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FIRST AID

HINTS FOR TOURING MOTORISTS

JUST WHAT TO DO

THE CHINA MAIL,

MOTOR CONTEST

MOTORING PARADISE

THE IDEAL CAR

BRITISH TEAM COMPOSED OF THREE FADIES

1.

SCHEME OF NO-SPEED-LIMIT ROAD

LONDON-BRIGHTON

A "MODERATE MEANS" MACHINE

FEATURES TO CONSIDER

[By the Hon Mrs. Vietor Bract] The automobile tourist or vaca

Just as there is no "best car in the tionist who starts for seashore or mountain camp is subjected to perils] world," so there can be no car moet of a minor nature and the best first suited to the owner-driver's use. aid measure is to carry along a Tastes vary so widely that what is - small medical kit, according to Dr. one man's mest in the way of motor William R. Redden, National Medicars is another man's polson; and cal Officer of the American Red we have the girl driver to consider

Cross,

Dr. Redden has prepared a list of first-ald treatments for minor sicknesses or injuries, which lay in wait for vacationist.

A medical kit containing these simple remedies, properly labelled and with instructions pasted upon bottles, will prevent many painful moments, tide over dangerous altua- tions, perhaps until the sick or in- jured person can be placed under a physician's care, and will go a long way toward insuring a healthy vacation:

also.

I should not be at all ́surprised.] even now, if investigation would prove, in Britain at any rate, the | vindication of a prophecy which I heard a few years ago that shortly there would be more women on the road than mon. At the time i re- garded this as unlikely, but now I am not so sure.

However, each one of us has his or her own idea of the perfect car; but as in the vehicle specially in tended to be used by an owner who will do all the driving and as much as possible of the maintenance, Poison Ivy--First, scour parts af- there are certain desiderata which fected with kitchen soap and water are not affected by varying personal to eliminate the poison dusted sur-taste. faces. solution:

Then apply the following The car may be a large one, a One ounce eight per small one, or a medium sized and cent. aluminium acetate dissolved in powered vehicle, but although the 17 ounces distilled water. Keep last-named would probably suit the Indamed parts covered with gauze greatest number of people, neither

in this solution.

Chiggers and other insect bites: Soak affected parts in hot water, and then apply sulphur ointment, rubbed in thoroughly. Hornet and bce, apply hydrogen peroxide free- ly. Other insects: Household am- monia, applied freely.

considerable size nor power is 'an inherent drawback from the owner driver's point of view. The great point is that it should be easy tɔ. drive, and my experience generally, Is that the car with a large and reasonably efficient engine is much simpler to control in dificult cir- cumstances than a little one with an

For High Altitudes Earache-One part-phenol to 98 engine that needs a great deal of parts glycerine. Shake up and label humouring and expert understand- "eardrops." Two or three drops ining in order to obtain good results.

ear bring relief.

Headache--Five grains of as- pirin, with a sada mint tablet for each aspirin,

Toothache-One-half

oil

Given the sympathetic handling necessary, it is possible to pyť up very nearly, if not quite, as good an average on a long run with the small car os ounce

with a really powerful of cloves. Clean cavity with cot vehicle, The point is that sa skl tor, tamp in cotton dipped in oil of is required with the latter, and, cloves. Where no envity exists, more important still, less mental swish about tooth with a burning effort. stops, swallow paregoric, teaspoon- ful of paregorle; after. Use one- half teaspoonful for a child. In every case of toothache see dential as soon as possible.

Diarrhoea, Cramps, Colle-Due

,

Running Expenses

The large car bas the drawback, 80 far as tratte 18 conected, o

FOR SILVER VASE

Three woman motor-cyclists com-

A £3,000,000 no-speed-limit road prise Britain's premier team in the from London to Brighton, railed cantest for the International Silver in, without cross-roads, and the up Vase in the six days' trial which and down tracks divided so that began inʼmail week.********

head-on collisions are Impossible, They are Mrs. McLean, famous is the big new scheme details of for her many successes on a which are now given. Douglas machine, Miss · Marjorie It will be England's first "Au- Cattle, and Miss E. Foley, who tostrade." The capital for the team won the Silver Vase last year ready been surveyed, and it is hoped rides a Rudge-Whitworth. This project la ready, the route has al- when they were selected by the to obtain Parliamentary sanction Auto-Cycle Union to be representa to the scheme during the autumn

session. t'ves of an English team.

Men Are Reservea!

The railways are stated to be friendly to the plan. Unless un- expected opposition should be en- countored, a beginning with the cutting of the new road is anti-

There was no doubt that they would be chosen again this year, but the surprising feature in that the reserve team. men riders will be recognised as cipated in 1929.

