. Review of reviews and world's work. ainly that therunning of an automobile, particularly one drivenby gasoline or steam, is more than a matter ofpaying for the cariiage—much more. The drivermust learn to do the thing himself ; cannot pos-sil)ly pay some one else to do it for him. He (orshe) must know how to fire up ; how to leave theengine during a stop for luncheon ; how to turnthe starting-crank briskly in the gasoline carriageafter a stop ; how to blow off steam, and adjustthe sparking-device, and test the air-pressure,and change the gear connections, and hook herup, and reverse her, and
. Review of reviews and world's work. ainly that therunning of an automobile, particularly one drivenby gasoline or steam, is more than a matter ofpaying for the cariiage—much more. The drivermust learn to do the thing himself ; cannot pos-sil)ly pay some one else to do it for him. He (orshe) must know how to fire up ; how to leave theengine during a stop for luncheon ; how to turnthe starting-crank briskly in the gasoline carriageafter a stop ; how to blow off steam, and adjustthe sparking-device, and test the air-pressure,and change the gear connections, and hook herup, and reverse her, and pick dust out of hercheck-valve, and a dozen other things, besidesinterjHeting every message of the gauges. He(or she) must have a practical familiarity witheach working part, and know what to do if some-thing goes wrong and what not to do ; also bewilling to face oil and grime with hands andclothes. It is emphatically true here, as in ama-teur photography, that no good results can behad without considerable taking of pains, and at. AN ELECTRIC STANHOPE, SUITABLE FOU A PHYSICIAN. (Weight, 2,0(X) pounds. Speed, 16 miles per hour. Climbshills of 15 per cent, grade, and costs J1,9(X).) AUTOMOBILES FOR THE AVERAGE MAN. 707 least a fortnights careful study at tlie outset. Iam speaking for tlie aveiage man. Beyond doubt, then, simplicity of operationwould decide this average man (and nearly allwomen) in favor of the electric carriage, were therenot other things to consider—things having to dowith pi-actical efficiency. The electric carriage isquite ideal for use in or about a large city. It is theliandsomest automobile, the easiest to drive, thepleasantest to ride in ; but it is not adapted forgeneral use—say, in rural districts, nor fortouring. In hill-climbing it is quite inferioreither to the gasoline or the steam cariiage, andit will not run at all without a i-oclia;-ging of itsbatteiies every twenty miles, or so ; and this re-charging takes two or three houis, assuming asu
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