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of ineditMl scit'iK-o in tlu' art ot t'iiu'i-<^('iic(' liom onpii'icisni, 

 overy scit'iirilically oltscrvi'd t-asc is of value, lioucvcr simple it 1)0, 

 apparently and not iiiitVcipiciilIy cnrefiil olisei'vatiou is rewarded 

 wirli iiie'sr i'eiiiai-kal)le and valuable results. 'J'lie methods of 

 scii'iiei' must be bruui^lit to bear on disease in caiuels and it rests 

 \vitli (JuviM-uuKMit to i^-ive V'etiM'inary Surgeons in India the 

 opportunities required in this line of research. 



The r,KNh,HA[, svMiToMs ov n,L-HKALTir in the camel are obscure 

 to all but the expei-ienced camel managei-, wliether Native or 

 lOuropean. 'Die camel works almost nntil he falls dead, and once 

 he gets doMn he must be considered in a very bad way, not, 

 however, certain "never to rise ar>-ain" as has been tauodit : 

 refusal of food and loss of the cud are very imjxirtant <-oueral 

 sitjns of disorder ; a dull, heavy, listless appi-arance of the eyes, 

 very different from th(> naturally bright vigilant aspect of these 

 b(\intiful featur(>s of the camel's face; a tendency to i-emaiu 

 ])ersistently with the head and neck stretched straight ont and 

 resting on the ground ; a dry, hide-bound, unthrifty appearance 

 of the skin; increasing debilit}- as denoted by, besides the falling 

 away in condition, the tottering and trembling of the animal 

 when it attempts to i-ise. AVhen Fevkr is present we find, accord- 

 ing to Gilchrist, that there is a cold stage followed by a hot. In 

 the former shivering, restlessness, and general stiffness are 

 present, and the limbs are cold; in the latter (which supervenes 

 after a couple of hours) the urine is scanty and high coloured, but 

 little dung is passed, respiration is cpiick and laboured, there is 

 mucous discharge from the nostrils, laclnymation, and extreme 

 thirst causing the animal when loosened to run to water and lie 

 down in it after drinking. 'J'his condition is consideied due to 

 exposure of the animal whih' heated but is rare, and all mention 

 of it seems to have been excluded from Gilchrist's later editions. 

 Leach speaks of a form of Sun Fever, under the names Gurmi 

 Mangaya, and Sarh-ki-bimari resulting from exposure in hot 

 weather. The animal is dull and off feed, his skin hot and dry, 

 and Ins breathing quick but the disorder soon yields to ordinary 

 febrifuges or a stimulant dose daily. Natives treat it by stimu- 

 lating niussatds and they apply stimulants to the eyes, sternuta- 

 tive powders and liquid applications to the nostrils, they foment the 

 body and keep the aniujal in a sheltered place. This treatnjent ia 



