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the course of a day; if its load slips, it stops of its own accord. 

 With a rider it can cover about thirty miles a day; with a weight 

 of eight cwts. on its back, compelling it to a slow but striding step, 

 it should manage at least half that distance. It grazes almost 



Fig 68.-Kirghiz with Camels. 



always in the vicinity of the yurt, in company with all its fellows 

 of the aul, and in the eyes of the Kirghiz it is to a certain extent a 

 sacred animal. 



The dog, which is the least valued animal owned by the Kirghiz, 

 is always large but not always beautiful, though the difference 



