Pullman herald. [volume], March 18, 1921, Second Section, Page 5, Image 13

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BRAKE SUGGESTION FOR BIG CARS
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The photograph shows how racing cats of many of the worlds famous
drivers are equipped with brakes on both front and rear wheels. The sugges
tion Is made that If they are of benefit on a racecourse, why would they not
jiff equal value on a large passenger car running on the streets of a large
city.
RECONSTRUCT AN !
OLD AUTOMOBILE
Rebuilding of Old Car Is Far More j
Intricate Than Is Usually
Considered.
UTMOST CARE IS ESSENTIAL
Scale Drawing of Chassis and New i
Body Should First Be Made to In
sure Correct Fit— Sheet Iron
' Is Commonly Used.
The desire of most owners of old i
cars Is to "cut it down" and make a
i "racer" out of it. or at any rate pro
'tide the old chassis with a body that
will create the Impression of power
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Rebuilding an Old Automobile Is
Rather More Intricate Than Is
Usually Considered, but by Using
Care the Results Will Amply Re
pay the Effort.
and speed. Many such attempts nre
foredoomed to failure, because the
body is designed with no reference to
drawings, patterns or the tool equip
ment Involved.
Preliminary to anything else, a scale
drawing of the chassis and the new
body should be made, and after the
builder has established, to his own
satisfaction, that the new body will
fit the chassis, then only should the
actual work be undertaken. However,
» complete set of full-sized paper pat
terns should be made; with these the
builder can determine whether the
Parts will fit together correctly, and
»t the same time rectify any errors
of calculation, or judgment, that may
h »ve been made In the preliminary
<cale drawing.
The illustration shows a body that
Besses straight lines throughout, as
« Is easier to work the sheet metal
wlth sharp, angular lines than any
"ther way, but the variety of design
'Infinite, and is only limited by the
• ♦Mil, cash and facilities at the com
mand of the builder.
Use Sheet Iron.
' The material most commonly used
■■A No. IS or 20 gauge sheet Iron, al
™ugh the lighter and more expensive
j"umlnum can be used as weir „ a
ignter-gaugo iron, but the latter Is
inadvisable. For work of the kind
w»»n in the drawing, the most essen-
j 1"1 tools will consist of a wooden unl
et, tin shears and riveting and sol
*™n equipment. Most amateur
.Elders full Into the error of trying
hodBPP' >' the component parts "* ,1"'
J!/. 10 « wooden frame with nails.
i 'en Invariably results In a botched
ana unsatisfactory Job.
Disk Wheels Not Liked.
Disk wheels nro merely sheet-metal
, v .kS b°l,P<l to both sides of the
th/o ' '"' a" "l,l>»ing for access to
■» tire valve. Such wheels, on the
.. ™Ke 'i-ii' car, are not to be par
""»">' commended. 1 however, as they
qZ not entirely satisfactory, and at
£yT '!'-'• detract from tint "low.
» IM| appi iranee usually sought.
aim « would be remembered that the
tool ,ls '" build a neat, individual auto-
J 11*1 body ami not a boiler, ami tn:,t>
' for y- ""' "w <,f rlvets and nails >
vi,., '~:,,tr "'-ams should be shunned. 1
\ t& * both Five positive evidence of
'M»». amateurs handiwork.—Popular
""•haalcs Magazine.
MISUSE OF CAR BATTERY
How it battery will become
discharged from misuse:
Frequent starts with short
runs.
Insufficient input to battery on
account of short runs at low
speed.
Use of headlights while stand
ing at the curb.
Ignition switch left on battery
over night.
Unnecessarily high candle
power lamps, including spot
light.
Lamps left burning over night,
Moving in garage or else
where on the power from bat
tery.
Prolonged attempt to start in
cold weather without priming
and without warm water in ra
diator.
Prolonged attempt to start
without Investigating engine
troubles, such as: Poorly ad
justed carburetor; dirty or
cracked spark plugs; gummed
and sticky valves: carbon.
