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Rh much more, the loads placed upon their backs averaging from one to fifteen hundred pounds.

The pace of a loaded Camel is about two and one-half miles an hour. Their motion is peculiar and jolting and unless one is accustomed to travelling this way, it is quite disagreeable. They move both feet on the same side successively, causing one side to be thrown forward and then the other.

It is an interesting sight to see a caravan containing from one thousand to four or five thousand Camels, plodding across the great desert, laden with teas and silks. This animal has proven itself a great friend to mankind, both in civilised sections and in the great wastes.

The Bactrian Camel is better fitted for the rocky, cooler regions. It is of smaller size, heavier build, the feet are more cloven and it has longer, heavier and finer wool. Its home is Central Asia, northern Turkestan and Mongolia. This animal has a very acute sense of smell and remarkable endurance.

It can travel the Thibetan plateau with the temperature at 140° F. in the summer, or in the