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him a weight above his strength. He has callosities on his 
knees, and on his breast, which prevent him from being 
hurt by kneeling to take up his load ; and he sleeps with 
his knees bent under him, and his breast on the ground. 
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THE DROMEDARY, (Camelus Dromedarius,} 
Another species of Camel, of less stature than the former 
but much swifter, having but one hard bunch on his 
back, is domesticated throughout Africa, as well as in 
Asia. It is said that a Dromedary can travel one hundred 
miles a day, and carry fifteen hundred weight. Attempts 
have been made to introduce the Camel and Dromedary 
into our West India islands, but they have not succeeded. 
These have, however, been comparatively naturalized 
near Pisa in Italy. The Camels used as beasts of burthen 
in Egypt are all Dromedaries ; and the first experiment 
which an European makes in bestriding one is generally 
a service of some little danger, from the peculiarity of the 
