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Title: A new family encyclopedia, or, Compendium of universal knowledge : comprehending a plain and practical view of those subjects most interesting to persons, in the ordinary professions of life : illustrated by numerous engravings
Year: 1831 (1830s)
Authors: Goodrich, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1790-1862
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: Philadelphia : (s.n.)
Contributing Library: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Federally funded with LSTA funds through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

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countries—sandy, sterile, and arid. Camels are to be found at San Rossora, in Italy. They are the pro-perty of the government of Tuscany. The time of their introductioninto that country is uncertain. These camels walk at the rate of aboutthree miles an hour, and they travel about thirty miles a day. Theyare so degenerated, that from them, no adequate idea can be formed, ofwhat the Arabians call the ship of the desert. The ordinary load of a camel is six hundred weight; but he will car- ^y a thousand. Mr. Buckingham saw camels carrying millstones, to the large towns on the west of the Jordan, each of which was nearly six feet in diameter ; one being, laid flat on the animals back, in the very 92 FAMILY THB SWIFT DHOMEDARY centre of the hump, and resting on the high part of the saddie, was se-cured by cords passing under his belly. The camel sometimes carrieslarge panniers, or baskets, filled with heavy goods. In these basketswomen and children are often carried. THE SWIFT DROMEDARY.
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Above we present our readers with a view of a swift Dromedaryharnessed, and with his rider upon him. The saddle is placed on thewithers, and confined by a band under the belly. It is very small, andit is difficult to sit upon it. This is done by balancing with the feetagainst the neck of the animal, and holding a tight rein to steady thehand. The first experiment which an European makes in bestriding a dro-medary, is generally a service of some little danger, from the peculiari-ty of the animals movement, in rising. The following account is giv-en us by Capt. Riley, during his captivity among the Arabs. Theyplaced me on the largest camel I had yet seen, which was nine or tenfeet in height. The camels were now all kneeling or lying down, andmine among the rest. I thought I had taken good hold, to steady my-self, while he was rising ; yet his motion was so heavy, and my strengthso far exhausted, that I could not possibly hold on, and tumbled offover his tail, turning entirely over. 1 ca

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