The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-08-27

n Gamer lpot - ~ peculiar IoffnA-
ton. II j. wide-spreading. and i pro-
yided with Ilcshy pads or cushions; and.
II after certain march rest were not
given. the skin would wear OF these
pads. the flesh become bare. bringing
consequences dircfnl. indeed. Probably
the suffering creature would knecl
down. fold its long legs under its body.
and. stretching ont itslong neck on the
ground. calmly announce In camel
language that il would 20 no further.
| Ii i no use whatever 10 try to make a
camel 90 against his WILL
II IL once refuses. you have but two
ways open To YOU: YOU may quietly lie
down beside il until il is ready To move.
or you may abandon il forever. Other
course there j. none.
| Ii is curious fact that. notwithstand-
ing the softness Of the camers foot. il
can walk over the sharpest stones. or
thorns. or roots of trees. without the
least danger OF wounding itself. and
| that what this strange beast most breads
is wet and mar>hy ground.
We read that 1.-THE instant il places
its feet upon anything like mud. il slips
and slides, and generally. after stag
gering about like drunken man. falls
heavily on its side"
The use of the camel TO the various
peoples II the East j. almost incalcula-
bic. Many an Arab hni> his chief sus-
tenance in the cheese. butter and milk
If the mother camel. The flesh Of
young camcls il also often eaten
The Roman Emperor Heliogabalus i
said 10 have reckcned camcls feet one
OF the daintiest dainties of his sumptu-
Gus banquets. and he considered por-
ton of tender camel roast thing to be
BY no means despised. To this day. in
deed. camel's hump cut into slices and
dissolved in tea is counted relish by
the Tartar tribes.
Camers skin i made into straps and
sandals, while brushes and ropes. cloth
and tents. sacks aud carpets. are made
entirely from camel's hair.
Every year toward the beginning Of
summer the camel sheds its hair. every
bristle Of which vanishes before the new
hair begins to grow. For three weeks
this bare condition lasts His camel
ship looks as II he had been shaved
without mercy from the tip OF his tailto
the top Of his head. and during this
shaven season he Is extremely sensitive
10 the cold or wet. shaking in every
limb If drop Of rain falls. shivering
painfully in the chilliness of the night air.
By-and-by the new hair begins to
grow-tine, soft, curly wool that gradu-
ally becomes long. thick. soft fur; and
after this. the rain may rain rs much as
il likes. the night air may be a chilly
as il will. the camel will not care a
grain In that armor Of Natures pro
yiding he will not SILVER or shake any
more.
The hair of camel. on an average.
will weigh about ten pounds II is said
to be sometimes finer than silk aud
longer than the wool Of sheep. In the
course OF my reading. short time ago.
/ met with an account Of camel mar
ket in a town of Tartary especially
noted for its trade in that species Of live
stock
In the center Of Blue Town. il seems
there il large square. where the
animals are ranged in long rows to-
gether. their front feet raised upon mud
elevations constructed expressly for the
purpose. the object OF which is to show
of the size and height Of the ungainly
creatures.
The confusion and noise Of this mar
ket are described as something frightful
and Z indescribable." with the contin-
ual chattering Of the buyers and sellers
disputing noisily over their bargains,
in addition to the wild shrieking Of the
camels. whose noses are pulled roughly
to make them show of their agility in
rising and kneeling.
Ia r~fr-..r, tIa xx,.1 49,. x....-t
remember, no means Of defense except
is prlonged piercing cry. and horri-
BILE sneeze Of its own, whereby the OBJ
ject Of its hatred Is sometimes covered
with mass Of filth from its mouth.
1t cannot bite its tormentor, and-at
least the Tartar camel-seldom kicks.
or if il does. as seldom does any harm
with that fleshy foot Of which I have
told you already.
Can you wonder. then. that the air Of
Blue Town is made hideous with the
shrieking Of the camcls a., to test their
strength. they are made 10 kneel while
one thing after another Is piled on their
backs, and made to rise under each
new burden, until they can rise no
longer?
sometimes while the camel Is
kneeling q man gets upon It's hind
heels. and holds on BY the long hair Of I
it, hump: IL the camel can rise then ii
Is considered an animal Of superior
power according to the writer above
quoted.
The trade in camels is entirely con-
Quoted by proxy; the seller and the
buyer never settle the matter between
themselves. They select different per-
sons 10 sell their goods. who propose.
discuss and fix the price. the one look
ing TO the interests OF the seller. the
other to those Of the purchaser. These