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THOSE OTHER ANIMALS. 



camel to quicken its pace except for a few hundred yards, 

 at the end of which it will settle down into its regulation 

 stride, with doubtless much inward chuckling at its rider's 

 exasperation. It would not be fair to blame the camel for 

 this ; its disposition has been embittered, and it is not 

 unreasonable that it should find an alleviation in the only 



way open to it. Indeed, man has much reason to be 

 grateful that the obstinacy of the camel does not take the 

 form of refusing from the first to live, rejecting sustenance, 

 and persisting in giving the whole thing up as soon as its 

 eyes are open to the lot awaiting it. 



There are breeds of camels that differ materially from the 

 ordinary specimen in point of speed. The Heirie or Maherry, 



