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trembling- in rising or kneeling, small fore feet, thin and poor con- 

 dition, ulceration under tail, elephantiasis of legs, broken jaw, 

 sinew of hind leg movable to one side when felt by hand while 

 camel is resting. 



" Snipe '^ in a valuable article (Quarterly Journal Veterinary 

 Science in India, October, 1889) deals with this interesting sub- 

 ject. Among other original suggestions he tells us to : — 



I. Have camel walked past and back again, then, trot- 

 ted past and back again, note any lameness, drag- 

 ging of hind limbs, rolling gait, friction of elbcvs 

 against side called by the natives (bliagul luge). 

 II. Halt' the animal and walk round him examining 

 pads, tendons, &c,, and taking care not to get 

 kicked with the hind legs or struck backwards 

 with the fore. 

 III. Make him sit down. Age him, examine nostrils, 

 eyes, head tor swellings and scars ; humps, vari- 

 ous seats of saddle gall (and pluck at the hair 

 over all such places for the dealers plug up fistu- 

 las with mud and then gum hair over all traces 

 of the gall). Look carefully at foot pads and 

 nails, tail, points of hocks, and insides of 

 thighs. Examine skin carefully for mange, and 

 do not mistake simple eczema for it 

 IV. Load with pack, or two men ; cause to rise and note 

 if he has any difficulty in doing so. Move him 

 sharply forwards for a short distance to detect 

 any crouching when caused to do so from weak- 

 ness of loins or hind limbs. 

 V. If a female see that she is not pregnant. 

 A baggage camel should be short in the leg-, deep in the girth, 

 round in the barrel, with elbows well out from the sides ; muscles 

 of the shoulders, quarters, and thighs well developed ; hump 

 large and round. A riding camel is longer in the leg and lighter 

 in the bone, deep in girth, and run up to the flank like a grey- 

 hound ; with small head and ears, eye bright and intelligent, 

 Mnd all other marks of breeding. His paces should be fast and 