Towns Araided

That their riding skill is superb, Behind the scheme is a power- may be judged from the famous men ful private syndicate, with Lord; riders who are in the reserve team: Askwith an chairman. F. W. Giles, Grahame Walker and L Grisp.

Expected To Win

The International Silver Vane

event is open to teams from various countries and this year, England, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark and Holland will be competing.

team will win the trophy again. The chances are that the English They are experienced riders in re- ability trials and have ridden machines under the most severe conditions.

5,000 Miles Tour

Misa Cottle has won numerous gold medals during the past four years, and Misa Foley is an expert hill-climber.

This year they went together on a 5.110-mile tour through Europe, carrying their evening frocks in Army packs.

The six-days trial beginning the day was a teat of reliability for both drivers and machines,

The International Silver Vase, for which the women are competing, must not be confused with, the In- ternational Trophy, which is for teams driving machines made in their own countries.

There are an women riders for this trophy.

being much less handy, wate of the question before taking the maneuvring in and avour crowded plunge, that is all I wish.

Generally speaking, the owner

It is Intended later to construct a further "Autostrade" to South- ampton and another to Ports mouth.

Towns will be avoided. It is

proposed to cut the London-Brigh- ton road from Tolworth, where it would be entered from the Kings-

distance of 35 miles. the north-west end of Brighton, a ton by-pass road, to Albourne at

It would pass west of: Epsom

and Redhill and East of Newdigate and Horsham, and would eros5 railways at three points by bridges or short tunnels.

Lord Askwith is remembered by the public as the Chief Industrial Commissioner of the pre-war transport strike period who earn- ed the title of "Industrial Pance- maker.

No Public Offer

"The London to Brighton track will be our first venture and we are pressing on in order to bring it before Parliament as early as possible," Lord Askwith told "The Evening News,"

from a point where the traffic can "Our plan is to enter Brighton be split up and easily controlled. "My syndicate is called Motor Roads Ltd., and we shall not need to go to the public for money.

"With regard to tolls, they are not yet definitely settled, but we have in mind a rate of d. per mile for private cars and a far- thing per ton mile for dominercial vehicles. Lines will be drawn to

to infected food or drink. For im- Karages is more of a task, Nerd,ced | driver is "one car" man, and his separate the different classes of mediate relief, a tablespoonful of to, say, running expenses and over vehicle has to be averagely súltable traffe using the road. castor oil.. Take juice of one head charges soar with an increase orange, add one-quarter teaspoon- cur and engine size; and as for a wide variety of purposes. In such an instance there can be very

is lost.

by the

•

Canvas

Skid-Proof "There is much preliminary

ful baking soda, add oil and stir matter of fact, in the majority ittle doubt that the modern saloon work to be dono yet in acquiring | into an emulsion and taste of olis instances, the particular type & cars for and away the best type of property, bat. 1 understand that I cramps follow, take one selected by the auraser's body to select, for it is not only the Brighton Corporation and the teaspoonful paregoric for adult, settled rather one-half for child. If castor oil is financial position than by his per-cutable for winter weather but

serves better than a mero not available, take two teaspoonful sous desires.

This leads to a question which hood to keep the interior cool when of epsum salts. Follow with milk

needs to be thoroughly threshed out the sun is strong; while in an by the would-be purchaser whose equable temperature a little mani- pulation of sercen and windows usually serves to adjust the atmos- phere of the interior. to just the degree that is desired.

diet for 24 hours, and eat no fruit or coarse vegetables for 48 hours,

To avoid such illness, eat no hashed ments, especially chicken, while travelling and observe a light diet.

are not unlimited, if un- means pleasant after effects are to' de avoided,

local councils will support us.

"As the railways have been granted road powers we have no reason to think they will oppose. They should be among the usera

of the road.".

The engineers, Messrs. Whitley and Corkeet James, of Victoria- street, estimate that the road will! take two and a half years to con- struct.

When Own Breath Helps,

There are two or three strongly marked types of car on the market

Two-Seated Coupe Cramps in muscles at night at the present moment." First of all, The ideal ear is undoubtedly the Supposed to be due to alkalosis. there is the inexpensive medium two-seated coupe, with a front seat

"The road will be cut, acrosa) Rebreathe your own nir, because powered vehicle the running costs of wide enough to carry three pussen-News" was told at the firm's office, open country," "The Evening this contains carbonic acid gas, to which are so well understood that it gera in comfort, and possibly a change blood from alkaloid to acid. is not necessary for me to recite diskey for emergency use, but un-

"and will be made of concrete with Stick head under cover, OT maak your face with pillow and hands, either end of the sale of whien this find its appileation extremely limitand, roughly, 60 road bridges be them. But there is another type at fortunately the majority of us would some form of skid-proof surface.

