Scribner's magazine . t day,they have never been of any seivice tothe jDeoj^le. Although, as before noted, the camelhas a certain value for other purposesthan conveying burdens, these subsidi-ary uses are so far limited that the creat-ure is not likely to retain a j)lace inthe world after his service in caravansis no longer called for. The rapid re-ci^ilization of northern Africa, leadingas it does to the development of a rail-way system in that region, promises todisplace this creature from his mosttrodden ways. It seems likely that theother portions of the desert lands inthe olcf world will
Scribner's magazine . t day,they have never been of any seivice tothe jDeoj^le. Although, as before noted, the camelhas a certain value for other purposesthan conveying burdens, these subsidi-ary uses are so far limited that the creat-ure is not likely to retain a j)lace inthe world after his service in caravansis no longer called for. The rapid re-ci^ilization of northern Africa, leadingas it does to the development of a rail-way system in that region, promises todisplace this creature from his mosttrodden ways. It seems likely that theother portions of the desert lands inthe olcf world will soon be brought un-der the same civilizing influences, thenomadic tribes reduced to a stationaryhabit of life, and the commerce effectedin the modern manner. When thischange is brought about, this old-timeanimal, which but for the care of manwould have 2)robal^ly long since passedaway, will be likely, save so far as it maybe preserved through motives of scien-tific interest, to join the great array ofvanished % 92 BEASTS OF BURDEN It affords a i^leasant contrast to turn able invention of tlie tiimk. a prolongedfrom the consideration of the camels to and maiTellouslv flexible nose which
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