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Chaptek XI : Cutaneous system. — Miiiigcor itch ( Kliarisk). Its viirietins. 

 Kc-zoiua. tlir non-parasitic form. PrcvciiLivf ticutmont. ( 'inc. 

 The •* mange insect," Sarcoptcs cajucli. (\)mtniiiiiciil)lity of 

 Iruemangeto mankind. Causes. Symptoms. Ti-eutmeiit: pii;- 

 ventive and curative. Various metliods : Leach's, Haslam's, 

 Clayton's, Yaldwin's, Gilchrist's, Bennett's, Montgcmiery 

 plan (Nunn), Carbuccia's, Lombardini's. Major Elliot on the 

 problem of treatment of skin disease of camels on service. 

 Other diseases of the skin. Eczema, Agheen bhao. Ecior.na. 

 Jehun (lice). The Seroot fly. The Debab fly ... pp. 88—102 

 Chapter XTI : Minor Snnjical condiiioiis. — Wounds in general ; bullet 

 wounds. Branding sores. Contusions. Galls. Of nose. 

 Injuries to tail. Ulceration of the tail. Crupper galls ; inju- 

 ries of the jaw and mouth. Elbow gall. Boss or pad galls. 

 Soreback or saddle gall, its causes and treatment. Hump 

 injuries and Cancerous disease. Abscess (phora) : of 

 neck glands, of chest, of groin (el magoub), outside 

 thigh, over eye, gomri or kapaulee, subcutaneous boils, 

 chandri or chhahliyan ... ... ... pp.102 — 113 



Chaptkr XIII : The Locomotan/ system. — Description of the leading peculi- 

 arities of the skeleton. Fractures and dislocations. Anchy- 

 losis. Bone spavin. Anchylosis of Vertebrae. Sprains 

 (Lutchuk), levelled legs, swollen joints, sprained shoulder, 

 atrophy of limb muscles, laceration of the ham muscles. 

 I'umours rare. Fibroma ... ... ... pp. 113 — 115 



Chapter XIV : The organs of the Special Sense. — Paucity of our knowledge. 

 The £'ar, canker of the ear. The i^ye, injuries. The pedal 

 apparatus. Postures of the camel, paces, structure of the 

 foot. Diseases of the foot : overgrown toe nails, inflam- 

 mation of the elastic pad, whitlow (riuittor, guzmah, 

 tahkne), sarpo, mooroos, pedal fibroma ... ... pp. 115 



-Votes and Appendices. [These have been gradually collected while the 

 chapters of this book were passing through the press, and could not 

 well have been inserted Avithout interference with the simplicity of the 

 original work, which there are strong reasons for I'etaining]. 



Appendix I. — Notes on Camel Corps, after Burn ... 181 



„ II. — Records of the Suakim Camel Corps ... ... ... 121- 



,, III. — Camel notes at a Camp of Exercise (Steel) 125 



I'ara. 4. The feeding of camels on grain. Camel attendants ; Ectozoa, 

 Musthi, wound treatment and complications. Illustrative 

 cases. Arguments for castration. List of more important 

 cases. Diarrhea duo to parasites. Xeod of Veterinary 

 supervision for camels. 



