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THE SOLDIER'S CAMEL 
reference as to our general neglect of this indispensable 
animal for Asiatic warfare is irresistible. 
The two great breeding grounds of the camel are 
the whole central zone of Asia north of the Himalayas, 
and the centre and northern fringe of the African 
Soudan. With the latter we are in touch through 
the frontier tribes of Egypt, and there is little doubt 
that we could make Egypt the nucleus of a camel 
transport unrivalled in the history of the world. But 
unless our officers and men have some training in 
their management, the suffering camels will continue to 
cause, as they have hitherto in our frontier wars, an 
embarrassed strategy, neglected sick, and an ill- 
supported soldiery. A permanent camel transport 
service in Egypt and on the north-west frontier of 
India would probably save in our next considerable 
war, millions of money and hundreds of soldiers’ 
lives. 
