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PA CH SIX THE PERQUIMANS " WEEKLY, HERTFORD N. C, I RID AY, MAY 15, 19S8. STILL HEED CAL'ELSf s . III TRANSPORTATION just a Important in Arid : j ' Region m Etct. Washington.--The camel, although; without modem streamline effects, and; gather clumsy, 1 stM respected In the: ! TtniporttttoB field when there ait t uch sand, little water and no roads. ' - Soma deserts hare been spanned by, ; modem roads, rendering the behnmped, V nmlnani somewhat useless, but until' all deserts are so spanned, the camel fwffl remain indispensable. fCameIs.,1art Just as Important la arid regions of Ethiopia today as they hart been, in some past wars," says the National Geographic society. "That camel corps were a part of the armies t the Allies during the World war Is common knowledge, but, perhaps, few American laymen, are aware that in 1898, 79 camels were Im ported to form a Camel corps to patrol the southwestern desert regions of this country. i "Prehistoric Arabs perceived the use fulness of the camel, endured his pas sive Tlclousness, and made him the chief means of sustaining life wherever 'they wandered over the desert regions !of Arabia and Africa. Thus the name i 'Arabian camel,' though he Is be jlleved to be an American emigrant, came to identify the tawny, long pSecled, long-legged, single-humped -I ishlp of the desert' His habitat has Isolated him so that be Is practically jan animal outcast, feared and avoided tby the few other beasts be encoun- Itejk Still a Cud-Chewer. "This disinherited son of the rum 1 'flnant family was cut off by his rela 'tires. the cattle and deer, without a 'single horn, without a trace of second "and fifth toes, with only the smallest ears, and minus one stomach. But be .still clings to the good old cud-cbewer family trait of a two-way digestive i system in the three stomachs he has. ' "Since being on bis own In fee I desert, he has worked hard for a 11 v ling and has acquired a few little com 'forts of his own. Callous cushions on feet, knees, and chest have helped him endure hard desert surfaces. He 'has learned how to close his oblique i nostrils against dust and sand. His I hump of muscle and fat Is a con venient store-room for extra energy. His foot, with Its two toes covered jwlth a cushion-like pad of hardened skin, expands under his weight and prevents his sinking too deeply into sand. It can even be holf -soled; cara ,van guides and drivers carry a piece of leather to sew over It when he Is lamed by wearing the whole skin away. 'Within bis digestive tract he can store 'a gallon ortwo of water, for future ,use. His only claim to beauty, Tls very long eyelashes, are also a great business asset, for they protect bis keen vision against sun - glare and drifting sand. '" 1 v ' ' - "This adaptation to desert life has made the camel the most Important domestic animal ,ln Africa, A census some, years ago In Clrenalca, Libia, estimated that the camel population .exceeded the human by 20 to 1 6.000, 000 camels foe 250,000 people. The Camel Family. , Tf camel family history could be handed down from . beast to beast, would a weary Arabian camel lament that his antediluvian anctestors had reputedly trekked , across' the Bering sea Isthmus from North America Into Aslat Would he envy hu distant rela tives running wild In Turkestan, either never enslsved by man or freed front him by the fabulous Taklaniakan sand storm which buried AUman beings but tould not smother camels with closed nostrils? ; Those would be the only Asiatic' couslnc to envy, 'for all, the other members of the Bactrlan side of the camel family those stockier shaggy specimens with ' two humps are en tirely domesticated. Perhaps he would speculate about his South American cousins, who have no hump at all to show for, their camel heritage the Hamas, vicunas, guanacos, and alpacas. "The life of the Arabian camel Is un deniably burdensome. A chief source of Income around the LIblan desert Is breeding camels to sell to caravans, In some of which as many as 1,000 file along at 2 miles per hour for 16 hours a day. As a desert pack animal the camel Is unsurpassed. One can carry 33 gallons of water In light metal tanks, or a little less In the native sheepskin 'bottles.' His average pack load varies In weight from 250 pounds to 1,000. "His ability to dispense entirely with water Is frequently overestimated. Lacking both water and grazing, the camel can hardly exist longer than a few days. For a long time, however, camels may be gizu. by which Arabs mean 'content-wltb-green-herbage-so-that:they-do-not-need-to-drink.' A whole herd may be penned up in a waterless valley for two or three months where rain has brought a covering of green growth, and at the end of that time they will emerge fat and. sleek, with great firm bumps indicating physical fitness.. The supreme delicacy on the camel menu is a nose-bagful of tree leaves or thorny shrubs." Co-cda Fear Pounds Hamilton, Ont, Co-eds of McMaster university here are so determined to take off excess weight they have formed a special "before breakfact" exercising club. They meet In Walllng ford hall early each morning and do half an hour's bending and kicking. For quick results try a Want Ai WfflTESTONNEWS 1 Mr. and iMrsv F. fr White, Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Winslow and eon, Clinton, : of. Belvidere, sjtent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. John Laesiter. 