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rishes their families ; slippers and harness are made- 

 of his skin, and tents and clothing of his hair ;* and 

 in those perilous journeys where even the merchan- 

 dise and profits are thought insignificant compare^ 

 with life, the camel is often sacrificed for the sake of 

 his supply of water to cool the feverish frame of hi 

 master. No wonder, then, that the wealth of these 

 nations is centred in their herds of camels ; and a 

 man's riches is complete " when the number of his 

 camels is not known." 



Another remarkable fact in the history of the 

 Camels of the Old World, is, that they are not at pre- 

 sent found in a naturally wild state, and they thus 

 form the only known instance of an entire race of 

 animals, living and being continued only under the 

 care and protection of man ; for although it has been 

 said by the natives of eastern countries, .that in some 

 districts these animals are still found completely at 

 large, the information is not of so authentic a cha- 

 racter as to warrant our now asserting it 



We shall illustrate this form by the 



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