Old Adage Proved Wrong

Tulsa (NS)—A University of Oklahoma professor has devised a simple solution to the fuel crisis. Dr Walter Ewbank mixes his gasoline with 13 per cent water and reports getting 30 per cent higher mileage as a result.

Under normal conditions water and gasoline do not stay mixed, and the water would end up fouling the spark plugs, but Dr Ewbank claims to have developed a mechanical device that keeps the two together, and the water then causes the fuel to burn more efficiently.

The professor's discovery is now being tested by the post office on four postal vehicles.