PICNICKING EXPEDIENT
WHEN THE MATCHES ABE LOST. Many a promising motor picnic party has been spoilt owing to tho per. son in charge of the catering department forgetting the necessary box of matches to light the fire for the purpose of boiling tho “billy.” Tho difficulty of lighting a fire can be easily overcome without danger, in the following manner: One of . the high tension leads Is disconnected from a sparking plug and the lid of a tin or some small metal receptacle that will hold a small amount of petrol is held under tho carburetter, while the float is depressed. Enough petrol to about fill a thimble is allowed to run in, and the tin is then placed in contact with som c part of tho frame where tho lead will reach it/ and, of course, as far away as possible from the carburetter. The engine is then started and a spark from tho lead allowed to jump through the petroi to the tin. The spirit will immediately ignite, and a piece of paper can then be lit and a fire got going.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6536, 18 February 1928, Page 13
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184PICNICKING EXPEDIENT Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6536, 18 February 1928, Page 13
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