"There will be three railway and rebreathe own air for two or three minutes, emerging for a few There is the highly reined

car represents the centre pointed. At the same time, the ability

type to have the car either completely crosses an existing road it will be cause wherever the new road seconds at a time. The best plan is to take paper bag to bed with with a nominally similar powered open, or as completely closed, in a carried either above it or under you, if so bothered, as this gives engine which gives an amazingly few seconds is a great advantage. better exchange, of gases.

large actual power output; and there Burns-Carbolated vaseline for the big, ambitiously bodied and ointment. pieric acid gauze for a engined vehicle which is produced dressing or lotion. Soak the gauze by mass methods at an absurdly low in water and apply; it kills the figure.. pain almost instantly, Where noither soda and water.

or in

A similar advantage, however, is gained with the type of car intro- duced in England at last year's Olympia Show, known as a "gun- anie saloon. The sliding roof is The first mentioned of these two completely weather proof when

neath it."

BIG BUSINESS

3.573,671 CARS. PRODUCED

The

BY AMERICA

} extremes is not so liable to be closed, and when slid or folded backi Cuts and other wounds-Carry deceptive, since it would appeal only gives all the effect of a touring car bottle of three and one-half per to the purchaser with a fair amount with the side curtains left in place.

1927 REPORT. cent- iodine, in scaled glass ampulan of capital at hand who would also, This type, incidentally, does not

important part played by If wound is large from medical of an income which would not feel during the year that I should have world of business is clearly shown

a glass stoppered bottle. presumably, be the happy possessor seem to have made the headway the

automotive industry in the stopper into bottom of wound, to the greater drain, as compared with anticipated for it, possibly because by clear up. possible infection. The the inexpensive medium powered motorists, are rather afaid that dgures assembled by the Cali- group of representative best cleansing fluid for any wound car

rattis may develop with wear offornia State Automobile Associa is the blood itself, so make wound It must be understood, of course, the sliding mechanism. This is a tion from 1927 production recorde bleed freely, apply a sterile, dry that because a car has an engine of; fear that is not justified, since the In the United States and Canada dressing and bandage if an antisep- say one and a half litres. capacity, better makes of this saloon appear laat year a total of 8,573,671 tic, such as iodine, is not available. its petrol bill and general running able to withstand a great deal of vehicles were manufactured, of costs will not be identical whatever rough sage without audible pro- which 2,666,228 were closed cars, gine necessarily uses more fuel when From the mechanical point of wares was nearly $5,000,000,000, in its make. The super-efficient, en- test.

The wholesale value of these its super-efficiency is made use of view, the ideal owner-driver's car addition to $1,281,000,000 for re- dobell's tablets have been dissolved,

tyre wear is greater on account of should have as few points as possible placement parts, accessories and to one-half glass hot water:

the all-round higher speed, and 50 needing attention. In these ad tyre.. Common Cold-To one pint warm on. But as I say, these matters are vanced days few of us care about water add one teaspoonful baking little likely to worry the purchaser doing more than refilling with oil, vehicles of United States design Foreign purchases of motor zoda, and one teaspoonful salt; Hang bag, at level to irrigate head, of an alleged 11.9-h.p. car if he is petrol and water; greasing is, ut aggregated 640,607 during 1927, nsert.nasal.tip in one nostril, bend prepared to pay £500 or more for best, an unpleasant job, and I think of which 463,124 were American

Beware of Colds

Sore throat-Gargle four times

a day with hot water in which two

Cheap and Ambitions

over, hold breath, release clamp and

that something in the nature of exports and 179,388 were Canadian allow water to run through nose

either self-lubricating bearings or a exports, with a combined valuation and emerge through throat. Three The real song is found with the "one-shot" lubrication systera must of 8566,846.249 times a day. Keep the vertical dis- chest, ambitious car, which will secure general adoption in the long

The capital invested in Lance between nose, plece and bag usually be purchased by the person run, although this develo yzent, úlso United States motor vehicl about five or six feet, blend with limited capital, and probably a peenia to hang fire.”“”****

facturing business totals $10 Perspiring fest-Five per cent. strictly limited income also. (It is i A lively engine, requiring sp 657,664 tawagon volution of formaldehyde;' soak feet

changit hat Eggát 20 minutes, after Orst, washing in warm water. Repeat;in two weeks. →nover more frequently;

perfectly, good type so long as all | minimum" the circumscffices connected, with its | evi ownership? as thoroughly under boys stoodav But I am afraid", that too many peoplefall so consider the face question of upkeep, in thef) delight at being able to purchase a roomy and powerful vehicle mi so✨ koma

"Each must sult, his own pocket, and if

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afdrifing seat comfortable and Both front wing Ups: dow through which reverse, and one of makes of safety glass for Fát Festbt, if not for lama”of the other (consider: oasentin

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