﻿MODERN 
  LIFE 
  IN 
  THE 
  CRADLE 
  OF 
  CIVILIZATION 
  

  

  Photour.iph 
  by 
  Eric 
  Keast 
  Burke 
  

   THE 
  CAMEL'S 
  COMPETITOR 
  

  

  These 
  patient 
  little 
  burden 
  bearers 
  are 
  usually 
  overloaded 
  because 
  the 
  owner 
  puts 
  on 
  the 
  load 
  and 
  then 
  

   clambers 
  on 
  himself. 
  The 
  favorite 
  amusement 
  of 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  British 
  soldiers 
  during 
  the 
  World 
  War 
  was 
  to 
  make 
  

   each 
  driver 
  dismount 
  and 
  give 
  his 
  beast 
  a 
  rest 
  as 
  he 
  passed 
  their 
  camp. 
  Neither 
  bit 
  nor 
  bridle 
  being 
  used, 
  change 
  

   of 
  direction 
  is 
  achieved 
  by 
  striking 
  the 
  animal 
  on 
  the 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  head 
  opposite 
  to 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  desired 
  to 
  proceed. 
  

   The 
  question 
  naturally 
  arises, 
  "Why 
  shouldn't 
  the 
  sheep 
  carry 
  himself?" 
  

  

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