Messenger Camels.
Before the days of "telegraphs in India messages were sent by camels. The* form of the, messenger camel denotes speed ; hia broad feefr keep him from eink'ing into the loose sand; while ihis ouriotts nostrils, which he can open and shut like the, valves .of a balloon, enable hiim^o k^ep out the ,8and when a sandstorm .overtakes him and, his rider; i TheseiexpreesJ camels, willligiV at a great pace— even M«p .to, twelve milea an" hour, it ia'aeserte'd.^-i ,f <**\ y&\rt, >| {'. , } ;^,h
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Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 176, 30 October 1886, Page 1 (Supplement)
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83Messenger Camels. Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 176, 30 October 1886, Page 1 (Supplement)
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