More than one of these 7 encyclopedias carries each of the following subjects — but every one of them treats it in a sentence or two and then moves on. They are gathered here so the different accounts can sit side by side.
Kaf
An Encyclopaedia of Occultism: According to the Musulmans, a great mountain that stretches to the horizon on every side. The earth is in the middle of this mountain, they say, like a finger in the middle of a ring. Its foundation is the stone Sakhrat, the least fragment of which is capable of working untold marvels. This stone it is which causes earthquakes. It is made of a single emerald. The mountain, which is frequently spoken of in Eastern tales, is said to be the habitation of genii. To reach it one must pass through dark wildernesses, and it is essential that the traveller be guided by a supernatural being. "
Collier's New Encyclopedia: the mountain which in Mohammedan legend surrounds the world. he wor
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Kale
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Cabbage 2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about race that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: BR 2026-07-22)
Collier's New Encyclopedia: one of the
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Kalmia
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a genus of Ericaceæ, Rhododendreæ. It consists of evergreen shrubs with whorled leaves. They found in the United States and in ada. The leaves of K. latifolia, laurel ivy, spoonwood, or calicobush, poisonous to many animals. A like juice exuding from the Hungary, Danube; 86 phrenetic excitement. K. brings angustifolia on, the haulm - leaved kalmia the seat called the sheep laurel, from being es from 10 ral, and ad sonous to sheep. habitants a Mongolian race of
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Laurel ; Rhododendron
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Karnak
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a village in Egypt built on the site of Thebes, on the bank of the Nile , and renowned for its magnificent architectural antiquities . The principal one of these is the Great Temple, 1,200 feet long and 330 feet wide. In this are found great colonnades, obelisks, and a vast quantity of sculptures. Various colored marbles, sandstones and granite are used. Other smaller temples abound , beautifully ornamented with mural decorations which portray the kings, divinities and recreations of those ancient peoples. These temples were erected at various times from 1500 b. c. to 28 b. c . a town in
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Thebes
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Katahdin
Aiton's Encyclopedia: ka-ta'din, the highest mountain in Maine. It attains an altitude of 5,385 feet. It is a granite peak. Its summit is without vegetation, save lichens and a few other plants of dwarf growth. Its sides bear glacial scratches produced during the prevalence of an ice age. Blocks of stone, evidently from the north, bear witness to the former presence of a glacier. The summit contains a magnificent panoramic view of lake, river, and forest. Thoreau makes much of the Katahdin in his Maine Woods.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: the highest mounin of the Mountains; in Tomsk, Siberia. tain Maine, about 80 miles N. by W. of Bangor, and eria. 6 miles N. E. of Penobscot river.
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Katrine
Aiton's Encyclopedia: Loch, lok kat'rin, a celebrated Scottish lake. It lies near the southwestern border of Perthshire. It is reached by a daily stage route from the nearest railway points. A steamer for the accommodation of tourists runs from one end of the lake to the other. The lake is about eight miles long and three-fourths of a mile in breadth. Its shores are variegated. Two mountains, Ben An and Ben Venue, rise from its banks. Near the southeastern end is Ellen's Isle, celebrated in Scott's Lady of the Lake. The natural outlet of the lake is through the Trossachs, but this passage has been closed by a dam. An underground tunnel over twenty-five miles in length leads to Glasgow, furnishing that city with an abundant supply of excellent water. A pathway leads from Loch Katrine to Loch Lomond near the northern foot of Ben Lomond. See Scott
Collier's New Encyclopedia: LOCH, one of the most to England, was patronized by the King ned by the K and celebrated of Scotch lakes, in Stirling and Perthshires, 5 miles E. of Zucchi, a Venetian painter. She died in became famous. She married She Loch Lomond ainter. She died and 9½ W. of Callander. Lying 364 feet Rome, Nov. 5, 1807. above sea-level, it has a maxi-
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Katydid
Aiton's Encyclopedia: an insect of the locust family. The katydid lives in trees, feeding on foliage. It lays its eggs on twigs or leaves. Its body is pale green. As in the case of the green grasshoppers, which it much resembles, the ears of the katydid are situated on the front legs, below the knees. It smells with its long, delicate antennae. The wing covers overlap, and when rasped or rubbed the one on the other, produce the clear, energetic, "katydid, katydid," which gives the insect its name. Katydids are unknown in Europe. Comstock says that the sound of the snowy tree-cricket, much given to laying its eggs in raspberry canes, is often mistaken for the katydid. The katydid is quiet in the daytime but breaks into the stillness of the night with its querulous assertion. It persists and reasserts until one feels like saying, "Well, what of it? What if she did?" Oliver Wendell Holmes expresses this feeling in his oft quoted lines, To An Insect: I love to hear thine earnest voice, Wherever thou art hid, Thou testy little dogmatist, Thou pretty katydid! Thou mindest me of gentlefolks,-- Old gentlefolks are they,-- Thou say'st an undisputed thing In such a solemn way. See Grasshopper ; Locust
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a name applied to numer- American lied to ntr Altitude 5,200 feet. ous insects, nearly related to early relate grasshoppers. They
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Kelp
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a general name for large seaweeds. The name is frequently restricted to a particular species whose long, slender fronds or floating blades not infrequently attain a length of 600 feet. Kelp thrown upon the beach by storms is dried in the sun and burned. A peculiar alkaline cinder or ash is obtained which is known commercially as kelp. Twenty or twenty-five tons of seaweed produce a ton of commercial kelp. A ton of kelp ash yields about eight pounds of iodine, several gallons of paraffin oil, and three or four gallons of naphtha, as well as other chemical products. It was at one time the principal source of soda, which is now obtained more cheaply from salt.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: the calcined ashes of seaweed, from which carbonate of soda is obtained. From the alkali of kelp the imcalled substance portant chemical IODINE (q. v.) is obtained. Also the seawrack or sea-weed from which kelp is produced.
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