150 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE CAMEL. 

 (Camclus Bactrianu-s, I. inn. Lc Chamcaii-, Buff.) 



POSSESSES the various qualities of the Horse, the 

 Cow, and the Sheep; and is to the Arabian, in a 

 great measure, what those useful creatures are to 

 us. Its milk is rich and nourishing; and being 

 mixed with water, makes a wholesome and refresh- 

 ing beverage, much used by the Arabs in their 

 journies: the flesh of young Camels is also an ex- 

 cellent and wholesome food. Their hair or fleece, 

 which falls off entirely in the spring, is superior to 

 that of any other domestic animal, and is made 

 into very fine stuffs, for cloaths, coverings, tents, 

 and other furniture. 



Possessed of his Camel, the Arabian has nothing 

 either to want or to fear: in one day he can per- 

 form a journey of fifty leagues into the desert, where 

 he is safe from every enemy; for without the aid of 



