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The Automobile FIRST THOUSAND MILES HARDEST FOR AUTOMOBILE. lh« first few ye«re of a human Uf« inK ridKM or scorM that would per CROSS-WORD PUZZLE are said by life insurance statisticians to be th« moet precariuui. If the child is given jfood car* in this early period he or she is much more likely to have manently interfer* with satisfactory j performance of the tngine. | To prevent thiu excessive wear oil is used as a lubricant. The oil forms a long and useful career. This same film between the piston and the cylin- principal operates in the automobile: der walls and keeps tho small pro- and the length and usefulness of its jections on the surface of the nvetals career depend to a large extent on from coming into close contact. Con- how he cares for it during the first! soquently the wear is very s'.ow. This thousand miles it is driven. In other' illustrates the need of thoroagh lubri- words, an automobile may be made or| cation during tho brcaking-in process, marred for life through tho treatment! When new oil is put into the motor it it receives during the first few weeks will keep the surfaces from c'.ose con- by its owner. tact provided it is of the right quality. Wl»en cars which were not as good' As the motor is run this oil becomod as those manufactured tu-day cost con- 1 thinned through tho leakage of ge.so- hiderably more, it was the practice jUne into tho oil reservoir and it also for the manufacturer to do tho pi%. becomes filled with the tiny particles liminary breaking-in. This breaking- of metal worn off from tho surface of in process cost the manufacturer and i the pistons and cylinders. This moans consequently the purchaser consider- that it very quickly loses its ability able money. Superior manufacturing processes, better merchandising meth- ods, production in largo quantities and the elimination of unnecessary operations in the factory have served to cut down the direct cost and over- head of manufacturing to the point >^rhcre much more automobile value per dollar is gi*on to-day than ever before in the history of the industry. In line with the elimination of un- necessary operations in tho process of manufacture, with the idea of giving the pruchaser the maximum value for the money he expends, the manufac- turer has passed on to the buyer the job of breaking-in the motor. This can be done successfully by the owner if a slight d^ree of caution is used. PROCESS OF POLISHINO. Engines are built with reasonably smooth bearing surfaces and cylinder walls and the polishing process is per- formed merely by running the engine. In the case of the cylinder walls over which the pistons slide, the surfaces may appear quite smooth to the touch, but under a microscope they would be found to be comparatively rough. Where two rough surfaces are ih slid- ing contact, the minute projections lock into each other and are broken off. This causes wear and if the wear is too rapid considerable heat is gen- erated. In the case of the piston, this heat would cause expansion to the part where the piston would become to tight in the cylinder that parts of the cylinder walls and piston would we'd together and be torn away, Wv- to hold the surfaces apart. Therefore in a new engfine the oil should be changed frequently. When the hands are cold and they are rubbed together briskly thsy tend to warm rapidly. Likewise in the en- gine of our automobile. If the work- ing surfaces- slide over each . other rapidly considerable heat is generated. If the engine when new is run at a high rate of speed the wearing process is so rapid that the parts become over- heated, which, in turn, makes them wear still more rapidly, thereby gen erating still more heat. Therefore the piston expands until it sticks in the cylinder and scores the cylinder wall The result is a cylinder that will never function properly unless it is reground and given a new start in Hfe. NEEU FOR LUBRICATION On the other hand, if on the new motor the surfaces are kept well lubricated and are operated at a com- paratively slow speed, the wearing-in process consists ot slowly knocking off the microscopic high points until the metal is polashe<i to a mirror-like fin- ish. When in this condition it may easily be kept lubricated, and further wear takes place very slowly. The process is similar to that of smoothing a board by nibbing it with fine sandpaper. Go slowly during these first thousand miles. Run your engine carefully. Perhap.