MEMS. FOR WOMEN MOTORISTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 67, 10 June 1927, Page 4

MEMS. FOR WOMEN MOTORISTS

SUPERFLOUS SPARES It is a good thing to carry some spare parts in case they are needed, but the woman motorist should not make a fetish of this practice. There is no use lumbering up the car with a hundred and one articles, such as spare valves, spare bulbs, spare washers, spare nuts and so on, for the logical sequence entails the carrying of what is practically a complete car in spares. It is far better to exercise discretion in the matter and to trust a little to fortune and the reliability of the modern car. No woman driver w*ould or should dream of setting out on the shortest journey without her * spare wheel. That is an obvious precaution, but there are others which are not so obvious though equally desirable. For instance, there should always be a spare fuse on board in case of a short circuit, and, incidentally, it is prudent to learn to fit it. If there is much driving after dark the woman driver might with advantage carry a red and a white oil lamp in case the lighting system should fail. To the writer the spares named seem to constitute the only really essential ones.

Speaking of salt, this very essential item on one’s housekeeping list will quickly remove egg stains from silver or metal spoons if the salt is slightly dampened and carefully rubbed on. Watermarks on almost any kind of material can be removed by holding the garment in the steam of a boiling kettle. The spout of the kettle should be muzzled with thin muslin, to avoid possible splashing.