250 THE CAMEL 



Nose-peg I am utterly opposed to the use of the nose-peg 

 crupper and crupper. The former as being useless, and simply 

 an instrument of torture in the hands of cruel lazy 

 drivers, which can be entirely dispensed with, especi- 

 ally when camels are driven, as they should be, instead 

 of led in strings, as they are. I am, of course, speak- 

 ing of baggagers, as they are more or less indispensable 

 with Sawaris ; but they should be only used when ab- 

 solutely necessary, and then sparingly and judiciously, 

 and only trustworthy men should be allowed to use 

 them, for much injury can be inflicted on the nostrils 

 when used to excess. 



The crupper is invariably made of thin hard rope, 

 which causes a wound under the tail a wound which 

 only helps to irritate an animal which is already suffi- 

 ciently irritated by other sores, and the accompanying 

 worries of flies, dirt, and the painful friction of 

 saddles, loads, and ropes. It is, I consider, a totally 

 unnecessary infliction of cruelty, because with a proper 

 adjustment of saddle and load it is not required, except 

 perhaps in a very hilly country. If used in such case, 

 it should be made of webbing, tape, or some such soft 

 substance. If this is not procurable, and in any case, a 

 piece of soft rag should be wrapped round the part that 

 fits under the tail, which ought to be washed daily, as 

 well as changed frequently, to prevent it getting too 

 hard. 



why On no account should hired drivers be allowed to 



should not repair saddlery, as this class are usually utterly 



do repairs ig norant o f fa e sma llest details, and their work would 



be very badly and carelessly done. Consequently the 



results would be extremely defective, and highly 



