PURCHASE OF CAMELS FOR MILITARY PURPOSES. 



CAMEL JOURNAL— Continued. 



137 



Meal. 



ifts. 

 30 



25 



25 



Medicines 



Remarks. 



1 quart 

 sweet oil, 



1 qt. oil. 



loz. sweet 



oil. 



20 drops, 

 parayonc. 



20 drops 

 paragoric. 



Cleaned stalls, and brushed and curried animals 

 as usual. Washed the hoofs of all the ani- 

 mals. Mare No. 7's hind legs swollen ; ap- 

 plied British oil, as per order. Gourmal as 

 yesterday. Set up breast-ropes, &c., prepar- 

 ing for heavy weather. 



Cleansed and brushed and curried as usual. 

 Gave Said, Gourmal, and No. 10 Smyrna 

 mare doses of oil. This evening secured 

 animals for heavy weather. 



Cleansed animals as far as weather would ad- 

 mit. Kept the animals harnessed down, it 

 still blowing very heavy, but reli(!ved them as 

 far as possible. 



It still blowing heavy, and ship rolling badly, 

 got the caHiels on their legs singly and well 

 rubbed them, &c. Examined each closely for 

 chafes ; found none. 



Animals still in harness on account of heavy 

 weather. Rubbed them as yesterday. 



Weather moderate. Let up the camels, and well 

 brushed and curried them. Scrubbed deck. 

 Whitewashed in every place where required. 

 Animals all in good condition. Gave Said, 

 Gourmal, and mare No. 10 doses of oil. 



Curried and brushed animals as usual ; scrubbed 

 behind them; repaired damages to harness. 

 Ihrim having shown signs of itch, moved him 

 alongside of Gourmal, and placed both under 

 treatment. Secured them by a tarpaulin from 

 the others. Using sulphur mixture, and giv- 

 ing them sulphur in their feed. 



Rove rolling gear ; harnessed and stopped ends 

 back, in preparation for heavy weather ; cur- 

 ried, &c., as usual. Camels all well, with 

 exception of Gourmal and Ibrim, who are 

 improving. Gave all the animals a little sul- 

 phur with their feed. 



Animals as yesterday ; all well with exception 

 of Gourmal and Ibrim, progressing favorably. 

 Whitewashed the bags for fenders. Gave 

 each animal a thorougli currying. 



Curried and brushed as yesterday. Examined 

 each animal strictly for defects, &c. All well. 

 Rubbing Gourmal and Ibrim with the sulphur 

 ointment, and giving sulphur in their feed 

 every day. 



Curried and brushed animals as usual ; cleaned 

 out from behind ihem with hme and water ; 

 all well. The two on the list for itch pro- 

 gressing favorably, their treatment being the 

 same. At 9.15 p. m., Smyrna mare No. 7 

 calved— a fine male. The mare seemed easier 

 duing her time, and seemed to take a great 

 interest in her young one. She had plenty of 

 milk. Gave the calf in charge of Mahomet, 

 Bedouin, by order of.commander. Both cow 

 and calf appear to be as well as either cases 

 seen yet. Salted animals this day. 



Curried and brushed the animals as usual ; marc 

 No. 7 and calf in good health ; Gourmal and 

 Ibrim improving. 



Brushed and curried the animals as usual ; 

 found a slight chafe on mare No. 7, applied 

 simple ointment ; washed animals' hoots. 



Brushed and curried as usual; scrubbed deck; 

 No. 7 calf not over well ; gave it nibbing, &c. , 

 as it appeared to have symptoms of colic. 

 Gourmal and Ibrim progressing I'avor ibly. 



Curried and brushed the animals as usual. 

 Deeming the sickness of No. 7 calf to proceed 

 from its mother's mik souring, the com- 

 mander adininistcred twenty drops of para- 

 goric, which relieved it. 



Bru>hed and curried as usual ; animals all well ; 

 Gourmal and Ibrim still under treatment; 

 gave No. 7 calf twenty more drops of para- 

 goric, it having done it good ; stojiped giving 

 the mother any dough- ball. 



