. Adventure--travel--exploration. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Zoology. 196 THE GIRAFFE—CAMEL—BUFFALO aiul so wc have direct proof that they are really a natural gift, provided in order that the animal may be suited to the work which it has to perform. Unless the camel could kneel on these pads, it would be useless to man, for it is so tall that it could neither be mounted nor loaded when standing upright, and so would not be of service either for riding or for carrying. As it is, however, it is an animal whose value can scarcely be held too highly, and well deserves the poeiical name which
. Adventure--travel--exploration. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Zoology. 196 THE GIRAFFE—CAMEL—BUFFALO aiul so wc have direct proof that they are really a natural gift, provided in order that the animal may be suited to the work which it has to perform. Unless the camel could kneel on these pads, it would be useless to man, for it is so tall that it could neither be mounted nor loaded when standing upright, and so would not be of service either for riding or for carrying. As it is, however, it is an animal whose value can scarcely be held too highly, and well deserves the poeiical name which the Arabs have given to it, the ''Ship of the ;. .^«MI'*ia*^^uUk^^s^^:s^\^BM CALLTNc; THE CAI\IELS The laborious and abstemious camel, like the palm, is all-essen- tial to the desert, as the desert is all-essential to it. Without its invaluable aid, the wastes of the Sahara, or of Libya and Nubia, would be impassable. It is properly styled the "treasure of the East;" and to the wandering tribes it is, in truth, their wealth, their life, their all. It supplies them with every article of primary necessity—with food, clothing, habitation, fuel, and the means of transport. The flesh. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Unger, Frederic William, 1875- [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, Pa. , G. A. Parker
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