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was supplied to them, but it seems as though the camel does 

 not readily adopt change of diet, and will not easily yield to the 

 pangs of hunger compelling him to consume food which he does 

 not care for. It seemed to me that the gram ration of camels sent 

 on service should be somewhat largely increased, 6 lbs. per diem 

 does not go very far with such an animal as the camel, and the 

 affinities of internal structure of this ruminant with the horse are 

 such as lead us a priori to believe that he should be treated more 

 as a granivore than the ox (which receives an equal allowance of 

 gram). This idea is supported by the fact that in the dung of 

 the camel not a grain of coolthee is to be found, all the pulse 

 given being thoroughly digested ; whereas the dung of Gov- 

 ernment bullocks (fed with soaked coolthee) contains a large 

 amount of entire grains which are capable of growth into plants 

 subsequently. Thus much of the coolthee given to these bullocks 

 is absolutely thrown away, from a nutritive point of view, and on 

 service, when supplies are limited, this should certainly be given 

 to camels in exchange for an equivalent of straw, which is most 

 useful to the ox being freely eaten by him and thoroughly digest- 

 ed in the comjDlex gastric mechanism. The camel's stomach con- 

 sisting practically of only two cavities, is less equal to the task 

 of digesting dry woody culms. In fodder supply the camel has 

 this advantage that he can and does eat all sorts of wayside 

 plants while on the march even the most arid plains affording 

 him something suited for consumption, no matter how prickly 

 provided it be succulent. Thus I am opposed to the extensive 

 use of dry non-succulent fodder for the camel and consider that 

 any exchange within moderation of " dry fodder " for an equi- 

 valent of gram is an advantage to this animal, probably it is 

 exactly the reverse in the case of the bullock in -which animal it 

 seems that almost all food must be ruminated, whereas in the 

 camel much may pass through the stomach in the ordinary course 

 of non-ruminant digestion (as it does in the horse). Whether the 

 substitution of a smaller amount of coolthee boiled, would not 

 be an advantage to bullocks, is a question for experimental 

 and financial consideration. I am inclined to believe that it 

 would be f>enelicial and am of opinion that the matter requires 



