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go from eight to ten days without water/ Ensor, in his Ensor 

 ' Incidents of a Journey through Nubia to Darfur,' says 

 that he rode a camel for sixteen days in February, and 

 that it never drank during that time. This was with a 

 temperature seldom exceeding 70 Fahr. by day, with 

 cold nights. In June, with a temperature of 100 Fahr., 

 his camels were often without water for ten days, and 

 worked fairly during the time, but they were picked 

 animals. This cannot be taken as any criterion, for 

 these were exceptions, remember, and, what is more, 

 they were exceptional camels. Even Ensor, after 

 allowing that there are many different versions as to 

 the number of days a camel can travel without water, 

 admits that generally they will work better if permitted 

 to drink every five or seven days. Had he, however, 

 watered his camels on every available opportunity, he 

 would have arrived at the same conclusion that I long 

 ago came to, that they would have then worked still 

 better. 



Sir Samuel Baker says that c an Arabian camel car- sir 

 rying a load of 400 pounds requires water every third 

 day, or every ninety miles, though they should be 

 watered daily, if possible ; but in cold weather, or when 

 not at work, they can remain much longer without any 

 water. If not watered for three days, however, many 

 suffer unless specially trained.' This is a very sensible 

 view of the question, and shows that Sir Samuel Baker 

 must have made a study of it ; besides, there is no doubt 

 his experiences were practical and varied, and that he 

 was well qualified to judge. As will be seen later on, 

 our opinions coincide more or less, except that I am 

 opposed to training in any form, besides being quite 



