THE CAMEL. 335 



Camel drivers Utility of the hair, skin, &c. 



tory to mounting, raises very briskly first on his 

 hind, and then on his fore-legs, thus throwing 

 the rider first forward and then backward ; and 

 it is not tiH the fourth motion that he finds him- 

 self firm in his seat. None of us were able for a 

 Jong time to resist the first shake, and we had 

 each a laugh at his companions." 



The camel-drivers have each a stick, which 

 they use sparingly, if occasion require; and 

 those who ride, whip their animals with a long 

 strap of leather, at the same time urging them 

 with a clicking of the tongue, the same as Euro- 

 peans use to their horses. 



Some attempts have been made, but without 

 success, to introduce these animals into our West 

 India islands. The people were unacquainted 

 with their habits and manner of feeding; and 

 this, together with the insects called chigoes, in- 

 sinuating themselves into their soft feet, and pro-" 

 duciog inflammations, and, at length, painful 

 ulcers, seem to have rendered them totally unfit 

 for service. 



The flesh of the camel, though dry and hard, 

 js so much esteemed by the inhabitants of Egypt, 

 that in Grand Cairo and Alexandria, it was, not 

 long ago, forbidden to be sold to Christians. In 

 J3arbary, the tongues are salted and smoked, for 

 exportation to Italy and other countries. The 

 hair is an important article of commerce; lea- 

 jher is made of the skin ; and in the materica me- 



