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LEFT KAKEMONOS 308 KALEIDOSCOPE KAKEMONOS (-ke'-) Japanese name for paintings on paper or silk, having a rod at bottom like a map, and hung similarly on a wall. KAKODYL, or CACODYL, in chemis- try, an organo-raetallic base, containing arsenic. It is prepared from its chloride by the action of zinc. It is a thin, trans- parent, colorless liquid, resembling arsen- ietted hydrogen in smell. It is very in- flammable, and when poured into oxygen, chlorine, or the air, it inflames. KALA (ka'la), in Hindu mythology, Siva in one of his manifestations; some- times used for Time. (See Kalee.) Also one of the names of Yama, regent of the dead; hence, sometimes death it- self. KA LA AZAB, a malady the symptoms of which include fever and sores, exist- ing in an epidemic form in Asia and north Africa, and showing a high death- rate. In one of its forms it is known as "Oriental Sore." The parasite has only been discovered in recent years, Leishman describing it in 1903. KALAFAT, a town in Rumania, on the left bank of the Danube, about 1 mile E. of Widdin, on the opposite bank. During the Russo-Turkish War of 1853- 1854 it was twice unsuccessfully attacked by the Russians. Since Rumania became an independent kingdom it has made rapid progress. KALAHABI, or KALIHAM, a desert region in central South Africa, N. of the Orange river; a large tract of which is included in the British protectorate of Bechuanaland. An abundant supply of watermelons and some remarkable varie- ties of tubers, together with large herds of antelopes and other game, provide ample subsistence to the bushmen and Bakalahari inhabiting this barren region. KALAMATA (ka-la-ma'ta), a seaport in the Peloponnesus of Greece, on the Gulf of Koron ; the seat of an archbishop. Its exports are chiefly currants, figs, olive-oil, and soap. KALAMAZOO, a city and county-seat of Kalamazoo co., Mich., on the Kala- mazoo river and the Michigan Central, the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, and several other railroads; 47 miles S. of Grand Rapids. It is the trade and jobbing center for a large agricultural region, is the most important celery mar- ket m the world, has over 250 mercantile houses, and has manufactories repre- senting about 70 distinct industries. The city is the seat of Kalamazoo College (Bapt.), Michigan Female Seminary, and Nazareth Academy (R. C.), the State Insane Asylum, Borgess and Queen City Hospitals, Children's Home, Home for Erring Girls, Home for Feeble- Minded Children, and an Industrial School Home. It has several National and State banks, excellent water power for its factories, and an assessed prop- erty valuation of about $10,000,000. Pop. (1910) 39,437; (1920) 48,487. KALAMAZOO COLLEGE, a coeduca- tional institution in Kalamazoo, Mich., founded in 1855 under the auspices of the Baptist Church; reported at the close of 1919: Professors and instructors, 16; students, 288; president, H. L. Stetson, LL. D. KALANCHOE, a genus of Crassul- aeese. The leaves of K. laciniata are valued as an application to wounds and sores; they allay irritation and promote cicatrization. K. spathulata is poison- ous to goats. In Kangra, in India, the leaves are burnt and applied to abscesses. K. brasiliensis is used in Brazil as a re- frigerant. K. pinnata is the same as Bryophylluw, calycinum. KALAPOOIAN, a division of the North American Indians, embracing numerous tribes who formerly occupied the valleys of the Willamette river in Oregon, above the falls. Owing to the ravages of dis- ease and the incursions of the hostile Klikitats, their numbers have been greatly reduced and the remnants, less than 200, are now located on Grande Ronde reservation. Ore. KALEBA, in Slavonic mythology, the god of peace, somewhat similar to the Latin Janus. His feast was cele- brated Dec. 24. KALEE, or KALI (ka'le), in Hindu mythology, the sacti or consort of Siva in the form of Kala (q. v.). She is repre- sented with four arms, one holding a sword, the second a trident, the third a club, and the fourth a shield. A dead body hangs from each of her ears; human skulls strung together form her necklace; and the hands of slaughtered giants interlaced with each other com- pose her girdle. Her eyebrows are matted and stained with the gore of monsters which she has just torn to pieces and devoured. She is exceedingly pleased when her altars are inundated with human blood. The Thugs selected her as their tutelary deity. KALEIDOSCOPE, an instrument which, by means of reflection, enables us to behold an endless variety of beautifvfl forms of perfect symmetry. It consist* of a tube with an eyehole. At the oppo-