. Exploration of the Nile tributaries of Abyssinia : the sources, supply, and overflow of the Nile; the country, people, customs, etc. Interspersed with highly exciting adventures of the author among elephants, lions, buffaloes, hippopotami, rhinoceros, etc., accompanied by expert native sword hunters . d ridea baggage-camel. Apart from all ideas of etiquette,the motion of the latter animal is quite sufficientwarning. Of all species of fatigue, the back-breakingmonotonous swing of a heavy camel is the worst; andshould the rider lose patience and administer asharp cut with the coorbatch, that i
. Exploration of the Nile tributaries of Abyssinia : the sources, supply, and overflow of the Nile; the country, people, customs, etc. Interspersed with highly exciting adventures of the author among elephants, lions, buffaloes, hippopotami, rhinoceros, etc., accompanied by expert native sword hunters . d ridea baggage-camel. Apart from all ideas of etiquette,the motion of the latter animal is quite sufficientwarning. Of all species of fatigue, the back-breakingmonotonous swing of a heavy camel is the worst; andshould the rider lose patience and administer asharp cut with the coorbatch, that induces thecreature to break into a trot, the torture of therack is a pleasant tickling compared to the sensationof having your spine driven by a sledge-hammerfrom below, half a foot deeper into the skull. Thehuman frame may be inured to almost anything;thus the Arabs, who have always been accustomedto this kind of exercise, hardly feel the motion, andthe portion of the body most subject to pain inriding a rough camel upon two bare pieces of woodfor a saddle, becomes naturally adapted for such roughservice, as monkeys become hardened from constantlysitting upon rough substances. The children com-mence almost as soon as they are born, as they mustaccompany their mothers in their annual migrations;. CHAP, v.] EL BAGGAR SELECTS A HYGEEN. 121 and no sooner can the young Arab sit astride and holdon, than he is placed behind his fathers saddle, towhich he clings, while he bumps upon the bare backof the jolting camel. Nature quickly arranges ahorny protection to the nerves by the thickening ofthe skin; therefore an Arabs opinion of the action ofa riding hygeen should never be accepted without apersonal trial. What appears delightful to him maybe torture to you, as a strong breeze and a rough seamay be charming to a sailor, but worse than death toa landsman. I was determined not to accept the camels nowoffered as hygeens until I had seen them tried;T accordingly ordered our black soldie
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