Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1904)
NT woman can learn to run her own automo- i I bile," said a French chauffeur. " providing she T I has the necessary requisites. JL XW I "And theae are. drat, nerve. rivVT Hi " Ttien ahe need presence of mind. " She also needs good nature and a demo cratic spirit willing to treat all alike whom she meets on the road. 7 I " "And. finally, great quickness of action and much clever ness. "Of course, a thorough knowledge of her machine Is also necessary. , "The woman chauffeur must understand her car. If It lie an electric machine she must know how to replace her battery. She must be able to take out one battery anj put In another. The battery will probnbly run her machine not oer ten hours at most and she must be able to take It out to put In another and she must also possess certain other bita ol scientific knowledge. Courage the First Requisite. "To learn to run an automobile is not difficult. But the woman must have courage. That Is the first requisite. Some call It nerve. And nerve It certainly is. The beginner must have three sets of eyes. She-will need her own eyes for the vehicles ahead. She will need another set of eyes for people nvfho are crossing the street, for you never know when a per son Is going to dart out from the sidewalk and run across the street. And she will need a third set of eyes, one might pall It, for danger ahend, such as ruts, broken streets, holes In the pavement and obstaclrs of all sorts. "The greatest danger In the city streets is from vehicles ahead, for one runs Into them so easily. A woman going at a moderate rate of speed will suddenly find herself bumping Into the wagon Just ahead and the result Is an accident, more or less serious, according to the rate of speed at which she may be going. Acquire Knack of Steering. " " "When you begin to run an auto learn first to steer. That Is the most Important thing of all and it Is a matter . that must be acquired by personal experience. No one can tell you how. Steering an automobile Is like learning to ride horseback, or like learning to ride a bicycle. It Is a distinct knack which can only be acquired by personal practice. You must learn Just how to do It and it may take you quite a while. , " Of course, you must learn the speed of your machine. The average rate of speed Is twenty miles an hour. That Is going prettily and comfortably. A woman can easily run at this rate without the slightest danger to life or limb. The machine can be guided, It makes pretty progress, and It can b quickly stopped. 'Less Danger than with Horse. . , "An up to date auto Is easily brought to a stop. A mi chlntrshould come to a standstill within half its length. Sup . pose you are going at full speed and, suddenly, before you In the roinrtway there appears a. child. The little one has toddled but from somewhere and you see It almost as you are upon It. "There Is nothing to do hut to shut off the power, put on the brakes, and reverse the lever. If you do all three at tnce. Inside of a second, the machine will stop as suddenly as though It had been pulled up with a Jerk. A horse, on the other hand, could not stop as quickly as this. No horse can come to a standstill Immediately when going at full speed and the result is an accident. A horse will run over a per son while an auto will stop short. " Automobile accidents are caused by lack of Judgment. , In almost every case the woman either miscalculates or loses her head. But the cool headed woman meets with no accidents. Signals That Prevent Accidents. "In driving In the park a woman must make use of a , certain set of easily understood signals. Suppose she Is going ', to stop. She must, In that case, lift her hand and signal to the vehicle behind her. The auto behind may be coming up at full speed, cIom behind. But, if she will lift her hand as lhe slows up, the man behind will see It and there will be nu U danger of awldent from a rear end collision. ,. " Ne-'y all electric vehicles are provided with a key which completes the electric circuit. On getting out of her 993999999999999 099990 m , ii ft 'J fi V r ') V oathf brakes -b avoid ramurut ewer a pedestriajv jwaysltep-! l, p!ete& ) ted to run down before recharging and she should learn the trick of making the meter discharge the right number of volts, and this alone will take her some little time, for It Is largely a matter of experience. Putting on the power and taking off Is a thing that can only be learned by doing It. " It Is Important In making even a short run of ten hours to take with you the necessary kit of tools for repairs.- A little may throw the automobile out of running order, and unless one Is able to fix It the situation Is a disagreeable one. The machine has stopped and nothing will make It go. "Here .omes an opportunity for the electrician and the repair kit. A few touches here and there and In a few mln.' utes the machine Is working again. Good Humor Decreases Troubles. "And she should also lay In a goodly stock of good humor. The 111 natured motorist has no place In polite society. Nobody likes her; nobody drives with her; nobody wants her; Her road parties are hardly attended and she comes home at night perpetually out of humor. " Learn your machine and keep your temper. Here are the two best rules for the woman motorist" f. IT- vs. ? T V .a four ouest sit jtjour -noliup your left hanl -b bell fhe auto I Demnd. trAatvou ape qoinq to stop. vehicle a woman should always take this key with her. It will be Impossible for mischief makers to start the machine and when the ownes, returns to it she will find it standing safely In its place. Speeding Bad in Every Way. " There Is no etiquette in automoblling except that the driver should go at a temperate pace. It is bad form to rush the machine. Driving an automobile at full speed Is as bad as speeding one's racehorses In the city limits. Never go your speed limit. This is bad for all concerned, the machine, the guests, and the chauffeur. The speed limit face Is worse than the scorcher's face. It is hard and set and full of lines. " Every woman should learn the parts of her machine. Most manufacturers furnish blue prints showing the ar tangement of the electric circuits. The chauffeur should familiarize his or hor mind for the term is used for both sexes 'with the electrical arrangement before undertaking to run the machine alone. Care of Mechanism Important. "The woman who runs an electric vehicle must learn to watch her volt meter. The battery should never be permit- r i J' Jf A. Scorchers fa.ee-.. 999999999999999999999399 FROM FRENCH 'PRAYER BOOK. STRAW FOOTEn. MOST NORTHERN. French prayer books of 1525 contained these sporting scenes among others. FOR THE BACK. 1 - 4 i a Bhe steps up on the chair. IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. i ' i Wn ... L- - The pack horses of Nagasaki, Japan, wear shoes of straw. The most northern settlement In the world Is Upernlvlk, '.Greenland. This panoramic view of the town and harbor was taken at midnight. IN FRANCE. a t school in Core a. MESTIZA BEAUTY. M 1 "ft" r . wax 'i - " 1 '.vi. 1:7 ?' The French young ster's first Impressions of Paris are viewed from this style of baby carriage. It la compactly built to T economize space In the many small apart ments of the French capital. t ' sM 4Jitmm3&miMmm0iM 4 &:li: fit Corean girls over T are all taught at home by tutors. . STREET KITCHEN. ' This headdress should be historically cor rect, for It was one of the show pieces at the recent festival of the Puweldurf hairdress ers' guild. ' . " N ! f t f- I In Bolivia a chef Indulge In front door gossip. His stove is portable, being made of a great stone hollowed out, with two epenlnrs, one at the side for fuel, the other at tbs top for th eartbera tftuoepanj and ha seta it up In the street, outside the door. The Mestiia girl of the Philippines is noted for her beauty and for her graceful dancing. In her dress she affects bright colors.- Bhe will wear a skirt of burning red, wKh a gor geous undervest, over which she dons a waist of ellken texture, dark, and ornament ed with) (he gay and beautiful " pina," which la throwny over her shoulders. CROSS THE DELTA. HER EXERCISE. ' ' l''. This represents a delta. Draw the line not necessarily a . straight line by which one A Chicago girl gets her exerclseby beating Ilia J JCaa a a v- ui vauv w wuvi mm uuaas v w t j aaavs till UIIO tinbB t UU I Jiur- the least number of channels. neighbors don't. AZTEC BELLOWS. tr.' 1 isl - i ' J T The Asteca operated bellows for the forges In the old Mexican copper mines by alter nately opening them with the hands and pushing them together with the feet. V