Kit-Cat Club

In London ab. 1703-23; composed of prominent Whigs. tively recent years from Asia. Their English name, that of the bird of prey, agrees with the Chinese-Corean, the kite bird. The Chinese attribute their invention to one of their generals in the 2d century B.C., who is said to have used them to measure the distance of a citadel he was besieging. Throughout e. Asia, a magical and religious significance is attached to kites. IMG:content-0954.png:[graphic] Kite-Flying at Hae-kwan, China, on the Ninth Day of Ninth Moon. They are usually flown at certain festivals, and appear to have been originally employed as a symbol of the over-soul. Fighting kites, by cro ing and cutting the strings, is a popular amusement in Corea and parts of Japan, as well as in India and the Malayan peninsula. Kites have now become quite a study for older persons interested in observing atmospheric phenomena.