^ in the process you will acquire a habit of operating your car with a maximum of safety and good judgment. 1 r- ^ 1 ' 7 r" 9 10 II u 13 15 P â-  1^ 19 â-  P â-  j â-  P â-  â-  I I 19 31 jT 1 ts I 5* J5 â-  3d â-  : 51 â-  â-  57 p i â-  140 m p 51 iS 5b ii E 54 m 61 The Feminist at Large. Percy- "What Is your Idfa of a hap- py life?" Phllippa â€" "Absolute freedom, sub- Htaiilial alimony and dependence ou DO nmii." All That's Past. Very old are tho woods ; And tlio buds that break Out of the briar's boughs, When March winds wake, So old with their beauty areâ€" OU, no man knows Through what wild centurjea Roves back the rose. Very old arc the brooks ; And the rills that rise, Where snow sleeps cold beneath The azure skies, Slntf such n history Of come and gone, Their every drop is as wise As Salomon. Very old are we men, Our drpains are tales. Told in dim Eden By Kve"s nightingales; Wo wake nnrl whisper awhile. But, the day gone by, Silence and Kleep Ukn fields Of amarauth lie. â€" Walter de la Mare. SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES Start out by filling In the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These will give you a clue to other words crossing them, and they in turn to still others. A letter belongs in each whit* space, words starting at the numbered squares and runnjag either horizontally or vertically or both. HORIZONTAL 1 â€" Author of a famous elegy 8 â€" Froth 8 â€" A species of snake (pi.) 12â€" Pertaining to tho kidney 13-*-Aloft 14 â€" Purloin IS â€" A sacred Image or picture Greek church 16â€" WIlea 18 â€" Narrow strip of fabrlo 19 â€" Damper and cooler BOâ€" Held together Elâ€" Fruit of the pine tree 24 â€" A medieval trading veteel 29â€" To cover 29 â€" To rest at length Si â€" Singing voice 83 â€" To equip 8S â€" Over (poet.) 30 â€" Western State (abbr.) 37 â€" Before 88 â€" Frequent (poet.) 40 â€" One of the months 43 â€" An excuse, or Its ground* ,W« â€" Peanut (Southern) ,48 â€" To pas* unnoticed ;61â€" Solitary ,62â€" A ship's Jolly-boat S5â€" Girl's nams 86 â€" Illegal Interest 67 â€" Personal pronoun 68 â€" Ancient Greek physician, "Father of Medicine" * â-  69 â€" A state of disorder 60 â€" Seven days 61â€" One of the eonitsltatlona VERTICAL â- ' 1 â€" A grating of parallel bars In 2â€" To can again 8 â€" Soon 4 â€" A New Englander frâ€" Poasessive pronoun 7â€" Pertinent, apposite 8 â€" Modern province of Greece 9â€" Chair 10 â€" A substanc* mad* from ragt,' wood-pulp, Vtc. 11â€" Used In a .winter (port 16â€" A bow, an arch 17â€" Girr* name (familiar) 22- Egg-shaped '' 23 â€" To whip 2+â€" A Roman emperor noted for cruelty 25â€" Reality 26 â€" Refute matter 27â€" Any animal aeized by another for food 28â€" Vast periods of tim* 30â€" Id eat, Latin for "that Is" (abbr.) 32â€" A metal-bearing vein 34â€" Prefix, asilmllated form of In 39â€" Fine filament* 41â€" To render tough by hasting and cooling 42â€" A silly creatur* 43 â€" To move with a lever 44â€" To make III 45â€" Substance added to paint It make It dry quickly 46â€" Moody and silent 47â€" Burden 49â€" Sole, single " 60 â€" Girl's name 53â€" Reverentlsl fear 54 â€" Small Dress In Seoul. The city of SbouI, mow called Keljo, the seat of Iho Korean government, Is a place of qiialul dress. White is the unlversRl color of outer olother wheth- er for men or for women. Tlie women, who arii short and fat, wear fantastic balloon cotton skirts. The ineu wear a "Moiher Hubbard" robe, baggy trou^scrs tlml at thn ankles and a trans- parent "pluR" hat many sizes too small, tied under the chin. Long thin whIslivrH. grnat liornriinnied Rogglos, hair put up tn a iiuetn- topknot to sig- nify manhood and pIpeH with stems two or UireB 'I'el lonR complelo the i Industry picture. When In niournlnB for a time, Is Eel Fishing in Canada. Eels In growing quantities are being taken from the coastal and Inland