Evening star., 1933-02-07

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@. How fast can an iceboat go?
A. An iceboat sails faster than the
wind: in fact, sails out of the wind if
not properly handled Iceboats will
sail over a measured distance at speeds
from 70 to 80 miles per hour, and at
other times at an estimated speed of
close to 100 miles and over for a short
distance.
@. Is gas ever given for seasickness?
A. The Public Health Service says
that there now exists gas which is
given to persons who suffer from
NAL de mer (seasickness). This gas is
given to persons on shipboard, usually
in their rooms.
@. How much legal, tax-paid liquor
was produced last year?-H. T.
A. The Bureau of Internal Revenue
reports that in 1882 legal, taxpaid dis
titled spirits amounted to 6,936,942 gal
Ions and rectified wines and spirits to
22425 gallons.
@. Is it true that the road to Presi-
dent HooverS Summer camp was con-
structed by United States Marines?-
M. S.
A. The following extract is taken
from letter of Secretary of the Navy
Adams mo work was done upon this
road by the Marines. At one time in
the Summer of 1880 an Engineer road
regiment was employed for a few weeks
in their annual road-building exercise
in surfacing 2 or miles of this road.
1t cost the Federal Government moth
ing, as these men would have been oc-
cupied in road construction at some
other point as part of their annual
training. The upkeep Of the road is
paid for by Madison County and the
(Virginia) Conservation Commission"
@. Is Count Won Luckner, sea devil
Of the World War, married?-F A. C.
A. Count Felix Won Luckner is mar
ried. His wife Is Ingeborg, Countess
Won Luckner. They have no children.
O. Who was the sculptor of the statue
"The Divine Healer" at Johns Hopkins
Hospital?-L. P. L.
A. The director of the Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore, Md, says: 1.-THE
Divine Healer which stands in our
lobby is a replica of work by the DAN
ish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. This
particular copy was made by Prof.
Stein, director of the Royal Academy of
Arts in Copenhagen. Our statue was
the gift of william Wallace Spence and
was unveiled in 1896. It Is carved from
single block of white Carrara marble,
leaving a figure 1912 feet high. On its
base is carved the following inscription:
Come unto Me all ye that are weary
and heavy laden and I will give you
rest"
- @. When can person be called
virtuoSo?-D D.
A. The term is applied to a musician
who has attained very high standard
in the technique of his instrument.
@. Was there any opposition to an
unrestricted immigration policy prior to
the Civil War?-O. D.
A. In the 1830s political move
ment developed against increasing for
eign influence" 1t resulted in the
native American" or know nothing"
movement of the 185Os. In I845 a
labor paper published at Fitchburg,
Mass, protested against unrestricted
immigration and the use of immigrants
as strikebreakefs.
@. When was the spelling of Porto
Rico changed to the Spanish form in
this country?-B T.
A. The name was changed to Puerto