CAMEL. 
which is usually some spot of verdure where 
water and shrubs abound, the Camels are per- 
i mitted to feed at large ; and, on such occasions, 
' they eat as much in one hour, as is fully suf- 
ficient to support them the succeeding twenty- 
four. They prefer the coarsest weeds to the 
softest pastures ; and the thistle, the nettle, the 
casia, and other prickly vegetables, are their 
favourite food. But ail natural supplies of 
provisions being accidental, during these ex- 
peditions, their drivers take care to supply 
them with a kind of paste composition, which 
serves as a permanent nourishment. As these 
animals are accustomed to the same tra61:s, 
they are said to know their way with preci- 
sion, and to pursue their journey when their 
guides are either absent or at a loss: and, 
when they come within a few miles of their 
usual baiting-place, they sagaciously scent it, 
increase their speed, and often trot with addi= 
tional vivacity to the end of their stage. 
Many efforts have been made to breed Ca- 
mels in Spain and America, but they have not 
multiplied in either of these countries. They 
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