GROOMING CAMELS. 59 at stated times, and doctor their sore backs ; but a camel is not by nature intended to be groomed, so do not groom him. The natives never do it, and the animal himself strongly objects to the process ; you might as well groom an Irish pig. With infinite pains you beat the dust out of his skin, remove as many as you can of the ticks and maggots that infest him, wipe his nose (if he has a cold), and finish up by washing off any mud, and drying him with a wisp of dhurra stalk. What is the result ? The moment your back is turned over he goes, and enjoys a delicious roll in the dust and dirt again, making himself filthier than before. The natives understand this, and. instead of cleaning him, and making him