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AND THE EXPERTS ADVICE ON HOW TO DRIVE A CAR. Before taking his machine out of motor, which, some drivers do rest the garage a good driver should be practice, is to have the clutch d'.s- i-onii.il- nt. that every part of it is in : engaged when stepping: on the s'nrl- finet-class working order, not only so. ing connection. By doing thii a great that he may make his trip with the, load is taken off tho -battery, as it assurance tihat he wiH' not have ' does not have to turn over thi> trans- t rouble on the road, but also so that , mission gears unnecessarily. he wiH know that bis machine willi Many drivers who have difficulty in not fail him in traffic emergencies. starting tiheir motors- in cold- weather] A thorough inspection of the whole J would have bettor success if, boforo | machine should be made, at least once' turning- on the switch, they would j a week, in order t be cure that it will | turn the motor over eeveral times j give dependable service. This inspec-j w jth the air choked, and then sud-| tion should include: Seeing that the , denJy turn 'on the switch. By doin ! tires are inflated to tho prescribed ' this they have put an exceedingly rich | pressure; inspecting the steering- ap- mixture of g-as into tiheir cy-lcnders, 1 panatua to make sure that all con- 1 which is ready to explode as soon as sections are tight; testing the battery .the faintest -spark passes through the ( and fiHing it with water. | sparkplugs. In addition, each day, before start- As in starting the motor, there are, Ing out, the good driver should make'al-so one or two points in stopping ure that he ha the proper amount of \ which some drivers do not (practice. oil in hi* crank case, and that hiajA few years ago nearly all drivers eooJrng system is filled' with water, | were taught to throw out the clutch' which, in cold weather, should con- ! before applying the brake. The best t*in a sufficient quantity of anti- j practice to-day, however, is to keep freeze solution. He shouM foHow the the cVuteh engaged until the car has , instructions for lubrication very care- ' slowed down to about five miles an fully, as the efficient performance and hour. To do this successfully it is, tine life of his whole machine depend of course, necessary to have the thrpt- j upon proper oiling and greasing more tie so adjusted where it connects with . than on any other one thing. the carburetor that enough gasoline ( Baring made sure that his machine ' ** ** carburetor to keep the M in perfect condition, the driver canfn wto ' r running IMC devote his whole eneifcy to driving- i <ng mnsterod the prinples of rather than worrying about a missing j stopping and starting the car, the cylinder, or e equeak in the wheels. Tod <Mver should be well informed upon the propw method of steering Have a Music Festival in Your Town Starting the Motor. Even most drivers who are just be- ginning to drive are famiHar with the , _, _ .. , main points in starting the car. They j the importance of closely following understand that, after tho motor is approved rules of traffic. tarted, the gear shift should bo put) "Nice-Steering. 1 It, 'both on city streets and country: roads. Unfortunately, the great ma-, jority of drivers still do not realize Into first speed, and the clu;ch sCowly engaged while the accelerator is de- pressed'; that after the oar has gained ome momentum the clutch should be disengaged again and tihe gear shift lever put into the next higher speed; after which the clutch is tfowly en- gaged white depressing upon the ac- celerator again. Ford drivers, of course, engage and disengage the dutch tn the same operation, to shift gears. Many drivers, however, dio ntot real- ize the importunco of two rules in tarting their motor. First, the spark ehoukl be retarded. If this is not dona, tho motor is very apt to back-fire and ome part of the starter or the ' connection to the motor i sooner or later break. In machines which are not equipped with a starter it is, of course, exceedingly to try to crank by hand unless the 1 park is retarded. Second Rule. The "Nic<vSteerer" remembers that the rear wheels do not "track" the front wheels in turning. He allows ampto, but not too much, leeway for the rear wheels to miss curbs, posts, guards, traffic signal*, building cor- ners, etc. Aa a rule, it will be found a time and trouble saver to "turn about" by driving around the block rather than jamming traffic by turning in tl^ street (This is not allowed, anyway, in most communities.) It is irritating to see the driver inj front of you hold out his hand and ( get into the left-hand side of t'he ( street just before he makes a turn to j the