Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1921, Page 68

" THE ' SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MARCH 13, 1921—PART 5. EVOLUTONOFAUTD SHOMN N MIVES Fitm Shows How Modern Transportation Has Spread Influence of Learning. The romance of the evolution of the methods of transportation which have gradually broken down the barriers of racial isolation and spread the broaden- ing influence of civilization over the entire globe is portrayed in the motion picture. *7The Porcelain Lamp,” pre- pared at the instance of the Cole .\lv)lur‘ Car Company of Indianapolis. This story forms the background against which is picturized the di: ery of gasoline, its adaptation fuel for the Internal combustion engine ! and the application of that type of mo- | tive power to vehicies. ! For the first time the entire internal working of a motor car is shown in de- tail. 1t is as if an ex-ray had been turned on the car, the outside covering of the motive mechanism dissolved from view and the various members shown at work. Operations Made Visible. | By the use of specially constr ' mechanigraphs, which are in reality models. constructed exactly t such operations as the flow of gas from | the main tank through the vacuum tan' | into the carburetor. its breaking up into | tiny particles there and its final vapori- zation in the hot-blast manifold. are made visible to the eye. The construction of these mechani- graphs is most ingenious and intricate, that of the vacuum tank, for instance, alone necessitating the making of sev- eral hundred small parts. The educational value of this motion picture is enhanced by the fact that, as part of its story, it takes the audience back over the ages and shows the entire evolution of travel since the first day when primitive man put on sandals. Transportation Stages Shown. Transportation. which probably be- gan with the mother. carrying her first | ion—her babe—in a scarf of skins, devised to keep her arms free for | work, is pictured in all its developments. The sled was introduced by the ancient Egyptians to haul the great masses of | stone for the pyramids. Wheels were | gradually conceived following the use of i log rollers under heavy burdens. { A series of scenes are flashed from various parts of the world, showing the ! many different varieties of beasts of | burden in use—camels, elephants, buf- | faloes, llamas, etc. Milady in her sedan chair; the In- dian_travois; the jinrikisha of Japan: | the horse-drawn chariot; the coach and four of Elizabethan days—in fact, the entire history of the development of the carriage passes in review. Experts Ald Cameraman. Historical experts have aided the cam- | eraman in scouring the museums and libraries of every country for examples | of vehicles that have made transporta- | tion history. Permission was secured to film those that were still in existence, among which, by the way, was the De Witt Clintorf, the first locomotive to run in New York. Through a fortunate cir- cumstance, it was possible to film this action. Where it was impossible to secure action photographs of these ancient vehicles. exact replicas were con- structed and photographed in sur- roundings which were selected and arranged with the skill of the mod- ern cinomatographer to closely match the environment in which these vehi- cles were originally used. Queer Types Shown. Many queer types @are thus shown, among them being the Dandy-Man. FoRT MYER & Aru/nsToN Prepared by /.5 Seler, AAA. in this history of travel—the old gun- powder engine, invented by a Hol- lander by name of Huygens; the crude experiments with engines made to the first type of bicycle, operated by & man a-straddle and striking his feet against the ground. There is also the steam ecarriage proj g propelled by Al ufly‘)fi!!c?mi - chines and contriviy dre 1351.,'3:‘1 H 1226 Conn. Ave. run dn vaporized turpentine and kero- sene, the production of & fairly suc- cessful, lluminating gas engine, and, finally the discovery of gasolinme and its adaptation, as.the, ideal fuel fo; the' forerunner of the modern Internal combustion engine, { oA NN O U N e With Pride We Announce (b Cleaning Leather Upholstery. From Motor Life. Never use gasoline or kerosene to treatment will track it which a little ammonia has been add- ed, is a8 g00d as anything TorGRTTME= I removed s the leather and assist in preserving it clean leather upholstery, because such by applying a good leather dressing. | Water, ‘to Nothing is better. however, than a mixture of turpentine and linseed oil r treating the. . Mix_these “the vrupflfilflfi&ém Ppart® bt the MOTOR TOUR Including PoinTs of /NTEREST ABoOUT WASHINGTON M Coriece e \ 't . i AVIATION 8 Fiero a soft cloth is all that is needed to re- store the shine atter the dirt has been If you wish, you can soften the dirg off, and & brisk rubbing with 'linseed oil to ome of turpentine. E fir Appointment As Distributor of the 3 s94a ~ America’s Smartest Car CUSTOM BUILT POWER DISTINCTION Select Your Own Colors and Upho]siety% Extra Charge ; Lack of Space - Will Prevent Our Exhibiting at the ~ Washington Automobile Show A Special Exhibit Motor, will be held in our showrooms 1226 Connecticut Avenue March 12 to 19, Inclusive 10 A.M. to 11 P.M. Be sure to inspect these ultra-refined cars which have proved such a sensation at Palm Beach and other fashionable resorts. They embody the latest artistic designs in bodies and mechanical perfec- tions at the minimum cost for a modern car. 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