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Giesler of Leipsic. It has a double hump upon C ”* p - 
its back. Pallas affirms, that the camel grows ' , — 
larger in the Crimea than among the Calmuck 
Tahtars, a circumstance of no moment, but 
directly contradicted by our own observations : 
the camels in the territory of the Don Cossacks, 
and near to the camps of the Calmucks, appeared 
to us to be much larger than those of the 
Crimea. They are used by the Tahtars in 
drawing covered waggons with four wheels, 
called Madshari, in which they convey their 
families. The price of a full-grown camel, in 
the Crimea, seldom exceeds a sum equivalent 
to twelve pounds of our money. Tahtar gentle- Tahtars. 
men appear armed when on horseback, and 
they ride remarkably well. Their religion, 
being Mohammedan, consists nearly of the same 
ceremonies which are observed among the 
Turks. At mid-day, the priest of every village, 
after washing his head, feet, and hands, 
proceeds with his beads' slowly to the mosque, 
where, having performed his devotions, he 
ascends to the top of the minaret, singing out 
(s) A. rosary of beads, called Tespy, borne in the hand for religious 
purposes, exhibits one of the most antient and universal customs of 
the human race. The author found such rosaries buried among the 
Lares of the antient Egyptians, in the catacomls of Egypt. They are 
still used by all the Eastern nations, and may be observed among the 
natives of the islands in the Pacific Ocean. Balls of chalcedony, 
similarly arranged upon strings, are brought from India and China. 
