Evening star., 1933-03-29

The many readers Of this department
Will be interested in the announce
ment that q second volume Of Answers
to Questions" is now ready for mailing.
The new book contains 300,0 words
OF carefully selected material arranged
In rs chapters. There are about 5000 new
| questions with their answers, all differ
ent from those contained in the first
| volume. This collection IS q valuable
source Of reference. and shows tho wide
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Q. Is real ice used in the rink at
Madison Square Garden?-J. M. d.
A. Ice Is used IN the arena for skat-
ing and hockey. 1t is frozen by the
moor OF the arena prior to each event.
Q. Who supplied the car In which
Sir Malcolm Campbell made his record
run?-J. P. @.
A. Sir Malcolm Campbell designed
his automobile, the Blue Bird, and
financed the building Of the car and
the trial run himself The motor of the
Blue Bird was designed by Rolls Royce,
Ltd. Sir Malcolm rented the motor
from the British government. The
British government charters company
for a year to experiment and develop
certain types Of motors. The govern
ment rents these motors that are de-
veloped to responsible people, such as
Sir Malcolm Campbell. He must pay
for the reconditioning Of the motor. SO
tnat 1t Is in the same condition as
when he rented it.
@. Who was the most scientific boxer
the world has ever knoWn?-J, ].
A.. Heavyweight, James j. Corbett.
ALI classes, matter of opinion, between
Abe Attell and Jim Driscoll of England.
O. Please give some information
about the Great Wall OF China.-P. F.
A. The Chinese Wall is over 1,5O0
miles long and extends between Mon
golia and China proper, from Suchau
eastward to Shanhaikwan, having a
branch northwestward to Sungari River
1t is generally about % feet high, 20
feet thick, and has towers 40 feet high
at intervals Of 100 yards. The wall is
puilt OI DTlck or pressed granite filled
with earth and covered with a coating
OF brick in lime Its course is irregular
The wall actually dates from about the
latter part Of the 14th century.
@. How swift is the current in Kill
Van Kull?-F. v. w.
A. The Coast and Geodetic Survey
says that the current in Kill Van Kuli
New York Harbor, both at strength of
food and at strength of ebb, has a
velocity of approximately nautical
miles per hour.
Q. Why isn't butter served at din
ner?-S. L. H.
A. Butter is net served at a formal
dinner simply because usage does not
permit it. Little bread is eaten. At
dinner where hot rolls are served there
is sufficient informality to permit the
serving of butter.
@. Where did the colonists get the
wall paper to use in their houses ?-V.
A. Many Of the houses were not pa
pered The walls were tinted. Wall
paper was imported from England ana
France by the early settlers. The first
factory for making wall paper was es-
tablished in this country in 1890 by
John B. Howell at Albany, N. Y. but
the second one did not appear until
1870