Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09

burg pie. Another interesting point il
that he never gets enough His capacity
for containing food completely demolish
es all present theories upon the laws o
space and dimensions. The writer mas
tried more than once to fill tylopod, but
he never succeeded. A friend of mine
nearly did it once, but the camel burst
before VIC could make observations. My
friend gave him just little tin of nitro
glycerine. The camel expanded before
lis like the poodle in Faust, and like him
vanished into smoke.
An Afghan once told me that in his
country camels could be filed. / belicv-
ed it. for l understood that camels could
do many things in his country that they
could not do here-go without water foi
year or two, travel 300 miles day
never get sore backs. The time his camel
got filed he ate hay-staSk, and with it,
as sort OF sauce piquante, three Of the
Afghan's brothers who were lying upon
it. This Afghan said i. was not the hay.
stack which filled the camel, but his
a camel eat an Afghan, but have often
wished their appetites would take turn
that way. 1t would have been soothing
sight to man who has been afflicted will
them as ellow-travelers. A camel is very
bad by himself, but when taken in con.
nection with an Afghan he is simply mad.
dening. A gentleman who has bad much
experience in both of these articles assured
the writer, with tears in his eyes, that he
had no doubt there had been decided
increase of insanity in South Australia
since camels and Afghans had been intro.
duced there. Before they came with theii
insidious influence, colonial beer and
Queensland rum were the only causes
producing any insanity beyond what is
natural to the Inhabitants of the region
New, alas there are very few men there
who are not more or less insane.
Taken separately, camels and Afghans
can be dealt with together, they form Q
disastrous social problem we are as YET
incompetent to solve. In regard to dis
position, camels, with few exceptions
are abominable. They are vindictive and
cunning. When their wrath is excited
from any cause. not only dothey endeavoi
to trample upon you, but add in suit tc
injury by splitting deliberately in youl
face. Now, in this matter of expectora
ton they are second to none. Even {
Missourian with quid of James River
NIX in his capacious mouth would have
to be content with beck seat. A came
never misses his aim. One has beer
known to hit man in the eye with three
or four gallons of this noxious fluid at {
distance Of 40 feet. An Afghan told me
that i'll his country he had seen came
standing on one side of the Khyber Pass
hit an innocent man, who, like Norval's
father, was quietly tending his ilocks on
the other. 1t is no doubt connected Will
the fact that camcls were until lately cx
ceedingly abundant and ferocious in the
Khyber Pass that the British soldier,
have met with SO many disasters there.
OF course, when II man is treated il
this manner by camel, he naturally be
comes imbned with strong desire t.
shed that tylopod's gore. This is not s,
easy to accomplish MS it would at frs
sight appear Only n novice would eve
attempt to beat camel with whip. !
club is not sufficient. An axe or a crow
bar, when judiciously used, is sometimes
effective. The only vulnerable part of
tylopod is his nose. How this happcne,
to be an exception was mystery to m,
for long time. One day an Afghan tol,
me it was owing to n merciful interposi
ton Of Allah in favor of Mohammed
who, as every one knows, was came
driver before he went into business as
prophet.