right. If he woul.1 kccip close toj the right-hand cirnb and then turn, s street it weu n .d not be neces- >r hdm to hold cut his hand, with | the resit It that the machine following Lighting With Darkness. Everyone ktiows that a match can be lighted by the spot of dazzling bright- ness which marks the focus point of a burning glass. But can you Imagine It catching fire under the Influence of concentrated darkness? Though heat la usually seen mixed wltb light, the two are quite different things. Even the greatest heat has really no light of Its own, but Is pitch- dark. It Is easy to separate the heat from the light of a sunbeam by using a kind of lilt IT. Tl is consists of a flat bottle filled with a solution of two common chemicals, iodine and carbon diaul- phlde. Hold the bottle hi a sunbeam and you will I'm. I that no light passes through it. But heat manages to do so. Place a burning glass a few Inches away from the dark side of the bottle and hold a match under it as If you were focusing an unflltered beam on Its he-ad. In a second or two it will Hare up, ignited by invisible heat rays uumingted with light. A Liberal Spender. It is not always those with the most money who are the most liberal In spending in time of need. This fact Is made evident by a etory recited by i Annie Marlon MacLean in her volume I on "Our Neighbors." A Greek fruit dealer hud saved eighteen hun-dred dollars at a time when his wife fell 111 BIN! an oporaticn was ordered. Draw- ing the entire sum from the bank, he went to a large hospital to engage ac- commodations; and, after being shown ward beds at ton or twelve dollars a week, he engaged a private room at eight dollars a day. which was nearly the high-water mark In charges at that time. For five weeks his wife re- mained In the hospital, and during that time he sold .bis fruit etand in or- der to he free to stay with her. At length, when she had recovered and they l.ad returned to the tenement house where they lived, he bought u I new and smaller t-tund with the scanty j remnlns of Ms fumls, and started once ! more up the ladder of financial sue- ' r>Au a The second rule for starting the him is misled by hi* signal into think- ing that he is going to turn to the left. (Concluded next week.) A Natural Change "Women are not wot thy used to be." "Of course not they used to be girls." A Lengthening of Life. It !s one of I ho hopeful signs of tho times that the adoption of means for the lengthening of life Is coming to be ( regarded as everybody's business as well as tl; particular task of tho doc- tor and IIM brother scientists. Cheap Beautlfleri. Smiles add much to a woman's at- tracttvenoas, ami they ure Inoxpenalvn. Birds are as nensitive to colors us are human beings, but ftsh respond most readily to green and yellow hghta. Originally founded for white tixx>p only, the Victoria Cross has been open to Indian soldiers 1911, and to women since 1920. Lights in the Windows. The stars poop out In tho winter sky As I leave my work in tho mill. And I plod o'er the road that r:ns nearby Around the base of tho hill. And ovor the llelds In the deepening gloam I see the lights in tho windows, home. O, the lights in tho windows beacons beam Of rest and content to me, Laughter and love, the heftrth flre's gleam, The chlldron's prattle, and glee, And all the bright, swoot atmosphere That (ills tho heart of the homo with cheer. And oft OH I plod o'er tho white high- way When tho toll of tho day IB done, I watch the light* and in spirit prny That wlmn sinks low life's nun, The welcoming lights may pierce the Kloom, Tho lights of our Father'* House at home. Charles L. Patterson. Put Oft. "I want to bo piocriiKtinated ut de uex' corner," said the negro passenger on the ! .Minion bus. "You want to he what?" demandnd tho conductor. "Don't lose your temper, sail. I hud to look In tlio dlstlcmary mynelf bo- fore I found out 'procrastinate' meuna 'put off.' " It takes 100 livers to yield one gal- lon of oodliver oiJ. The floating leaves of the Victoria Kegia, a giant water-lily, sometime* measure up to twe!'vo feet across. A travel" lor called at a Paris hotel nrwl inquired what the rates were. "Thirty francs for a room on tho first floor, twenty francs for the second, and ten francs for the third," saki tho proprietor. The tiavoler thanked him and turned to go. "Doesn't that ploaise you?" asked the hotel proprietor. "Yes, your prices are aH right," said tho traveler, "but your hotel isn't high enough." Two churches, one in Edinburgh an-d the other in Southport, are now ; fitted with a special appiiam-e which enables deaf \rcr.