106 THE CAMEL 



Jhelum, and close to Hissar one called Bajri. In the 

 districts round Eajanpore, Dera Ismail Khan, and Dera 

 Ghazi Khan good breeds were formerly procurable, but 

 are now, and have been for the last ten or twelve years, 

 very scarce. There are also camels bred in the Panjab 

 desert, known as the Bar-ke-unt, but they are an 

 inferior class of animal altogether. 



Sind Are powerful, tall, fine-looking, short-haired, some- 



times almost hairless, of a whity- brown colour. Only 

 fitted for sandy deserts and a dry climate like their own, 

 but not for hill work or exposure to cold and wet, to 

 which they are extremely susceptible. They are very 

 long-legged, and the disparity between their hind and 

 fore quarters is most noticeable. 



Brahui Bred in the highlands of Beloochistan. Essentially 



for working in hilly countries. Average-sized, strong, 

 and thickset, up to heavy loads, of a brown colour, and 

 hairy. 



Afghan These are also short, thickset, liairy animals, born 



and bred in a cold mountainous country, therefore, 

 like the Brahui, good climbers. Able to endure cold 

 and stand exposure. 



Persian The Persian is similar in build to the Afghan, and 



carries a splendid coat. The curve of his neck seems 

 to be deeper and more graceful. We had a few speci- 

 mens, also some from Turkestan, when we were in 

 Kandahar. Unless looked after, their long soft hair 

 gets tangled and felted, and in hot weather drops off in 

 wide patches, giving them a scurvy, mangy look. We 

 also had some which came from Zenimdawar, on the 

 border of the Seistan desert, which were of a very fine 

 breed. They were always in good condition, and carried 



