136 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



The CAMEL 



POSSESSES the various qualities of the Horfe, 

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

 in a great meafure, what thofe ufeful creatures are to us. 

 Its milk is rich and nourifiiing; and, being mixed with 

 water, makes a wholefome and refrefhing beverage, mucji 

 ufed by the Arabs in their journies : The fle{h of young 

 Camels is alfo an excellent and wholefome food. Their 

 hair or fleece, which falls off entirely in the fpring, is fu- 

 perior to that of any other domeftic animal, and is made 

 into very fine fluffs, for cloaths, coverings, tents, and 

 other furniture. 



PoffefTed of his Camel, the Arabian has nothing either 

 to want or to fear : In one day, he can perform a jour- 

 ney of fifty leagues into the defert,, where he is fafe from 

 every enemy : For, without the aid of this ufeful animal, 

 no perfon could purfue him amidft fandy deferts, where 

 nothing prefents itfelf to the eye but one uniform void, 

 naked and folitary. 



