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NATURAL HISTORY 
CAMEL. 
The Camel, of which there are divers 
sorts, is distinguished according to the differ- 
ent countries in which it is produced. In 
India it is said to be bred in the mountains : 
it has two bunches on its back, and one on 
its breast. Its colour is for the most part 
brown; yet there are herds of white. Its 
feet arc fleshy, like a bear’s, and arc shod 
with leather when it travels. There is an 
herb, which has a seed like that of the myr- 
tle, that is poisonous to worms, yet is food 
for Camels. It will endure thirst for some 
days, for which reason it is more useful for 
travellers than horses, in the Lybian or 
Arabian deserts. The Camel is long lived, 
a lean sinewy creature, that commonly 
reaches to fifty, and sometimes to a hundred 
years. 
