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smooth and lu; should pick up his feet well, as a stamblinn- camel 

 is dangerous. 



The Kirghiz date the ago of camels from the time of c(>uj)liiig, 

 tlierefore one year must bo deducted from the age as givou by 

 the owuer. 'J'ho camel is full grown at 7 years of age; fit for 

 regular, but not hard, work at G ; at his prime at 9 years ; and 

 will work up to 25 years of ago. 



'The Kirghiz rest their females three months before and three 

 months after parturition. They breed in February and wean 

 the young after 12 to 18 months. The male is must in December 

 and January, so couplings usually occur in the winter. 



Note 24. — Being off feed shows sick camel should be led apart 

 on march and given oats 4 lbs. per diem for eight days by which 

 time he will have either recovered or be dead (Byrne). 



When a camel gets thoroughly low in condition he takes 

 six months to recover. 



Among means of restraint may be mentioned at twitch put 

 on the lower lip. 



Note 25. — In page 46, 9th line from bottom of page read Dlial 

 for Tel, Rest, plenty of water, and laxative diet are said to be 

 essential in treatment of Heat struck. 



Poyser, (Q. J. V. Sc. in I., vol. 1., p. 379) investigated an 

 outbreak of what seems to have been Surra near Kalka on the 

 Simla road. There was sudden unaccountable death of emaciated 

 animals, aiLtopsy showed 1 — 2 qts. of citron coloured fluid in the 

 belly, jelly-like material in the gastro-hepatic fold, pelvis of 

 kidney full of jelly, about one pint serum in chest and some also 

 in pericardium, clots in heart and large vessels, muddy maroon 

 colour of blood, jelly round base ot" heart, echinococcic cysts in 

 lungs, jelly between the membranes of brain and spinal cord, 

 brain congested. Symptoms in the animals reported sick M'ere 

 dulness, eyes watery, drooping eyelids, and slight trembling, not 

 off feed nor cud, tolerably lively. Turpentine, chiretta, salt, 

 change of grazing ground and carbolic acid in gij doses in 2 — 3 

 quarts of gruel or water for three or four days in succession 

 were recommended. 



Note 26. — Hallen reported on Daxakii, IviiixK Typhus Fkveu 



