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Old Deer Park, in which stands Kew
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Richmond, University of, an institution
for higher learning located in Richmond, Va.,
was founded in 1832 as the Virginia Baptist
Seminary, chartered in 1840 as Richmond
College, and in 1920 as the University of
Richmond. It was closed during the Civil
War, but was reopened in 1866, when a new
endowment was obtained.

Richter, Johann Paul Friedrich (1763-
1825), generally known as JEAN PAUL, Ger-
man humorist, was born in Wunsiedel, near
Bayreuth. Among Jean PauPs earlier writ-
ings are Die imsichtbare Loge (1793) > Schul-
meisterlein Wuz (1793), probably his master-

order Euphorbiaceae. R. communis, the castor
oil plant, an African native, is much cultivat-
ed as an annual garden plant, on account of
its large, palmate leaves, and tropical aspect.
Rickets, or Rachitis, an acquired disease
of infancy and early childhood chiefly show-
ing itself in deformities of bone, particulary
of shafts of the long bones. It usually begins
between the ages of six months and two years.
The legs, particulary the shin-bones, are apt
to become bowed, and the arms bent. The
spine also may become distorted, and the
bones of the skull thicken, producing a mark-
ed squareness of head. The ribs are soft ana
readily bent, and tend to form a 'pigeon
breast.' The essential cause of rickets is due

Richmond.
Left, Washington Monument and City Hall; Right, State Capitol.

piece; Quintus Fixlein (1796), which contains
many reminiscences of his own life. Other
works are Hesperus (1795), Titan (1800-3),
and Flegeljahre (1804-5), in which he at-
tempts, in his own way, what Goethe at-
tempted in his Wilkelm Mcister, to evolve
the ideal man; Das Kampanerthal (1797), a
fantastic conversation on the immortality of
the soul; Vorschuh der Aesthetik (1804);
and Levana oder Erziekungslehre (1807), in
which last he shows a loving devotion to
childhood, Jean Paul's naivet6, his simplic-
ity, and his kindly humor must account for
his enormous popularity. His intimate and
reverential love of nature is obvious in all
his work, and is especially conspicuous in
certain descriptive passages of great beauty.
Jean Paul's complete works have been pub-
lished in 60 vote, (1826-38), and in 13 vols.,
with biography by Gottschall (1868-78),
Ricinu*, a genus of plants belonging to the

to faulty nutrition. Recovery is the rule,
though severe skeletal deformities may per-
sist. The chief treatment is dietetic, though
sunlight and fresh air are exceedingly valu-
able. Medicinal treatment is confined almost
wholly to cod liver oil and phosphorus.

Riddle, an obscure metaphorical descrip-
tion akin to parable or proverb, and depend-
ing on analogy. Enigma ('sense-riddle')—the
oldest form—rebus, charade (word syllabical-
ly described), and acrostic are varieties. This
riddling or oracles and bards has degenerated
into the conundrum-puns.

Rideau Canal, Ont,, Canada, connecting
Kingston, on L. Ontario, with Ottawa by
way of the Rideau R. From Kingston to L.
Rideau, the canal is formed by the Cataraqui
R. L. Rideau is the summit level of the
canal, which joins the Rideau R. below the
Chaudiere Falls,

Ridge, in geography, is used for any land