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tiou which is generally observable between his fore limbs and 

 his hind. We look upon him as a " washy'' brute, and we say 

 of an ug-ly useless horse that ho is " like a camel. '^ But in our 

 narrow-niiudedness we are apt to forfjot that the very qualities 

 and points we as ''horsemen'^ object to, as '' cainel-nien" wc 

 might have reason to admire and find of value. The narrow 

 nostril, which tlie animal can close at will, excludes sand and 

 prevents rapid evaporation fi'om the Schneiderian membrane 

 during the journey through deserts, thus increasing the toler- 

 ance of the animal for dust-storms and journeys through a par- 

 ching atmosphere- The split lip, long ewe neck, downward bent 

 muzzle, and sharp teeth adapt the camel to obtaining noui'ish- 

 ment where a horse or ox would starve and from substances 

 unsuited to ordinary herbivores, and they enable him to grasp 

 and retain food stuffs while he continues on the march, in a man- 

 ner eminently conducive to the support of his " staying'' powers. 

 His long limbs and his foot-pads adapt him for travelling over 

 sand with an easy and long stride as well as for traversing rivers 

 with sandy bottoms ; indeed it is found of advantage in dealing 

 with such an impediment to the progress of an army as the latter 

 to send the camels over first, in order that they may consolidate 

 the sand and thus render it easier for draught (Wolseley). 

 When we look carefully at the body of the Camel we remark 

 that for a ruminant he has a remarkably small belly and a very 

 equine chest, that is to say he has some of the endurance of the 

 ruminant combined with some of the excellent respiratory capa- 

 city for which the horse is pre-eminent and at the same time the 

 upward arch of the spine and the flatness of the sides are points 

 which we like to see in a pack animal. The skin pads indicate, 

 and probably (by evolution) result from, the useful habits of camels 

 lying down to receive their loads and assuming the recumbent 

 posture without removal of the load during halts, the former tend- 

 ing to our convenience and the latter to the animal's powers of en- 

 durance. What we are at first sight apt to consider unsightly fea- 

 tures, thus, examined from a utilitarian point of view, are found to 

 be beauties. (3) Although the camel is peculiar in his likes and 

 dislikes, this may be so met by a knowledge of his habits as to 

 prove no detriment to his value. The French found in Algeria 

 that '' he easily becomes used to Europeans" and our soldiers 



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