Show HOW TO HANDLE CAMELS the obstinate amt be or camela are not like horses says the ashton reporter if B horse does not want to do anything we make him if a camel does not want to do anything lie leaves it undone no amount of coaxing no amount of cruelty will j malic him budge lie has the determination mi of a mule combined with the strength of an elephant A camel is one of those aggravating brutes which will drive a hot tempered man to distraction nothing will persuade him to listen to reason he will oppose your will with a passive resistance that is absolutely unconquerable the only way to treat a camel is to humor if you cannot humbug him they will often lie down if you load them with the proverbial last straw and you might beat them to death or offer up all the pleasures of paradise before they would pet up they are pigheaded pig headed beasts sometimes when they have quite a light load they turn nasty and throw themselves 1 to tho ground but although they aro obstinate they are not cute and an arab by pretending to submit can generally get the better of the stubborn beasts the drivers will ostentatiously remove three or four packages from the load and the animal with an inward chuckle of satisfaction rises at once without perceiving that the parcels have meanwhile been returned to their former place As he flatters himself he has shirked some of his duty he swings away with a light heart gratified beyond measure like a spoiled child at having ita own way the camel is an unsociable beast iio is also habitually dull except when he is sniffing the salt air of the desert when he is treading the sands with the burning sun on his back and the boundless waste before him he feels himself at home the immense heat makes him bubble over with pleasure and fills his frame with sublime intoxication it has been stated on the best authority that he can go nine days without water and if you had ever sees a camel drink water when he does get a chance of quenching his thirst you would not be surprised at this they have been known to put away seven gallons and half at a time |