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the other. Like the camel, the Zebu shows his condition, whether well- 
or ill-fed, whether considerately or over-worked, by the size of this hump. 
The Hindus have consecrated these cattle to the god Siva, the avenging 
or destroying deity of the old Brahmins, the deity of fertility to the 
moderns. They are allowed to roam the streets of Indian cities un- 
molested, and anyone who feeds them is considered to have performed 
a meritorious act well-pleasing to the god, therefore a wandering bull 
may enter any corn or vegetable store and eat whatsoever pleases him. 
The poor man’s slave. 
the owner never daring to interfere. The little white variety is the 
trotting Zebu, which is commonly harnessed to the small native carriages, 
and may be seen running in double harness anywhere, or providing sport 
at trotting matches. The big, black cattle are the usual beasts of 
burden throughout India and in parts of China. They are the oxen of 
the plough. 
Large numbers of the black Brahmin cattle have been imported to 
Northern Australia in recent years, and crossed with our own domesti- 
cated breeds. It has been discovered that their hides are tick-resistant, 
