42 
Land & Water 
May 2 , 1 9 1 8 
IMITATION 
is the 
Sincerest Form of Flattery 
(( 
INSIST 
ON THE 
L.B." Adapter Lining 
Originaled bp {Registered Design.) 
Messrs. LINCOLN BENNETT & CO., LTD., 
FROsr. ^^t^^^ZS"^^. which rnsures absolute fit and 
perfect comfort for your Steel 
Helmet. 
IT IS STILL THE ONLY 
LINING SOUNDLY CON- 
STRUCTED ON AN 
EFFICIENT PRINCIPLE. 
BACK. 
hnproxd Pallcrn with SpeciJ Blling back 
head piece. 
Price 19/6 net. 
Without back piece, 16/6 net. 
Packing in wood box -nd postage to the Front. 2/- 
Ladiea desiring to tend one of these linings to a 
Relative or frieod at the Fro' t should send us. if possi- 
ble, a top hat, bowler, or straw boater of his from 
which to lake the exact sha. e and dimensions of his 
head, otherwise state ordinary hat size. 
Thousands in us* 
at tht l-rant prove 
Us efficiency. 
Anyone can 6t1t — No fasten- 
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IVrile to — 
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40 PICCADILLY, LONDON, W. 
And 78 LOMBARD STREET, E.G. 
For Descriplioe Pamphlet. 
The Weldon 
Auto-Motive Crutch 
(Pat. 105.18^-1916.) 
FOR LOCOMOTION WITH- 
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Owing to the unique construction 
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In proceeding down hill it is only 
necessary to reverse the crutches, 
which then act as a natural brake. 
But th£ feature of the 
"Weldon Auto-motive" is the 
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of the head, which conforms 
to the oblique direction of the 
axilla (arm-pit). 
No otlier Crutch possesses these 
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All risk of "crutch paralysis" 
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A most instructive booklet, post free on 
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FOR THE 
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London." 
{Continued from page 40.) 
morrow, however, will grow up as mucli in a motor atmosphere 
as pubhc-school boys grow up with knowledge of motor 
cycling, even though the individual is not lucky enough to 
possess a macliine of his own. Further, if there were any 
doubt on this subject, it is sufficiently dissolved by the 
reflection that the vast number of men who will presently 
be disbanded from the Army, and who have motor experi- 
ence, will render an amply sufficient proportion available to 
the agricultural branch of the movement ; for one thing, 
because the end of the war will see more than sufficient to go 
round all branches of service ; for another, because for 
health reasons the war experience will cause vast numbers 
,to take to work on the land. Consequently, the ground for 
taking a pessimistic view concerning the deterioration of 
agri-motor macliinery through lack of understanding and, 
consequently, neglect or mishandling, is not substantial. 
Inevitable Handicaps 
In war time, however, even paraffin and such like heavier 
grade oils are not available in sufficient quantities for agri- 
motor service. Hence, the other day a scheme for employing 
town gas for motor work on the farm was mooted. But 
much in this direction is not to be expected either during or 
after the war. 
In brief, therefore, while the agri-motor will undoubtedly 
prove one of the prime factors in enabling us to carry on 
this war — the number of machines produced and brought 
into use is increasing continuously— nevertheless, such 
machines are being employed at the moment under inevitable 
conditions of handicap. Therefore, while we may know the 
worst concerning the agri-motor problem to-day, the best 
of it cannot possibly be revealed to us until after the war. 
Hence it is particularly gratifying to realise that, despite 
all shortcomings, the proposition of applying motor power 
to agricultural work is to-day a thoroughly practical one, 
which under a wide variety of tests has given results more 
profitable than can be obtained with horse traction. 
As for the commercial motor, the only problem in connec- 
tion with it to-day is to get sufficient supplies to meet civiUan 
needs. Those needs are growing all the time ; and it wall be 
quite impossible to meet them until the coming of peace. 
Then it will be practicable to meet them in absolutely satis- 
factory fashion. The reason is that war service has put 
both heavy and hght transport to tests not to be exceeded 
m severity. Consequently, experience ahke in design and 
production has been brought to- the necessary pitch to ensure 
absolutely reliable service in the post-war products. 
The class of vehicle available for use in war time is extremely 
limited. By far the majority are put in charge of those of 
practically no training and experience. Some of them have 
not even the instinct for handling machinery of this sort ; 
yet we perceive it answers admirably. 
Electric Utility Vehicles 
It is gravely to be doubted if the electric utiUty veliicle 
will make such progress in this country as some anticipate 
for It Weight, cost, and Umitation of range of use are among 
the obstacles in this direction ; but the greatest of aU concerns 
facilities for obtaining supphes. The roads of London are 
admirably suitable for electric-driven utUity vehicles, and 
provided the direction of our clectric-power-producing com- 
panies becomes trained to the, idea, much may be done 
At the best, however, we could never match American 
conditions, such, for example, as are provided by the great 
generating stations at Niagara, which supply plant to cities 
hundreds of miles away at rates which would spell bank- 
ruptcy if we attempted them here. Our chance in England, 
of course, depends on keeping electric-power-producing 
machinery vyorking for twenty-four hours out of the twenty- 
four, in place of having the load, as it is called, on 
at night time only, when illumination is needed: only 
"Issibfe ^^''*'°" ^^ ^ ''^^^P ^"d easily avaOable supply 
Whether electric power becomes a big factor in the utility 
transport service in the big cities, particularly for the smaller 
classes of vehicle, scarcely matters to the individual citizen, 
mnVnr ;/"i,''?^ ""^^t" ^^e growth in the use of the commercial 
hi, nlr^^ ;/"'^,''^ *'^' tradesman's motor delivery-van, 
be accelera^te'^ f''"'\'° T^ proportions, and wiU assuredly 
within 1. '"'^^■ ^''^'■"•^ °" the coming of peace, that 
vea 'Lr,T~''''\^^'^^^'- f"^ ^^i*« P^bably withiA five 
a horTe fn , ^°"^l"^'°'i "^ the campaign the spectacle of 
a horse m big cities such as London, Birmingham and 
DetToKr; "^" J''; '"""'^^^ °" ^' "^"'^h as it usK'be in 
Detroit three and four years before the war started. 