Starting and lighting system:
Worn generator brushes; (tick
ing of points in automatic cut
out; loose belt (leather);
loose connections.
Loose connections, generator,
motor or battery terminals, fuse
box, ground wire, switch or
spark plugs.
Grounds, due to loss of wire
Insulation through (hating.
Corroded battery terminals.
Infrequent testing and water
tilling of battery.
AVTOrtOIMLIC
Distilled water is absolutely essen
tial for the storage battery.
» * «
Weakening of the springs which
close the valves Is a common cause of
faulty engine operation.
» » »
Every so often it will be wise for
the motorist to inspect the wheels of
his car to see if they are in perfect
alignment.
* • *
American made motorcars are used
by the provincial governments of
Sadec, Thudaumot, Taynlsh, Gocong
and Cochin, In China,
• * *
The type of water pump usually
used In the forced circulation cooling
system is the rotary type, of centrif
ugal or spur gear styles.
» * *
Before a chauffeur's license will be
issued In Cleveland, 0., a new tariff
ordinance provides for the taking of
finger prints of the applicant.
* * *
.1. W. Urschel, seventy-five years of
age, recently returned to Toledo. O.
from n 1.790-ralle motor journey, over
which be drove himself the entire dis
tance.
* • »
Car owners should be watchful to
prevent the formation of oil puddles
in the small depressions in the floor of
the garage. Oil Is a deadly enemy of
rubber,
* • •
In cases of chronically squeaky
springs, try jacking up the car so that
the weight IS removed from the
springs and then soaking these latter
with kerosene.
* » »
Chronic squeaking In the braking
system is generally due to dirt that
has been Imbedded in the lining am!
is pressed against the drum when the
brakes are operated.
* * •
Every motorist might to know that
wire brushes are the best possible
weapons for use in cleaning the run
ning gear of the car preparatory to
overhauling and painting.
» • «
When making some adjustments It
la usually' necessary to exercise a lit
tle patience in order to get the best
results, for the reason that the effects
of adjustments are not always Instant-.
It apparent.
* • •
BROKE HEART OF SCIENTIST U
Learned Man, Victim of Thoughtless
Practical Joke, Proved Unable
to Live It Down.
What Is believed to be the great- I
est hoax In the history of science was
played over a century ago by students '
of Prof. Bnrtholomaeus Adam Berln- |
ger. holder of the chair of natural j
philosophy at the University of Wurz- j
her.. He was keenly interested In j
fossil remains, and was the leader In j
the great group that held them to
be a sort of divine Joke, placed In '
the earth by Cod to test human faith. |
Students designed a score or more ]
of fossils from clay representing the
most absurd beasts their Imaginations
could conceive, and hid them in the
ground in „ spot where the old paleon
tologist was known to frequently dig. ;
He discovered them and accepted them ,
as real, and when a little later the stu- j
dents hid other designs, showing
stars and suns and even Inscriptions !
In Hebrew. Syrian and Babylonian,
the old man was delighted and was ;
sure he had proven his .rounds. He
began a book of immense size, and
written In Latin, in which he gravely I
set forth his proofs of the divine
origin. The shout of laughter that
went up when the boot; was Issued
broke the old man's heart, and he
died after spending every cent he had
in an effort to recall the hook. What
made the joke more serious was the ,
faith with which many learned men !
accepted the thing at first, Beringer's
reputation up to this time being high
In the world of science.
STORING WORDS IN MEMORY
What May Be Described as Mental
Photography Is Especially Valu
able to Theatrical People.
The photographic memory is found
most frequently in actors and ac
tresses, who have to study a variety
of parts in a very short time. After
a time, these people form a habit of
getting a mental photograph of the
words. They look at the page, read
the lines, and then, shutting their
eyes, endeavor to "see" the words.
