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Engine Trouble
Often Traced to
Improper Oiling j
Autoistd Should l"se Lubri
cant PrcscriliO)! IiV Design
-Motors Iav Run 23,000
Miles Willi Care.
It is unfortunate that ,i great tint y
uwners receive t!ie vroux informa
tion regarding divine lubrication,
nd thereby remove many months
of useful lite trom the engine ami
many extra dollars front their poc!
?ts. I iii.iis'iuc a combination of ex
ircincly fine fitted parts working at
very hifih s-pecds and trying to do
this work for hours and days and
rven year". Imagine a crankshaft
hearings, fitted to a fraction of onr
housandth of an inch, having ''J
bear loads of many tons, trying to
?ive a good account of itclf with a
volume of dirty, gritty, old oil pass
ing over it. All interior engine pans
ire fitted more accurately than mativ
oarts in a high grade watch. Pis
tons and rings, camshaft bearings,
connecting rod bearings etc., all arc
worked to close limits, and in order
that they live long, and run quietly
during life they must always lit; i
well lubricated withlhc right kind
A oil. I
The selection of the right bn.'.u! j
md grade yas taken ui in a pr j
.ious aruc.ie. i ue gr.nie oi on
for winter and summer condition
The reason is easy to see when one
understands the actions that take
place within the engine.
j New Engine Tight.
' The new engine is, as we say,
i tight. In order that the pistons,
tarings, bearings and even the Rears,
get to a working Jit, the engine is
taken through a running period.
You are told t hat a new engine
should not be operated at high
speed for continued period until
after the first 1,000 miles. The rea
son for this is that during the work
ing period when the parts are fit
ting themselves, or, in other word.;,
adjusting their working surface, the
clearances are small and the lubri
cant must work itself between tight
parts. After the first 1,000 miles
the parts have worked themselves in
and the engine is said to be "free."
It is easier to crank it doesn't use
so much fuel, it has more power
and pep and runs quieter. Just like
a new pair of shoes being "broken
in," 1 he engine parts must work to a
running tit. During this period
metal is scraped off cylinders, walls
and pistons, bearing metal in dtisJt
form is removed from the bearings.
These very tine metallic particles na
turally mix with the oil. Metal even
of such fineness has a cutting action,
and it is for this reason that it must
be removed. If . enough of itde
posits it may even clog an oil uue.
That, is whv vou are told to drain
your crankcase after the first 50U j
miles. It is wise, however, to drain
and clean the oil pan every 500 miles I
thereafter.
After the run in period of the en
gine little i.f any wear will occur
tor as many as 25,000 miles if lubri
cation is carefullv watched. I know
Burroughs' Last Message Came to Omaha
Was 81th Birthday Greet
ing to Every Child's
Magazine Published
Here.
should not be changed ecett iov i of many caes of cylinders and pis
violent atmospheric changes-that i-i 'tons that have been used for over
to say, summer and winter in nio--t 1 50.0(H) miles without reboring-or re
states. Without exaggerating, I ! placing because the oil was changed
believe that half the owners of auto- i often enough. If you can keep tlit
"tnobiles change from a light or me lt- ' oil clean always you will give years
um oil to a heavy engine oil when i of additional life to the engine. Do
the engine is assumed to be getting ; not change the grade of oil; stick
old. 1 know many owners who do
this after the first year, and othcis
vho wait a little ionger. An m
gine should never Jake any oth -r
grade of oil than the one called ior
by the design, and this grade should
never be changed except as needed
lo one brand after vou have decided
it is right.
When vou remove the oil pan
monthly make the interior as clean
as a plate. Removal of the pan will
afford an opportunity to inspect the
interior of the engine.
Omaha is the recipient of the last
message of John Burroughs, noted
naturalist, who died last Tuesday.
This message was sent to the
Every Child's Magazine Audubon
society, which is composed of the
readers ot Lvery I'hild s Magazine,
published in Omaha by Miss Grace
Sorenson.
John Burroughs was to be S4
years old Sunday.
And his last message was a birth
day message which he entitled, "The
Joy of Livijig."
It will appear in the April issue
of Every Child's Magazine, which
comes off the press this week.
Here is his message:
"To my dear voting friends of the
Every Childls .Magazine Audubon
society:
Time Draws Near.
"As the time draws near for my
84th birthday. I look back down
the long road of years and think
what a good journey it has been.
"If I quld live twice as long, I
could not exhaust the beauties and
wonders of this best of all possible
worms.
"All my life I have been trying
to find out what I could about this
big globe of ours swimming through
space, and about its inhabitants, hu
man and otherwise, and this knowl
edge has helped to make me. fel at
home on our planet.
"I hope eacji of you will learn
to feel at home on this planet, and
have as happy a life as mine has
been, and you can do his, if you
will live the simple life, avoid tea
and coffee and tobacco and alcohol,
and if you will learn the biograph
ical value of love and good-will
toward all, things both great and
small. "
"Your friend, John Burroughs, La
Jolla, California."
In the same issue of the magazine
appears a tribute to John Burroughs
in
cry
' Vftr I err
,
of the Audubon society and readrr
of the magazine, also has a story in
the April issue of the magazine, in
which he describes an automobile
ride he enjoyed with the famous na
turalist. The Smith boy's story follows:
Pear Boys and Girls:
"I feci as if I were acquainted with
you, and you with me, because Mr.
