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non-durable lining-. The lumbar transverse processes ■were sub- 

 jected to ]irossurc, the humps ovorcrushed ;uul l)ruis(:d l)uth by 

 the Iliad and the make of the saddle and the uiiyii-Ulino- prirtion 

 of the trees. The hide lashings often gave way letting the key 

 binding the twt> halves of the tree come down on the withers and 

 cause galls. 



He suggests : — that for hide lashings be substituted tarred 

 rope (and in some cases this was adopted), to make the tree 

 stronger and more stable, pads to be of two or three different 

 sizes, the hind ones being lined with leather to ])rotect the 

 loins, the two rear pads to be made into one by joining them 

 at the top in order to throw its due share of weight on the spiuo 

 behind the hump. Breast-plates of rojoe or other soft material 

 to be alwaj's issued with the saddles. 



It was supposed that the saddle-tree being capable of yielding 

 \inder pressure enables it to adapt itself to the shape of the back 

 but Queriple's experience is that it should be solid at least in 

 part, for under the^ present arrangement galls of the withers are 

 constantly occurring. He thinks this is to an extent due to the 

 natives always tying the breast-straps too tight and is of opinion 

 the breast-strap may be discarded with advantage. Mr. Burt 

 insists on the necessity of protection for the lumbar transverse 

 processes. Smith says " the saddle for the camel should, in my 

 opinion, be very differently constructed ; more attention should 

 be paid to the natural conformation of the animal. The lumbar 

 region was not ' fitted ' at all, the transverse processes of the 

 vertebras in an enormous number of animals becoming diseased 

 or broken, and very large galls existing there, rendering the 

 animals either useless, or resulting in septicaDmia or pyaemia, and 

 death. '^ AVhen the light division of the camel corps had to 

 perform transport duty the parts about the hips and the sacral 

 region became much damaged by the saddles being too large. 

 ''The arch of the ribs was also a great seat for saddle galls, 

 some being frightfully severe. Abscesses Avere constantly form- 

 ing, and owing to them not being operated on often became vast 

 open wounds, the skin being completely destroyed ; on removal 

 of the saddle patches of the skin would be found adhering to the 



