CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.—What to Do on Purchasing a Car[1]
II.—Some Things to Avoid[7]
III.—What an Automobile Is[12]
IV.—What Makes the Engine Go[21]
V.—Equipment and Accessories[26]
VI.—If well “Slicked” the Engine Runs[33]
VII.—Where Lubrication is Neglected[39]
VIII.—Sometimes the Car Smokes[46]
IX.—The Carburetor and its Failings[51]
X.—Getting the Most out of a Gallon of Gas[58]
XI.—Things which Make Gas Bills High[63]
XII.—Care of the Tires[69]
XIII.—Skidding may be Minimized[76]
XIV.—“Can’t-Slip Heels” Lessen Skidding[84]
XV.—Avoid Newly Oiled Roads[90]
XVI.—Watch your Brakes[93]
XVII.—Why the Auto Steers Easily[101]
XVIII.—The Elusive “Juice”[108]
XIX.—Putting the Kick in the Spark[116]
XX.—What’s the Trouble with my Battery?[123]
XXI.—Why Gears Strip[130]
XXII.—The Gear-Shifting Bugaboo[137]
XXIII.—The Muffler[143]
XXIV.—Your Bearings[149]
XXV.—Driving the Car[156]
XXVI.—Where Extra Caution is Necessary[178]
XXVII.—An Auto Furnace for Winter[184]
XXVIII.—The Cooling System in Winter[191]
XXIX.—Overheating the Engine in Summer[197]
XXX.—Some Other Hot-Weather Tips[203]
XXXI.—Hot-Weather Tire Expansion[209]
XXXII.—Guarding against Fire[214]
XXXIII.—Don’t Run away from a Fire[220]
XXXIV.—Death in the Gasoline[224]
XXXV.—Shifting Gears on Hills[229]
XXXVI.—Keeping the Car Sleek[236]
XXXVII.—Some Things a Tourist should Know[244]
XXXVIII.—Little Knocks Are Hardly Boosts[251]
XXXIX.—Some Other Causes of Knocking[255]
XL.—Chassis Knocks[262]
XLI.—Keeping down the Auto Upkeep[267]
XLII.—Hunting Trouble[272]
XLIII.—More Trouble[280]
XLIV.—Don’t Take Things for Granted[285]
XLV.—Blowing your own Horn[294]
XLVI.—Women as Drivers[300]
XLVII.—Miscellaneous Rules[308]
XLVIII.—The Golden Rule of Motoring[317]
Index[331]