82 PURCHASE OF CAMELS FOR MILITARY PURPOSES. 



is another animal. All here are '' one-humped," and the size of this 

 hump depends on the fatness of the animal ; when very fat it is four 

 or five times as large as when lean, indeed, at times it almost disappears. 

 The "two-humped" is sometimes hought here (a male) at a great 

 price (2,500 francs or so) for breeding purposes ; but the result is a 

 mule impotent of progeny. 



Note to question 12. The '' Delool" is trained from three years old. 

 First caught and fastened to a stake three days, no food, only water ; 

 then some light thing is put on her, feeding her with grass, or so, 

 and leave her with this some five days more ; then increase the weight ; 

 then aiter ten days more loose her and mount her, and teach her to 

 travel fast. 



