Evening star., 1932-01-02

generates stream of air (slip stream(.
This stream acts upon an air foil. The
design of this air foil is such that the
slip stream causes near vacuum on
the top surfaces, giving 85 per cent OF
the lift of the plane. The remaining ID
per cent Is on the bottom OF the wnS'
@. Why did people wear patches o.
their faces?--D. T.
A. These bits of silk or court-plaStes
were worn to set of the complexion by
contrast Both the beaux and bellies Of
the seventeenth and early eighteenth
centuries wore them as adornment.
@. Why was a message to Garcia of
such inportance?-W. H. w.
A. When war broke out between
Spain and the United States it was
very necessary to communicate quick
With Garcia, the leader of the insurl-
ents. He was somewhere in the noun
tain fastnesseS of Cuba, no one knew
where No mail or telegram could reach
him. Rowan was sent for and given
letter to be delivered TO Garcia. He &C
cepted the mission without question and
delivered the letter. The message to
Garcia was pertaining to cooperation
between Garcia and the United Stat. F.,
@. How are seraphim classed in
angelology?-T. F.
A. In Christian angelology they are
claSsed as the highest order OF angels,
holding the first place in the first triad
of the angelic hierarchy - seraphinl,
cherubim and thrones.
@. Is 1t true that Alexandra Dumas
and Alexander Pushkin had negro
blood?--S. N.
A. The paternal grandmother of
Dumas, the elder, was full-blooded
negreSs. The maternal great-grand-
father Of Pushkin was an Abyssinian
general in the service of the Gar. He
was not of Negro blood.
@. What places will the United
States frigate Constitution visit on its
Iur of southern ports this Winter?-
A. 1t will visit the following ports in
the order named: Brunswick, Ga;
Jacksonville, Fla; Miami, Fla. Pensa-
cola, Fla; Mobile Ala; Gulfport, Miss;
New Orleans, La; Corpus Christi, Tex:
Houston, Tex; Galveston, Tex; Lake
Charles, La; Tampa, Fla; Key West,
Fla. The Constitution will return to
Washington, D. c., in April.
@. Who was the first woman auto
mobile driver or first to obtain license
In the District of Columbia?-E. M. 8.
A The Department of Vehicles and
Traffic says that the first automobile
operators license issued to a woman
driver In the District was issued to
Kate N. Foote of 1712 Twenty-second
street, on August II, 1908. 1t is a
question whether she was the first
the District, but as matter Of record
che ryaS tha frat uynrnan tn he licensed
@. Who owns the Russian embassy
on Sixteenth street in Washingtons
Who occupies it?-N. N.
A It still is taxed in the name k
the imperial Russian government, be-
ing assessed at S525,000. 1t Is unoc~
cupied except by a caretaker and
watchman.
O. Is a passport necessary when trav-
cling to Canada by automobile? p
r. G. S.
A. While O passport Is not necessary
in going to Canada on visit, the fol-
lowing information Is required of tour
lists going to Canada from the United
States: Name of manufacturer of car:
manufacturers serial and engine num-
Der; style and value of car; license
number; number of extra tires; sigma
ttlre and street address of owner, city
or town, and State in which owner ts
resident.
@. What sort of food is chipolata?-
A. IT Is an Italian creation, half
sauce and half stew, made Of carrots,
turntps. chestnuts, onion, sausage,
mushrooms, artichokes, celery and
strong veal gravy.