--hippers to listen to the service. Thp man whom I have succeed best In life have always been cheerful and hopeful mon, who went about thielr business with a smile, on their faces and took their changes and chances of thta mortal llfo like men. Klngsley. AUTO SUGGESTION "Day after day, in every way, methinks I'm getting better;" I Hpring this Hplel at every meal, and It has cured my tetter. In oldou times I wrote my rhmiraes in pain and bitter sorrow; though I took pills for many ills, no comfort could 1 borrow. All kinds of dope, with waning hope, I used to sadly swallow; If I knocked out the mumps or gout, some other ill would follow. And then I heard of one wise hird who cured men by Miggostlon; hfi'd heal man's ;urlu>.s In *oveu shakes, and never ask a ciuesticn. I lenrnod by heart his motto smart, that broke diseusc'a fetters; "day after day, in cvory way, I'm wurely getting bettor." My face was bare of wurlig hair, which kept tho joker* jc.stlng, but now my beard IB wide and weird, and birds are In it nesting. With npuvined knees I walked the leas, and limped up to my attic; hut now I priuice and leap and daiice, and pull stunts acro- batic. I'm full of pep, wltb buoyant step my errands I'm pur- .suing,, whilo neighbors gaze In wild amnze, gadzooking and be sin-owing. For well they know that long ago 1 was a wreck un- sightly; ami it i strange to note the change, to see me blitho and sprightly. If you are sick, oh; geutlo hick, repeat thin heal- ing Htory: "Day after day. In every way, I'm growing bunkydo/y." Anyone who ha* Investigated the EUhjAct is satisfied that the pi ogress of music within the schools has been constant and unfailing. Everywhere mere time is being given to music as a school subject, and as ban often been predicted, It will soon be recognized by all educators as a major subject in high schools and colleges. Music has not gained this distinction merely be- cause it IB music, but for the good rea- son cf it.i own efficiency as an intel- lectual attainment, and as a great chaiacter builder and moulder. The introduction of music into the life of a normal child is tt* .begining of a new emotional epoch. The initial de- p-artuire in the elementary grade is the realization of Joy. Second comes the satisfaction of gaining the power to "do," and the third Is the feeling of emotion as mus-lc fills the mind with thoughts which heretofore had not been inspired. The above Is the substance of the introduction to an Important discus- sion by George H. Gartlan, Supervisor of Music In New York public schools, noticed in the columns of Musical Courier. This gentleman goes on to say: "Considering school children as a group and not as Individuals, It is reasonable to assume that the greatest joy which school music can bring Is the composite of tho emotional and intel- lectual elements in muelc. The advo- cates of the academic side of music will oppose Oils with the argument that there can be no real appreciation without the ability to perform or I create In some respect, at least. Is this true of art, poetry, philosophy, re- ligion, etc.? Tenyson said that poetry should be heard, rather than read. It is the lilting music of the words that ' makes the symphony of language. Are we not able to enjoy 4he artistic beauty of nature of the handicraft of ' man without feeling called upon to duplicate through personal skill the art before us? Theology, like a tele- scope, should be looked through, not ' at. And so with music ; It Is what It i brings to us, In body and mind, that establishes the efficiency of Intellec- tual attainment. How do we arrive at this attainment? The Music Festival. "With the adult group the music fes- tival Is the surest means for gaining the positive result. First, we must arouse the community to an interest lu what music can do for It. Secondly, ways anil meana must be provided properly to finance the civic move- ment. The financial problem hns fre- quently been the stumbling block. To make tho festival attractive, uu ex- j pensive professional orchestra must j be provided. Amateurs can do only what their limitations permit. Second- 1 ly, vocal and Instrumental soloists ! must bo provided to assist In carrying | out the programs which have been planned. All of this adds to the cost j of the festival, and oompeJs many a worthy effort to be abandoned. Yet it Is gratifying to realize how many line musical movements havo been consu- mated. "Wherever festivals have been car- vied to a successful completion the schools havo co-rperated to Uie full ex- tent, and, judging from unbiased re- ports, have rendered a good account of their stewardship. School work Is now being planned with an Idea of participating in these movements, and so the strain on pupils and teachers Is materially lessened. The importance of this