waters of the Dominion each year. During tho 1923 Season L114 cwt. were caught by sea-fishermen and 13,753 cwt. were taken In inland waters as compared with catcbew of 1,434 cwt. and 11,710 cwt. respectively during the previous year. Eels nre common to most Canadian rivers dlsi'hurglug Into the sea, and the species found In the waters of the Dominion Is of a high qnallty and In gf'ueral favor among epicures. The In Canada, at Iho pre-sent not very extensive, though Bathing in Their Clothes. The interesting Item of information that the Tibetan Lamas now visiting in England indulge in but one wasii a year suggests a stato of primeval savagery to our WF.uerii ideas of what Is right and proper. But in various parts of the world strange customs prevail which to the practical British ; mind would be classed as sheer mad- ness. I It Ifi probably news to many that i high-caste Hindus take their baUic j with their clothes on! And yet It is a fact. Their religion compels them to ] have a bath dally. They will neither j touch nor eat anything before having their bath. It Is considered indpcont I to bathe naked, even within their own ' houses and a rich zemindar or a poor Burman obeys the same rule. Men, women and children are (.oner- ally seen bathing in open wells, tanks, or on seashores with dhoties en. A s Ti oMe P hMa L s T R nHG E nHi R m-r o T C c SB L a Q O an yj £â-  n E E RAN G a uj â-¡ WOO op T E IS O sMr R A â- tea k NAT U|B s|H e: RS QQQBSQ QQlQaQS 1^^ Al G ^^^^ e: 1 h ^^H QQiaE3DB BDQQBB R AC U S sllc T R A A P mE E M S PERfta ri(R 1 DC jp EMS T E AM E RllLllM 1 N â- nL E eWp R a^Mh A c U miiA R W^S E rmp c T l^ T r|a1w S â- â- I D cfsli B E The Size of Rain. A weather export once set out upon the laborious task of measuring the dimensions of raindrops, and he found that the largest were about one-sixth of an Inch and the smallest one-flve- hundredth of an inch in diameter. Ad interesting fact which he also dhoty Is a piece of white cloth about j diacovered was that raindrops are six to eight yards long, wrapped round | i«rger In summer than In winter, and the body. After the bath they nrat larger m hot than In cold climates, wrap a dry dhoty round them and let j ^t the moment of condensation of the wet one slip from underneath, so jj,* water vapour to the liquid state, that they neither expose their body , g^^at numbers of extremely small nor let tho dry cloth get wet. Even | jrops are formed close together. As when travelling they manage to have j they fall they merge, and thus what their dally bath at stations where the : ^^ call raindrops are formed. The trains halt for about twenty minutes, gtje of the drop when It reaches the Most of tho railway companies have | earth depends upon the height from wells near such stations specially for ' which it had fallen, this purpose, and the spectacle ot this i Now, In summer the air Is warmer strange religious rite bping carried ' than in winter, and, therefore, clouds â- %â- , i h- ':â-  ."^ 5 ' •V %â-  '*'•' 9 ' ^m L - '-^ ^r '"W? «4^ai^. f -i Mr. A. p. Hardie, M.A. of Cambridge, an English educational- ist of note, who has Just been appoint- ed to the staff of a recently formed Educational Department in the Cana- dian Social Hygiene Council, with headquarters at Hygiene House, Elm Street, Toronto. Mr. Hardle's Usk will be to assist this organization to evolve a national .scheme for the instruction of all child- ren and adolescents in Canada, In the science of life, and the meaning of social hygiene. As this necessitates the education of parents as well as children It will require very careful expert handling. Mr. Hardie comes to It rery thor- oughly equipped. He has been for fif- teen years headmaster of his own school for boys In lyondon, England, be was for some time chairman of the Committee of Conference of Ei|»ca- tlonal Associations in Britain, where he was associated with Sir Michael Sadler, President of the Conference, and he was Chairman of the London Branch of Private Schools Association. Through co-operation with existing child welfare organizations and with an Advisory Committee composed of biologists, hygienists, educationalists and psychologists It