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* KISHON. 526 KIT. by the modern Arabs. The river rises on Mount Gillxia aiul. after running northwest, with many winiliiigs tliniugh tlii' jilain of Ksdraelon (q.v. ). falls into the Mediterranean at the souUicrn end of the Bay of Acre. Its upper portion- is dry during the .summer, the perennial stream forming but a small part of its course near the sea. In the rainy season, however, the river often ac- quires the force of a torrent, sweeping all before it. The Kishon was the scene of two notable events recorded in the Old Testament — the over- throw of JSisera and his army (Judges iv, 7 sqq.), and the destruction of the prophets of Baal by Elijah (I. Kings xviii. 19-40). In 1709 a battle was fought on its banks between the French and the Turks. KIS KOROS, kish ke'resh. A town of Hun- gary. See KoRos. KIS-KTJN-FELEGYHAzA, ktsh'koon-fa'- l6<-l-y'-liii-zu. A town of Hungary. See FiiLECY- n.ZA. KISS, See Salutation, KISS, kis, August (1802-G5), A Gennan sculptor. He was born near Pless, October 11, 1802; and studied at the Berlin Academy and under Ranch, He first acquired fame by the model of his ''Mounted Amazon Attacked by a Tiger," executed in marble in 1842 for Louis I. of Bav.-.ria, afterwards east in lironze liy Fischer and erected on the portico of the Mu- seum of Berlin. This is his masterpiece, and shows the best qualities of his work — dramatic action and the hue treatment of animals. His other principal works are as follows: An eques- trian statue of Frederick the Great ( 1S47 ) at Breslau: two statues of Frederick illiam III, at Potsdam and Kijnigshcrg (1851): "Saint Michael Overthrowing the Dragon," in the Castle of Babelsberg: a colossal statue of "Saint George Slaying tlie Dragon," in the courtyard of the old palace (Schlosshof) at Berlin, The six bronze statues of Prussian generals in the Wilhelms- platz, Berlin, are by him, four after former marble statues, two — those of Winterfeldt and Schwerin — after his own designs. His last work ■was a marble group of "Faith. Ho])e, and Char- ity," completed by BlUser, and presented by his widow to the National Gallerv of Berlin. He died at Berlin, March 24, 1865." KISS, klsh, J6Z.SEF (1S43— ). An Hungarian poet, born of a Jewish family in Temesviir, where he was afterwards notary among his core- ligionists. His first poetic attempt (18G8) met with little success, but with a collection of lyrics (1878) his po]nilarity began, and it -was increased, another decade later, liy his ballads, whose subjects were borrowed from Jewish legend or .Tewish Mag-ar life. He also pulilislied a volume of religious poems (1888). One of his best-known poems is that translated by Xeuge- bauer under the title. Lied von der Xahmaschitie. In 1890 Kiss became editor of the literarv period- ical, A hct (The Week). KIS'SIMMEE'. A city and the county-seat of Oappcila County. Fla., 18 miles south nf Or- lando: on Tnhopekaliga Lake, and on the Plant System and the Florida 'Midland railroads (!Map: Florida, G .'^). Tt is known as a resort, popular for its gond hunting and fishing: has inipnrtnnt fruit and gardening interests, and is the head- quarters of the cattle-raising industry of Florida. Pojuilation, in 1890, 108C; in 1900, 1132. KISSING-BUG. See Cone.nose; Insects, paragraph I'oiauiious Insects. KISSINGEN, kis'ing-en. A famous watering- jjlace of Bavaria, situated on the Saale, 47 miles by rail frum Meiningen (.Map: Bavaria, D 3), It has a number of l)alhing establishments, a Knrhaus, and a number of monuments. The chief Springs are the Eakoezy, with a temperature of over 48 degrees; the water, containing earlionic acid and iron, is extensively exported. The Pan- dur spring, with a temperature of 47 degrees and containing a large proportion of carbonic acid, was disciJvered in the si.xtoenth century. About a mile and a half to the north are .saline springs, used ehielly for batiiing. Kissingen was visited in 1901 bv nearlv 21.000 guests. Population, in 1890. 5245: in 11)00, 4757. KIST'NA, or KRISH'NA. A river of South- ern India, rising in the Western Ghats at an altitude of 4500 feet, about 40 miles from the western coast (Map: India, C 5), Its head spring issues fro)u the Temple of Mahadeo in the hill resort of Mahabaleshwar, Bombay; as one of the holy places of India it is ainiually visited by large numbers of pilgrims. The Kist- na crosses the peninsula in a southeasterly direc- tion, breaks through a gorge of the Kastern Ghats at Bezwada, and. after a course of 800 miles, flows by two ])rineij)al and several minor mouths into the Bay of Bengal below Masuli- patani. Its chief tributaries are the Sina, the Bhima, and the Musi from the left, and the Tungahhadra from the right. Owing to its rapid stream and rocky channel, it is not navigable ex- cept in its lowest reach, which has been arti- ficially deejjened. Its waters are largely used for irrigation purposes, and a canal. 90 miles long, with ramifying channels, connects it with the Godaveri River. KISTS. One of the tribes of the Tchetchen grou]) of peoples of the Caucasus, on the Upjier Terek. After them Brinton, in his Races and 7'co/j/e.s( 1890), denominates one of the Caucasian stocks the Kistic. Kisti is said to be only the Georgian name for the people known to the Rus- sians ;s Ti'liet-'hens. See TciiETCHENS. KISTVAEN, or Cist. See Moktuaby Cus- toms. KISTTTCH, ke'such. The native name in Alaska and Kamtehatka of the silver salmon (Oncorhipichvs ki&utch). See Salmon. KIT (probably from AS. cylere, from Lat. citluii-ii, Gk. KiBdpa, hithara, guitar). A small, narrow-bodied violin, about IC inches long, capa- ble of being carried in the coat-pocket, and used chieily l)y tciichers of dancing. KIT CMDutch l-iltr. Dutch J:if. beaker), A military term, signifying such articles as shirts, shoes or boots, bruslies. towels, etc. The word does not apply to such articles as miiform. arms, accoutrements, haversack, water-bottle, shelter- tent, intrenching tool. etc. The kit carried by European troops varies in weight from about fi6 poiuids in the English army to 72 poimds carried by the German soldier. In heavy marching order, British infantr^Tiien carry coat and cap, mess- tin — comprising plate, frying-pan, and kettle — lia^ersack, for bread and rations: valise, or knapsack, containing spare uniform ; shirts,