CAMEL. 
protuberance ; and the animal with two pro- 
tuberances is unifcriTxly named the Bac^rian 
Camel. The two races, however, breed w^ith 
each other; and the mixed progeny is said to 
prove the best, both for docility and labour, of 
all the several kinds. 
Among the varieties of the Camel, the 
largest and strongest species is called the 
Turkoman ; the Arabian is the hardiest ; and 
that which is called the Dromedary, Maiharv, 
and Raguahl, is the most swift. Those which 
have small protuberances, the most delicate 
shape, and are of an inferior size, are used 
solely for the purpose of riding, and never 
carry burviens ; some of these are capable of 
travelling a hundred miles a day, for nine davs 
together, over burning sands. 'Xhe Camels of 
Africa are well adapted to that parched and 
unpropitious climate by the extreme hardiness 
of tlieir nature; and are capable of perform- 
ing journies from Numidia to Ethiopia, over 
sultry desarts, where no other animals could 
long survive. 
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