It is a habit which, once formed, is
quickly developed. The present writer
once "crammed" a part of forty-five
pages In a single day by the aid of
this natural photography.
It may be said at once that not
everybody can acquire this species of
memory. Only those possessed of
great powers of concentration can
achieve the results described. But,
providing thai a person has anything
of this gift, he can build upon It until
it will serve him to an almost unlim
ited degree.
The photographic memory usually
finds its best development among peo
ple with what are called "bumpy"
| forehead! They have unusual pow
ers of visual concentration.—Ex
change,
Two Atomic Theories.
An atom is a part so small as not
.to be divisible. It is an ultimate par
ticle of mutter. Two opinions, direct
ly opposite to each other, have long
! had currency with regard to the con
stituent particles of material things;
. the one, that matter is- composed of
an assemblage of minute particles, or
atoms, incapable of further division;
. the other, that there is no limit to
1 its divisibility, the smallest conceiv
; able particle still. consisting of an
I infinity of parts. The first of these
theories, which Is commonly distin
guished by the name of atomic phil
osophy, was originated in Greece by
LeUCippUS; It was supported by Dem
ocritus and subsequently improved by
Epicurus and his disciples. The Epi
cureans professed to account for the
origin and formation of all tilings* by
supposing that these atoms were en
dued with gravity and motion, and
thus came together into the different
organized bodies.
Whence Electric Lamps Come.
A little consideration of the ma
terials that enter Into the making of
lamps would be a revelation to the
large majority of electric lamp users.
California, Colorado, Nevada and
South Dakota lead In the production
of tungsten ore, the important materi
al of which the filament of the mod
era electric lamp is made.
First, there is the filament of tung
sten, then the glass bulb Into which
enter silica, soda, nitre from Chile,
potash, manganese from Russia, ar
senic, borax, feldspar, lead, aluminum,
cryolite from Greenland, cobalt from
Canada. The base of the lamp is
made of copper and zinc from Utah
and Missouri, while the basing cement
Is a mixture of marble dust from
Vermont, whiting from Ohio, shellac
from India and pine resin from
Georgia.
Wonderful Is Human Skin.
The human skin, which forms a
protective covering over the whole
of the body, consists- of two layers,
an outer one and an Inner one. The
epidermis, or outer skin. Is so con
structed that no moisture from out
side can penetrate it so long as the
skin Itself Is not torn or cut. At the
same time the pores of the skin are
so formed that the sweat Is freely
discharged through tbe skin, thou ven
tilating the body and keeping it at
an even temperature. If -or cone
could invent a material posse ring
the properties of the human si m. a
material which would keep ot i all
moisture, however heavy the town
pour of rain, ami yet allow th* tree
.-.ape of the heat and molstU t; of
the body, his fortune would be cde.
THE PULLMAN HKHALB
-^'" Series 21 Special-Six Sedan
Judge this Car by Performance
ITS performance in owners' hands puts the Special-Six Sedan
in a class by itself among cars of the enclosed type. Trace
this wonderful performance to its source, and you will find a
motor of great power, economy and flexibility — a motor which
utilizes every particle of fuel, operates satisfactorily on poor grades,
of fuel, and delivers its power without waste to the rear wheels..
Everything that would add to comfort and convenience —to
protection and utility — has been provided in the SPECIAL-SiX
Sedan. Appointments are complete —and of uniformly high
quality throughout.
With unexcelled manufacturing advantages it is only natural
Th* commodious interior of that Studebaker can offer cars of sterling high quality and per
thisvZ Pimtyofwmfor *°rmance at extremely moderate prices — thus making them the
three adults to stretch out most exceptional values on the market.
comfortably—deep, soft, dur
able plush upholstery.
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THIS IS A STUDEBAKER YEAR __*
Practical Economy—
Two Years of
Battery Service
guaranteed you with the
purchase of a
Philadelphia Battery
which is
Built to Do the Work
A Philadelphia—Practical Economy
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