Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-04-03
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soMEACCoUNT OF TIE CAMEL
ar. "a Ray, Chief of Camel Depart |
mept,t U. S.lA.. has favored US with, an
interesting account OF tire habits sofs the
camel. frvn which We make the following
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-. Tie isCsmslq appears 10 eatSshateyer
vegetation tbs. earth produces he loves
Co gather, his own food and wilt then.eai
alnipst tssrylhipg. Ii his food la given
TO him ready ,cStpr gathered he, becomes
Ssry faslidivus and,cares only for this1lus
or a few tender heIbs.h As q general
Tule care must be taken that the cameihs
not sent out to feed before the dew is of
,he grass ten nj night i good hour TO
return him from the pasture 10 autumn
they are s.nI out alter sunriss, and re
turned after SUNSET. In winter they are
pastured as in autumn. but they are only
allowed 10 drink when the water has bet n
warmed BY the sun. Camels are in the
habit Of lying down and Illuminating on
their arrival al camp; they must be con :.
PEELED 10 rouse and eat, because rs they
Gleep Cnly four hours they have time TO
1uminate during the night. In regard to
the dew. the Arabs are not agreed as to
lila Injurious fleets the French in Age
ria, however. deem il hur.ful. Barley
Lnd straw (broken )"re given TO the cam
FL v hen pasturaSe cannot be had. Wien
an a march. or on arrival at camp. NO
herbage OF feed can be found, the camel
then has given TO it a f W balls of dough
made Of wheat, h,rse beans and barley
dur. Sustained by this the traveller.
Shaw. says he has SEE n camel carry a
load Of 700 pounds for ten or Is hours
per day without s,opping The Arabs
say il is necessary TO let the camel have
paslurage and yUung shrubs in summer.
aud they give it neither barley nor straw.
1t subsis,s on What il can get for itself.
prefering spiniuus vegetables, except aloe
which it di>!ikss To fa'ten II camel it,
Pas'uses sLould b.cc asionaly changed.
In q good pasture it will eat enough III
TOO hours 10 last e. hours. ......
.sra AZ MEDICINES, &C. .t.
Tar. sulph"te Of copper. bi Rulphnte OF
EercuTy. and the cAuEtry are the only IL
IsTna med,cins used by the Arabs. Oits.
rancid butter and grease are interior rem
dies.
AT 70 1T Years old the camel ia loaded
and Hstd lrr urposes: at Eve years
he il al fun Vigor aud rem4ins 50 up to 8
years. From Dire 10 thirteen years hr
loses his strength. and at seventeen he Is
old.
CAMEL LOAD.
4 strong vigorous animal can easily
earty on q good road. from $50 to SOC
Jounds.: in a hiH4y sounsryihe load ough,
not TO xceed 500 pounds. saddle inclut
ed. When necessity demands it they
eaa be fully loaded. even in mountain
ous region. but in that case there musI
BE- spare euimais in tho troop.
PACE OF THE CAMEL.
~@If,not- overdriven the camel will march
from sunrise 10 sunset. Stretching his MT cL
.fTcm side 10 side OF the road he gathers
tie heritage within his reach. and in th4
manner makes his 80 or 40 miles reI
day. II is well or rather necessary l.
rest him every ninth day. The came
must never tie pushed but in great UT
gency. During the march the pace is re
Taxed. Wlen the ground offtrs good pas.
turage.
gsTeks OF AGE Bf THE TEETH 81
At two years Of age the camel has no
teeth at 1. he has Two incisors at S
four incisors, at six. six inciSors at 9
eight ipeisors. lie has also. canine teeth
snd molars.
3HE HUMP.
The condition Of the animal may al
hLa Of bT, -, -. Il a.
hump. which is formed from the super
Abundent nourishmrnt. The reabsorn,iun
Of this glandular like substance compen-
safes in a measure Tor scarcity of food
During long march the bump is seen
gradually To diminish. and in case OF
famine to disappear.
$50 DRINK OF the CAMEL.
The Arabs say the reason the camel
drinks so little water is because he Sc.
crates no bile. The quantity be drinks at
one tim is from 80 to 90 pints.
TIE CAMEL's REsEvo1R.
The camel endures hunger and thirs,
With patience that would be thouc h,
httls sLo,t Of miraculous, were one i.nu.
rant OF he construction Of the stomach,
il not only capable OF containing water in
reserve, but according TO the Cuvior. O,
producing it. The camel has not oulN
four Stomachs like all rumiuauts, but has
also in one Of them species OF resovoit
IL one OF tie cavities or cells, which ma,
altogether contain 20 p'n:s Of water. This
water remains there without deterio:a>
ton TO such an extent that it is stated by
q celebrated traveller that he has seen q
camel disc mbowcled, which had been
dead ten days. in whose reservoir wa
found three piuts of water still drinkable.
By COMPRISING the reservoir by the NC.
ton OF its muscles. the animal mois,ens
It's food. The camel generally drinks
once in three days. -.
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