CAMEL.—Camélus Arabicus. 
The Napv, or JAVA Musk, inhabits Java and Sumatra, and without possessing the 
intellect of the Kanchil, is a very pleasing animal to the sight, and as it is readily 
domesticated, is well adapted to European menageries. 
From the earliest times that are recorded in history, the CAMEL is mentioned as one of 
the animals which are totally subject to the sway of man, and which in eastern countries 
contribute so much to the wealth and influence of their owners. 
There are two species of Camel acknowledged by zoologists, namely, the common 
Camel of Arabia, which has but one hump, and the Mecheri, or Bactrian Camel, which 
possesses two of these curious appendages. Of these two animals, the former is by far 
the more valuable, as it is superior to its two-humped relative in almost every respect. 
Admirably fitted, as are all animals, for the task which they are intended to perform, the 
Camel presents such wonderful adaptations of form to duty, that the most superficial 
observer cannot but be struck with the exquisite manner in which the creature has been 
endowed with the various qualities of mind and body which are needful under the 
peculiar circumstances amid which it dwells. 
As the animal is intended to traverse the parched sand plains, and to pass several 
consecutive days without the possibility of obtaining liquid nourishment, there is an 
internal structure which permits the animal to store up a considerable amount of water 
for future use. For this purpose, the honeycomb cells of the “reticulum” are largely 
developed, and are enabled to receive and to retain the water which is received into the 
stomach after the natural thirst of the animal has been supplied. After a Camel has 
been accustomed to journeying across the hot and arid sand wastes, it learns wisdom 
by experience, and contrives to lay by a much greater supply of water than would be 
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