Stillmau has often told you about
my iield work with .him, and of the
many happy days we have spent to
gether in the woods and fields,
"It has been lots of fun to hunt for
birds' nests, and help Mr. Stillmau
photograph the cunning baby birds,
so that the boys and girls who read
Every Child's magazine, as well as
several popular eastern publications,
mav learn about the habits of owls,
wild canaries, hummingbirds, orioles
and other birds.
Gathers Berries.
"So I want to tell you about a
lovely afternoon we spent with
John Burroughs, when Daddv took
us for a long automobile ride, and
I talked with the great naturalist
about the birds and seals and trap
door spiders.
.'"When we reached Mr. Bur
roughs' home, Dr. Clara Barrtts, his
secretary, led us to th library,
seated in front of. the fireplace,
where he could watch the seals at
play on the rocks and study the sea
gulls and pelicans as they fished in
the breakers but a few rods away.
Barks Like Dog.
j "Mr. Burroughs shook hands with
; me, and said he was glad I had come
over to see hun. Alter looking at
Mr. Stillnian's photographs of birds
and animals, he began talking about
seals and .their habits, lie said he
had named these hair seals "the
hounds of the sea" because they hark
like dogs. Then he took a . walk
with me, and we watched the seals
out in the ocean, atid laughed when
they barked at each other. While
we stood under a large palm grow
ing near the house, Daddy took
some pictures for us.
"Before we left for a ride to the
top of Mount Soledad, Mr. Bur
roughs introduced us to Ursula
Burroughs, his ganddaughter, and
Dr. Barrus' two nieces. Then we
all got in our big far, and Daddy
drove up the stce'p side of the moun
tain, which the naturalist climbed
last year.
"As we rode along Mr. Burroughs
told us how he trapped spiders at
La Jolla. I grew very interested
and talked with him about my ex
periences with trap-door spiders and
There we found the dear old man I of how I had found a rare trap-door
under the heading. "Burroughs and
the Children," written by Albert E.
Stilhnan, editor of the Audubon de
partment of the magazine, who is
at present in San Diego, Cat.
Editor Stillnian's tribute' follows:
One of the most beautiful sides
of the character of John Burroughs
is his fonduess and love'for clu'l
dren. He is never happier .than when
surrounded by his young friends, and
the more the merrier, and this feel
ing is returned on their part, for
they all Jove Burroughs. His home
at Rrverby is visited by hundreds
of bovs and girls, especially dur
ing the summer months when na
ture is at her best, and he can roam
with them through the woods and
fields.
"On his birthdav the naturalist
wmw -firW. mm aJa.
i iif.. a-ii i mil it 1 1 1 1 LiMz&r" rci
receives thousands of messages
many representing entire classes or
whole buildings of school children
Mr. Burroughs never neglects the
children s letters. Dr. Clara Barrus
his secretary, endeavors to send
letter of thanks to each admiring
young friend. Eor several days before
his birthday the p'ostoftice at the lit
tie village of West Park is swamped
with work, and the postmaster is
forced to throw up his hands when
his helpers bring in niailbags the let
ters from boys and girls.
Honored by Children.
"April .Id is celebrated each year
by the school children of West Park
in honor of the distinguished natur
alist and poet, John burroughs
Early in the morning they visit the
woods and sun-warmed hillsides in
search of pussy willows, hepaticas,
arbutus, bloodroots and other springs
time flowers. After gathering arm
fuls of the fragrant blossoms, the
merry throng make their way to the
village school to decorate the photo
graph of their good friend with
graceful branches of pussywillows.
Then the flowers are arranged into
attractive bouquets.
When special exercises composed
of singing, recitations and readings
from Mr. Burroughs' writings are
over, the children march in a long
procession to Riverby, and enter
his gate; the boys carrying large
American flags, the girls bearing
their love offerings of wild flowers.
Gretted by Friend.
Arriving at the Burroughs home,
the happjr children are greeted by
their genial friend, and invited to
watch him sugar off. The naturalist
visits the maple trees on his birthday
to draw the sap, and boil it in a
huge iron kettle over an open fire, j
After watching the interesting pro
cess of sugar-making, and eating
their fill ,of the delicious sweets at
the birthday feast, the naturalist's
young friends are entertained with
stories of birds, ilowers, animals.
insects and other outdoor life, gath
ered through the many years of
his study of-the wonders to be found
in Ijoq s out-o -doors.
George Salkeld Smith, 12, member
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spider's nest for Mr. Stillman a nest
with two doors. I had to laugh when
he railed them little brutes, because
of their power and their strength.
And when he told how be tried to
open a door with the blade ot liis
knife and the spider held it so tight
with her fangs, he feared he would
break the blade. I couldn't help
laughing aloud, because 1 have had
just the same experience with these
spiders. .
As we drove through the valley.''
on our homeward journey I saw a
large hawk Hying over our heads,
with a 'poor little bird clutched in
., f,,l rl iw Mr. Burrouizhs
looked at the hafk, and told me;
about its habits.
When it was time to say good
bv to Mr. Burroughs, I told him
how niucjj I had enjoyed being with
him, and that 1 wanted to be a
naturalist like himself when I grew
up. Then he patted me on the
head, and said, "All that I ever had,
and still have, may be yours by
stretching forth your hand and tak
ing it."
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