is hoped to evolve a scheme which will be of practical us^to parents, teachers, and all who have to do with child life in the Do- minion. OWL-LAFFS O. W. L. (On ^^tb Laagirtcr) The dashing old-tinter who tied a ribbon in a bow on the buggy whip has a son who puts side windshields on Henry. Savings bank. â€" A place to preserve your surplus earnings. Antonym. â€" Garage. A man used to be satisfied with a living wage until be was called upon to buy ' gasoline. Taxi drivers are rapidly getting to the pMnt that when they hear a young lady in the back seat say "Stop!" they know that it was not said for their benefit A careful driver is one who can wear out a car without the assistance of a locomotive. We heard a certain bird was on his feet agrain. His creditors must have taken his car again. It is always dangerous to throw your tongue into the high gear before getting your brain started. The best rule of the road is the (^Iden Rule. Always drive as you ' wish others to drive. M. Doumergue, Bachelor, Causes Florists to Grieve The owners of the flower shops in the Madeleine district don't care much wlio is President of France, so long as he is married, says a Paris de- spatch. A bachelor President has no flowers sent hiin, they point out, and since M. Doumergue has held the position they have lost trade which they ruefully estimate at nearly 500,000 francs a year. Frozen Milk Delivered on Strings in Alaska The milkman here doesn't worry about spilKng his milk, says a Nome despatch. He calls from housj to house and delivei-s a block of frozen reindeer milk or cream equal to a pint or a quart. A white cord frozen into the block of milk serves as a handle to facilitate delivering. The blocks of milk and cream are tastily wrapped in oiled paper looking for all the world like ice cream. One feature about the milk business here is that so long as it remains frozen there is no deterioration in the quan- tity or quality. "Willie!" "Yes, Mamma." "What in the world are you pinching the baby for? Let him alone!" "Oh, I ain't doin' nothin'! We're only play- ing autos, and he's the horn!" It is said a shortage of tin is on the w.gy. But we need not be dis- couraged. They will find a substitute with just as many rattles. BOO HOG! One day a little rabbit Wandered out to play; He stopped off on a cross road To observe the lovely day. -A. Ford came whizzing past him. Across the road he tore; Now you'll never see him there again,' For he isn't any more. Henry Ford has bought the ,.„ Concord coach, in its day another rati tling good vehicle. Doctor (after accident) â€" "Is there a woman here with old fashioned ideas?" Crowdâ€" "Why?" Doctorâ€" "Because I need a petticoat to make some bandages." A herse is a dem poor wapn to taik yer first tripp to church in. No wonder time is so often killedâ€" it is struck every hour. male relative a man wears an Im- j hol<llng great poBslbllltles of cxpan- ^ out with unfailing regularity is one j are formed at a greater height, w-here meDi.8 straw hat shaped like a toad- sion with the development of new which causes Europeans to marvel at I conditions are favorable for rapid con- #">ol. ImavketH. Isuchzoal. I densatlon. Just to Keep His Hand In. "The good golf liar is out of a Jol) these day.i, with everything frozen In." j "He might have himself called to testify before one of tho iuvpstlgating committees in Washington -Just to keep his hand In. you know." 1 So live that it never will be necQS-' sary to tell the reporters to save your family's feeUngs as much as possible. O ' What the Oarsmen Do. A professor at Yale University has been making teats with regard to the energy used by trained racing oars- men. He tells us that they are more ef- ficient than most gasoline and steam engines, as one-fourth of the energy produced by the men goes directly to- wards driving the boat. Special ap- paratus showed that during a race an oarsman breathes sixteen gallous of air a minute. Each man produces nearly four horse-power in energy at the start ot a race, and la m four-mile event his bod.» win use up fuej. equal to nearly halt a pound of sugar. MUTT AND JEFF TEN WORDS, NO MORE, NO LESSâ€" By Bud Fish-r -*s,;>