co-operation cannot be overes- timated. It Is Imperative then for schools to give full consideration to the preparation of music which shall serve the community. The 'full mea- sure of devotion' which they shall give must not be confined to a s-eliish and small acknowledgment of what the comunlty is doing for the sc.hood. It is true that In the past some super- visors failed to appreciate the value of this co-operation. They preached tho doctrine of service to children, but tin- practice resolved itself into a nar- row interpretation of their ow:i iJe^s. ! imposed upc.'ii the pupil-;. The not re- ! suit was a great satisfaction, to tho j supervisor, but proved of little cense- ; <1 ue nee to the community at large. How Festivals Can Aid the Schools, j "Festivals can best help the schools i by the schools being prepared to help i the festivals. On nwny ovens-ions a j music festival might have been a pc- j slbility If tho school* had been pre- i pared to form the nucleus around which the greater idea might have been developed. Concerts by glee cluba and orchestras of high, schools and elementary schools, special spring festivals, May-day performances 1 , Thanksgiving celebrations, etc., all tsnd to encourage the spirit which eventually results In the feast of r>ngj In the smaller cities there Is nothing quite eo thrilMng as the excitement and enjoyment which the festival bringu. The Effect on the Student*. "This, after all. Is the main point. The effect of education is what counts-,- cot the education Itself. Many a col- lege graduate has failed to make any effective contribution to the emotional, f j.lrltur !, or Intellectual development of society, and yet, judged by the parchment he possesses, he should be able to 'tell the world.' And so It 1 In music; after all the education Is over, what do we know? Can we fully understand tbe meaning of the great message, or are we content to let the whole great scheme of betterment pass before u& like a cloud of smoke?" Jumbo's Judgment. If you with to make certain of the stability of a bridge, or any other kind or span, one animal will make tests far more delicate than any measuring instrument can perform. This crea.- ture is tho elephant. Owing to his weight he has to think twice before trusting timself to any- thing that Is not perfectly secure. In fact, he hae developed a mygterioua extra eense which enables him to tell instinctively whether ibia foot Is touch- ing safe ground or not. < It was desired recently to test the soundness of a newly-erected garage floor. The owner expressed doubts about it, although the architect as- . sured him that all was well. Finally, five elephants were borrow- ed from a travelling menagerie and led In. Had there been the faintest ' suspicion of unsoundnese they would ' have bolted in panic directly ther touched the floor wit!:, their forefeet. However, the first elephant walked on without the slightest hesitation, and ' the others followed until nearly twe:> ' ty-etght tons of living tetlng ma- > chines were standing safely In the garage. No Better wTy. I'll live in the moment that's passing. And not in the day that's to be; For that Is the way the wind blows. And I'll bo just a free. . I'M laugh when the mood Is. upon me, * Ar.d praise while r n- hart Is aflame ; . For that Is the way the bird elngs, And I'll do Ju^t th s-ame. To give while the n*ed is most pres*v ing. ^ To cheer while the spirit Is high; * That is the way the flowers bloom, . And IK> bettsr way know I. EASY TRICKS .. The Three Piles No. 10 Twenty-one cards are used In thli puzzling card trick which requires neither skill nor practice. Ask a spectator to count on the table twenty-one cards. Ask him to make a mental note of any one of ihe cards, telling no one which card Ue has selected. Ask him to- ihtiffle the cards well. Deal the cards, one at a time, Into three heap?, face uppermost. That ia, hoM the car.lg f,ce down mid turn each face uppermost as you deul It. Ask ilia spectator to toll you into which heap his select- ed card tell. Drop the otlier heap* on the heap containing his card and gather tli* resulting beap. turuing it over and dealing as lie- fore. Ask bun to tell you once more Into which lieap his card fell. Put the other heaps on this heap, gather up and repeat. This tima note the bottom card of each heap. The selected card will be the bot- tom card of oue of the heaps and when the spectator tells which heap contains his card, you will know which he selected. (Clip this out nnd paste it, with vtturx o] the teries, in a tcmp- toofrj IN RABB11BORO 50ME- LITTLE. RABBITS) fL WF RV T*Ark . <* SOME. LITTLE RABBITS ARE. VERX GOOD MOW . 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