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are lar<^or tlmn tlioso of tho trunk, which generally arc about 

 two inches in (lianiettT. These tumours are recurrent, and at 

 length nuiy rendor the animal unlit for furl her service, especially 

 when they become iistulous and cause permanent leg swelling. 

 Jjoils are termed llusoh, they affect all sorts of animals in all 

 seasons, although not frequent and seldom serious enough to 

 materially alTect the health of the animal. They average about 

 two inches in diameter and contain liquid or caseous matter, 'iliey 

 ulcerate, burst, and the C3-st sloughs out or slowly refills. Treat- 

 ment comprises opening them early, dissecting out or cauterisino- 

 the interior, dressing AvitJi stimulant anti-fly dressing, such as . 

 01. Camph., and giving a cathartic folhnved by alteratives. A 

 genei*al eruption of boils is termed chandri or cliliahllijan. 



Chapter XIII.— THE LOGOMOTORY SYSTEM. 



The following points concerning the skeleton of the camel must 

 be remembered. The skull is very like that of a carnivore in the 

 prominence of the parietal and occipital crests, the temporal 

 fossae are very deep and the postero-superior part of the skull is 

 triangular. The cervical vertebra? are remarkably long and the 

 vertebral foramina in each are so deep that they seem to be 

 in the spinal canal. The spinal formula is C. 7, D. 12, L. 7, S. 4-5, 

 Cocc. 12-17. The ribs arc arranged in twelve pairs. The sternal 

 bones are numerous. The superior spines of the dorsal and 

 lumbar regions are long, as also are the lumbar transverse pro- 

 cesses. The sacrum is short and consists of four or five bones. 

 The shoulder girdle consists of a simple scapula with moderate- 

 sized coracoid process, the limb bones are long and stout, there 

 is a double humeral groove, the ulna extends to the knee. The 

 knee bones are seven. There are no splint bones, no traces of 

 rudimentary digits, except inside the hind limb where in tho 

 very young animal is a small splint. The lower extremity of 

 the cannon bone is divided, and each part bears two sesamoids. 

 The terminal phalanges are rudimentary, the others are long and 

 narrow. Tho bones of the hind limb are proportionally small. 

 The femur has a marked neck and no distinct small trochanters. 

 The patella is rudimentary. Os calcis has a long narrow 



