RIDING A CAMEL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12572, 8 March 1919, Page 4

RIDING A CAMEL.

Camels are nob the patient, n'jietj kindly creatures generally pictured. They have nasty temper* A caravan, crossing the desert, is always noisy, the loud and angry snarls of the camels moke the waste places resound. And, in addition, with their long necks, they are able to turn and bite their rider's when enraged. A famous African explorer once said to a youth who expressed a sentimental desire to cross the Sahara desert on camel-hack; “Young man, I’ll tell 7011 how you can get an idea of what riding a camel in an African desert is like. Take an office stool, screw it up as high as possible, and pat it, along with a savage dog, into a cart without any springs.. Then seat yourself on the stool, and 1 IfSVe it driven over uneven and rocky ground during the hottest parts of July frnd August, Being careful not to eat or drink more than once every two days, and letting the dog bite you every fsur hours. This will give you a faint idea, of camel-riding in the Sahara.** ’