CAMELS. 265 In a long journey it is important to know liow long a begin should be ridden, I mean, of course, at a good trot. It is tbe best plan to ride for two hours, then give bim a quarter of an hour's rest, without removing the saddle ; then three hours' ride and two or three hours' rest, this time taking off the saddle ; another four hours will be quite enough both for camel and rider. Camels will go without water for six, eight, or ten days in winter when the grass is green. The camel should not be allowed to drink immediately before starting. The different breeds of camels have different times for drinking ; the two most commonly seen in the Soudan are the anafick and the bischara. The anafick drink every third day, and the bischara every fifth day in summer; the time is prolonged a day or two in winter. When a camel's sides are much fallen in it is a sure sign that he wants water, and if he refuses to eat he is in great distress for want of it. On the march thirteen handfuls of grain a day should be given to the camel after it has rested for abaut two hours. If it eats slowly its mouth should be examined, as camels are very liable to have long tumours either in the mouth or throat, which prevent eating. Should they be found, they must be cut off with blunt scissors. The traveller should make it a rule to see the camel fed himself, as the men are so apt to steal the grain for their own use. Now and then the camel should have a little natron. It