1 - Mr. and Mrs. ;Worth Winslow, Norfolk, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Arba Winslow and son, William, were the dinner guest of Mr. .and Mrs. Eu gene Winslow Sunday.'. Dir. and Mrs. Joseph. Winslow and children, Lelia Lee-and Marshall Allen, of Bagley Swamp, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Wins low Sunday. - - Miss Anna Baker returned home Sunday after spending hte past week with relatives in Norfolk, Va. Mr. and Mrs. JU L. Winslow and children,, of Hertford, visited Mr. Window's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Winslow, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Leonidas Lane and children; Clyde and ; Lucille, spent Sunday with ; , Mr, and ... Mrs. Edga Taylor, in Greenville; Mr. and Mrs, Dempsey Winslow and children, Dolan and Gale, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Winslow spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Sammie Winslow of Belvidere. Mrs. Jesse V. Rountree is improv ing after being quite ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Doc Layden, of Belvidere, visited her sister, Mrs. John Lassiter, Thursday. WEEK-END GUESTS Mrs. K. R. Newbold had the fol lowing guests over the week-end: Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Newbold, of Washington, D. C; Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Newbold, of Goldeboro; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jarvis, .of Elizabeth City; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wright and their daugnter, uaroiyn, oi jarvis burg; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Withrow and their little daughter, Virginia, of Norfolk, Va. ' Classified and Legal Notices CAR FOR SALE FOR REPAIR bill Saturday, May 30, 1936, 12 o'clock M. One Chevrolet Touring Car, Serial No. 9K24478, Motor No. 180276 r, Hollowell - Chevrolet' Co., Hertford, N. C. , '- May8,l5,22,29c. , NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION .' Having qualified as Administrator with Will Annexed of the estate of J. F White, deceased, late of Perqui mans County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to ' the undersigned at Sunbury, N. C.,. on or before the 2nd day of May, 1987,' or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov ery. AU persons indebted to said estate will please make, immediate payment. This 2nd day of May, 1936. B. L. WHITE, Administrator of J. P. White, Deceased. May84S29une5,12 NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as Administrators of the estate of Alphino Pasco White deceased, late of Perquimans County, North Carolina,' this is to notify, all persons having claims against the es tate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at Hertford on or before the 11th day of April, 1937, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in debted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 11th day of April, 1936. J. L. WHITE, J. O. WHITE, Jr. J. A. WHITE Administrators. Apr.24,Mayl,8,15,22,29 on east Market Street on south and Edenton Road Street on west. - The property will be offered ror resale on account of insufficient bid at nrior sale v- and also UDset bid. Property will be offered on terms, first cash," second one-hall casn ana balance in one and two years, defer-J eease red ' payments bearing interest ' and'Mayt,8,18 j.fr i. . . T ' . 1 aAfiiiTAri hv first 1 claim on property. i Right to reject any or all bids is re - served.t ' v. r" H i-M . The sale will be at 12 o'clock noon. V This April 28th, 1936. ?:,: JOSHUA TJbUUUIiUluii WIUIC, , Executor John O.'Whitej-Sr.," de-; ; ceased, t . f-jT a - '-V NOTICE Under and by virtue of the power conveyed to me under the will of John O. White, Sr., which is recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Su perior Court of Perquimans County in Will Book J, page 83 et seq., and in compliance with item 15th of said will, I will on Friday, the 15th day of May, 1936, offer for resale to the highest bidder for cash, or on terms, at the Court House door in Hertford, "The Coffin Shop and store property and all land belonging to it, situate on Market and Edenton Road Streets in the Town of Hertford, North Carolina" said lot adjoins lot of Lilly Rebecca Harrell and Nellie Virtue Griffin on north, the lot of H. G. 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