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grew desperately furious, from the smarting of his 
wounds, and the shouts of savage joy that were 
echoing from every side.” * 
The races which have spread over Asia have been 
thought partly to have been mixed with some of the 
Indian breeds which are at present little known. 
Among the largest domestic breeds known are 
those of the Kirguise and Calmuc Tartars, and those 
of the Roman States. The colour is generally of a 
bluish-ash, the horns remarkably ample and spreading. 
In Egypt a large white breed was maintained ; and 
in northern and central Africa, according to Major 
Denham, two varieties at present exist, both hump- 
ed, like some of the Indian breeds, the one with 
small horns, the other of a large size, with immense 
horns, one which was measured being three feet six 
inches and a half in length, following the curve, and 
twenty-three inches and a quarter in circumference, t 
Upon the banks of Lake Tchad, and in the king- 
dom of Boumou, these cattle were kept in great 
abundance. They performed all the laborious busi- 
ness at home of carriage and tillage, the camel only 
being used for war and extensive journeys. They 
were the bearers of all grain and other articles to and 
from the markets. “ A small saddle of plaited rushes 
* Bewick’s Quadrupeds, p. 41.] 
i- Denham’s Narrative, Appendix. 
