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known to the Romans before the Christian a?ra, and 

 exhibited in their public games. History informs us, 

 that Pompey" produced ten of these extraordinary 

 animals at once, in one of the amphitheatres of Rome, 

 a striking instance of the enormous expence with 

 which the leading men among the. Romans used to 

 amuse and influence the citizens, by the splendour cif 

 their public spectacles, and the gratification of popu- 

 lar curiosit> 7 . The cameleopard has, indeed, at all 

 times been regarded as a wonderful production of na- 

 ture, and is well calculated to excite our admiration 

 of that Almighty and All-creating Power, which has 

 replenished the* earth with life in such a variety of 

 iornjs. 



I am, dear Sir, 



Your's, &c. 



LETTER XXL 

 ........ " Pntlrut of thirst and toil, 



Sou of the desert." ....... 



DEAR SIR, 



come now to the delineation of a species of 

 quadrupeds, equally curious and interest; uc 



carnel and the dromedary are in som- . os not 



less useful and necessary, than the hoive is in others, 

 and render the most essential services to man in places 

 where that noble animal would lose all Lis utility. 



THE CAMEL 



Is a native of Arabia, and is ciiuTiy confined to that 

 and the adjacent countries, WIUM it iias, from time 

 immemorial, been used in u-;ivcrsin tiioso immense 

 deserts of parched sand, which are impassable to, 

 every other quadruped except the clr.M..i:i-.iry, which, 

 although distinguished by a diiJerent name, is sup- 

 posed to be originally of the same race, ihe camel 

 is to the Arabian what the rein-deer is to the Lap- 

 lander, and supplies the place of the horse, the cow, 

 and the dieep. Its milk is rich ami nutritive : its 

 flesh when young is excellent food, wholesome, aud 

 invigorating ; and its hair, or fleece, which fails otr 



