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times scarcely below the surface scraped out of the 

 sand. 



To sum up, then : the entire question of watering General 

 the camel is only and purely a question of common sions'on 

 sense after all, which should be left to each animal's watenng 

 individual discretion, subject to certain conditions 

 which have been already pointed out -viz. not to let 

 him drink on a full or empty stomach, for instance, or 

 when heated, fatigued, and exhausted. It would be diffi- 

 cult, perhaps, on service to fulfil all these conditions, 

 but if possible it is advisable to do so, because his life is 

 so diametrically opposite to what he has been accus- 

 tojped, so altered, in fact, as to exercise a marked effect 

 on, if not to change, the nature of the animal. For in 

 a state of nature, running as they do almost wild in the 

 Nubian deserts, or in their normal condition under 

 native management, camels will drink when they feel 

 inclined, but will not indulge too freely, and do not 

 therefore require supervision. 



