 
  

   after 
  a 
  heavy 
  rain. 
  The 
  car, 
  unless 
  equipped 
  with 
  these, 
  

   may 
  skid 
  and 
  become 
  unmanageable. 
  In 
  the 
  early 
  days 
  

   rope 
  was 
  tied 
  around 
  the 
  rear 
  wheels 
  to 
  give 
  them 
  trac- 
  

   tion, 
  but 
  the 
  newer 
  and 
  more 
  serviceable 
  tire 
  chains 
  or 
  non- 
  

   skid 
  treads 
  have 
  taken 
  its 
  place 
  and 
  made 
  driving 
  on 
  slippery 
  

   asphalt 
  or 
  "greasy" 
  country 
  roads 
  much 
  safer. 
  Protection 
  of 
  

   the 
  car 
  and 
  its 
  occupants 
  from 
  mud 
  and 
  water 
  has 
  been 
  looked 
  

   after 
  mostly 
  by 
  the 
  manufacturer 
  before 
  the 
  car 
  left 
  the 
  factory. 
  

   Cape 
  tops 
  and 
  folding 
  glass 
  fronts 
  do 
  much 
  to 
  keep 
  the 
  car 
  dry 
  

   and 
  comfortable 
  in 
  rainy 
  weather. 
  The 
  machinery 
  is 
  also 
  pro- 
  

   tected 
  from 
  mud 
  and 
  water 
  by 
  metal 
  casings. 
  It 
  is 
  advisable, 
  

   however, 
  to 
  have 
  mackintosh 
  covers 
  for 
  the 
  lamps 
  when 
  touring, 
  

   sj 
  as 
  to 
  avoid 
  the 
  need 
  of 
  continual 
  cleaning 
  and 
  polishing, 
  and 
  

   if 
  the 
  magneto 
  is 
  under 
  the 
  bonnet 
  where 
  rain 
  may 
  possibly 
  

   reach 
  the 
  connections, 
  they 
  should 
  be 
  protected 
  with 
  a 
  rubber 
  ar- 
  

   rangement 
  suitable 
  for 
  that 
  purpose. 
  Many 
  manufacturers 
  ne- 
  

   glect 
  to 
  furnish 
  this, 
  and 
  as 
  a 
  consequence 
  their 
  cars 
  have 
  been 
  stalled 
  in 
  

   wet 
  weather 
  by 
  water 
  getting 
  into 
  the 
  magneto 
  and 
  short-circuiting 
  it. 
  

   7'he 
  greatest 
  care 
  should 
  be 
  taken 
  to 
  keep 
  water 
  away 
  from 
  all 
  the 
  elec- 
  

   trical 
  parts 
  of 
  the 
  machine. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  possible, 
  of 
  course, 
  to 
  make 
  a 
  tent 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  equipment, 
  but 
  this 
  

  

  will 
  scarcely 
  be 
  used 
  unless 
  the 
  party 
  intends 
  to 
  camp 
  out 
  

   for 
  the 
  night. 
  The 
  automobile 
  of 
  to-day 
  has 
  such 
  a 
  wide 
  

   radius 
  of 
  action 
  by 
  reason 
  of 
  its 
  high 
  speed 
  that 
  this 
  is 
  

   seldom 
  necessary, 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  nearly 
  always 
  possible 
  to 
  reach 
  a 
  

   town 
  or 
  large 
  city 
  by 
  night. 
  It 
  is 
  best 
  to 
  have 
  the 
  car 
  

   equipped 
  with 
  good 
  headlights 
  and 
  a 
  reliable 
  gene- 
  

   rator 
  or 
  gas 
  tank, 
  as 
  it 
  sometimes 
  becomes 
  necessary 
  

   to 
  do 
  night 
  riding 
  in 
  a 
  strange 
  country. 
  Even 
  with 
  

   good 
  lamps 
  it 
  is 
  never 
  safe 
  to 
  drive 
  faster 
  than 
  twenty 
  

   miles 
  an 
  hour 
  at 
  night 
  on 
  roads 
  with 
  which 
  one 
  is 
  not 
  

   familiar, 
  as 
  danger 
  can 
  arise 
  in 
  an 
  instant. 
  The 
  ma- 
  

   chine 
  should 
  always 
  be 
  kept 
  under 
  perfect 
  control; 
  half 
  

   of 
  the 
  accidents 
  that 
  occur 
  are 
  due 
  to 
  careless 
  driving. 
  

  

  Among 
  the 
  miscellaneous 
  items 
  that 
  are 
  needed 
  and 
  

   which 
  come 
  in 
  very 
  handy 
  are 
  a 
  collapsible 
  gasoline 
  

   bucket 
  with 
  chamois 
  strainer, 
  collapsible 
  water 
  bucket, 
  

   ammeter 
  and 
  voltmeter 
  for 
  testing 
  the 
  batteries, 
  small 
  

   electric 
  flashlight 
  to 
  examine 
  the 
  car 
  at 
  night 
  in 
  the 
  event 
  

   of 
  accident, 
  and 
  a 
  dash 
  clock. 
  

  

  Most 
  cars 
  of 
  to-day 
  have 
  

   plenty 
  of 
  carrying 
  and 
  stor- 
  

   age 
  room. 
  The 
  extra 
  tires 
  

   are 
  usually 
  strapped 
  to 
  the 
  

   running 
  board 
  with 
  special 
  

   holders. 
  Inner 
  tubes 
  may 
  

   be 
  stored 
  in 
  the 
  space 
  under 
  

   the 
  rear 
  seats. 
  Extra 
  boxes 
  

   on 
  the 
  running 
  board 
  will 
  

   provide 
  a 
  place 
  for 
  carrying 
  

   tools, 
  while 
  a 
  metal 
  trunk 
  

   rack 
  fitted 
  with 
  leather 
  auto 
  

   trunks, 
  that 
  are 
  dustproof 
  

   and 
  waterproof, 
  will 
  serve 
  

   for 
  baggage. 
  

  

  The 
  modern 
  touring 
  car, 
  

   properly 
  equipped, 
  is 
  capable 
  

   of 
  railroad 
  speed 
  and 
  will 
  

   take 
  a 
  party 
  safely 
  across 
  

  

  Cape 
  Top 
  and 
  Folding 
  Glass 
  Fronts 
  do 
  Much 
  to 
  Keep 
  

   the 
  Car 
  Dry 
  and 
  Comfortable 
  in 
  Rainy 
  Weather 
  

  

  country, 
  up 
  hill 
  and 
  down, 
  in 
  rain 
  or 
  shine, 
  

   with 
  more 
  pleasure 
  than 
  can 
  be 
  derived 
  

   from 
  any 
  other 
  method 
  of 
  transportation. 
  

   The 
  man 
  who 
  owns 
  his 
  automobile 
  has 
  his 
  

   private 
  car 
  as 
  luxurious 
  as 
  a 
  Pullman, 
  with 
  

   all 
  the 
  roads 
  of 
  the 
  country 
  as 
  his 
  right 
  of 
  

   way 
  and 
  no 
  schedule 
  other 
  than 
  that 
  fixed 
  

   by 
  his 
  own 
  fancy 
  and 
  convenience. 
  

  

  