News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-10-18


with so many disasters there.
OF course, when n man is treated in
this manner by camel, he naturally be
comes imbued with q strong desire to
shed that tylopod's gore. This is not
so easy to accomplish as it would at
first sight appear. Only a novice would
ever attempt to beat a camel with a
whip. A club is not sufficient. An ak
or crowbar, when iudiciously used, is
sometimes effective. The only vulnera-
ble part of tylopod is his nose. How
this happened to be an exception was a
mystery to me for long time. One day
an Afghan told me it was owing to a
merciful intorpOsition of Allah in favor
of Mohammed, who, as every one knows,
was camel-driver before he went into
business as a prophet.
Mohammed one day found it neces-
sary to chastise a camel he was riding.
(This is certainly probable.) He began,
but after wasting much energy and all
the clubs he could find within q mile
or two, prostrated himself on the
ground and implored the aid of Allah.
Allah answered his prayer, having prob
ably an eye to Mohammed's future ca
reer, and caused the camel's nose to be-
come tender. MOhammed then, guided
by inspiration, conceived the brilliant
idea of tying that tylopod's head to a
tree, and humping his nose with as big
a stick as he could conveniently WELD.
The result was admirable. The camel
arose and went along like lamb. Mo
hammed, seeing with a prophetic eye
that an immense benefit had been con-
ferTed upon his race, left full instruc-
tiOns how to manage a camel in the
Three ee-hundred-and-sixth Book of the
Koran, where it may be read to this
day. He mentioned also in that work
the innovation to be used when it was
necessary to perform the operation. The
Afghan told it to me. 1t was short but
sweet. Thus: Suhawallah molly !
wackah 4! rowan IL! guzz HI whe-e-e-
e-sh-tah !!!!!l A camel never fails to
arise and go about his business if this is
said to him with due emphasis, after the
application of a club to his nose for
an hour.
Regarded as thing of beauty, camel
is not Joy forever. Far from it. He
is absurd, idiotic Why nature should
have inflicted such Iudicrous form on
any animal is incomprehensible. Even
an Afghan can give no plausible reason.
Wherever a camel is seen for the first
time, the rest of creation fees as if from
the wrath to come. Ihave been assured
by presumably veracious persons that
horses seeing a camel, or team of
them, for the first time, have run away
and kept on running for days. L have
seen them run away, but do not know
how many days they went, because 1
did not follow them.
Probably cumels have been the means
of saving the lives of some persons. 1t
would be interesting to know how many
they have hurried i'll a premature grave
l have been nearly Plueod in the latter
category. They have so many ingenious
methods of putting you out of the way.
Lying down upon you when you are
asleep is generally effective. Pulling
one ont of the saddle and sitting on him
has been known to produce happy re,
suits for the camel. Another method
which they practice when man is hob
bling them, is generally successful; they
raise one of their fore-feet, ostensibly tC
knock off fly or two, but really to lant
n person about fifteen feet away, anC
then kneel on him. AS a camel doe
everything by contraries, he can not kicl
in the normal way, /. e., with his hind
legs: at least he does not. He hit
straight ont from the shoulder. If an.
one is standing then anywhere in tn
vicinity, he goes off into space with
strong impression near the Lu7oba
31lerus that he has been hurled from
catapult.
CameIs at a good distance, say ten 0
twelve thousand miles, are noble an
imposing beasts. Nearer than that thei
interest to me dimishes directly as tn
square Of the distance. Long may the
flourish in Afghanistan I never wan
to see them-except through the re
versed telescope. Bismillah Peac
be with them !-HarOer'8 BazGr.