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THE CAMEL OF THE STEPPES. 



corner, four inches in diameter, through which the innocent 

 milk is poured into the bag and the intoxicating koumis 

 drawn out. A wooden instrument, not unlike a churning 

 staff, is thrust through this tube, and the milk is frequently- 

 stirred for a period of about fourteen days ; the fermenta- 

 tion is then complete, and the koumis fit for use. 



The Camel of the steppes — that is, the true camel, as 

 distinguished from the Arabian camel or dromedary — has 



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CAMEL OF THE STEPPES. 



two humps forming " a storehouse of solid nutriment, on 

 which he can draw for supplies long after every digestible 

 part has been extracted from the contents of the stomach : 



