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treatment which ought to follow is, as a matter of course, 

 'rest' and ' diet.' Eest first, because nothing ought to 

 prevent it from being given. Diet second, as it may 

 not always be procurable, though every effort should be 

 made to procure it. Neither of these, with a proper 

 system, are in reality so very formidable an under- 

 taking as they appear to be. To meet the former a 

 larger percentage of spare animals is necessary in 

 every transport unit, as well as at certain fixed depots, 

 placed on lines of communication. To provide the 

 latter, the Commissariat should make special arrange- 

 ments for sending it up to the front, if not procurable 

 on the spot or in the vicinity. 



Good wholesome soft farinaceous and green food, Diet 

 something nutritious and fattening, will usually answer 

 the purpose, such as wheat or other flour, meal, rice 

 jelly, ground gram, dates, beans, &c., and clover or 

 lucerne in moderate quantities. Always bearing in 

 mind to give them, if possible, what is adapted to them, 

 and what, as a rule, they have been accustomed to. 

 This is another strong argument in favour of the 

 Government breeding its own camels, ensuring, as it 

 would, unity, uniformity, and economy of system, by 

 the production of one class of Sawaris, and one of 

 baggagers, bred up on certain diet. It being quite 

 impossible in buying or hiring a large number of 

 camels to get sufficient of the same breed. 



This dieting, in skin diseases especially, and rest, 

 will do more for them than all the drugs and medicines 

 in the world, except, of course, in cases of lung and 

 other specific complaints. While all wounds should 

 also be dressed and treated, cleanliness being as 



