iu excessive depoiulenco on blue stoue, liot pitch, and other caus- 

 tics. It must be rouiembcrcd that camels are in case of irritation 

 jiiible to liicerato the itching parts by biting- aiul scratching, 

 measures nmst therefore be always taken to lessen irritation of 

 wounds and skin eruptions by the use of substances having a 

 local anodyne action. Recipes for Kharisk or Itch especially 

 need to bo anodyne in their influence, for this disease seriously 

 upsets the natural stolidity of the camel. Stimulating a])plications 

 externally applied best assume the form of lapes, simple blisters 

 are very liable to bo torn and so generally are dispensed with or 

 use of the hot iron substituted. Cooling mnssauls are febrifuge, 

 antiphlogistic, diuretic, and laxative in action. They find but a 

 small place in the native pharmacy and in respect to them canielino 

 therapeutics has much benefited by the introduction of European 

 methods of treatment and medicines, whiich, in a negative way 

 has also proved beneficial by exclusion of urine, fa!ces, and even 

 more objectionable cxcipients, from the Pharmacy. 



Chapter IV.— THE BLOOD AND ITS DISEASES. 



There is a peculiar bluish tint about the blood of the camel 

 which results probably from the fact that his red corpuscles 

 present the peculiarity so noteworthy among mammals, of being- 

 elliptical. This resemblance to the corpuscles of fishes, and 

 reptiles does not seem to entail on Camelida) any appreciable 

 correspondence in habits or structure with non-mammalian verte- 

 brates. The globules arc l-23ord of a millimeter (Colin) iu 

 mean diameter, thus resembling those of other mammals to a fair 

 degree of approximation being smaller than those of the Elephant 

 (1/100 mm.). Dog (1/139 mm.). Ox (1/1(38 mm.), ITorse (1/181 

 mm.), and Sheep (1/209 mm.), and larger than those of the Goat 

 (1/250 mm.). There will be noticed a marked tendency to the 

 formation of yellowish clots in the blood vessels of the camel pos^ 

 mortem probably due to the frequent occurrence of anaemia in this 

 species generally resulting from imperfect nutrition or prolonged 

 attacks of unrecognised exhausting disease. 



Anjemia or Dei3IL1ty is denoted by the animal being very thin 

 and its hum]) very small, having difficulty in rising with its h)ad, 

 shivering when attempting to rise or to lie down, being" sluggish 

 and dull and evidently weak and unsuited for work. He some- 



