Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1858 — The Hump on the Camel [ARTICLE]

The Hump on the Camel

The Editor of the Jouruetl \>eing asked to explain the cause of the protuberance on the came], thus, replies: “■We are ashamed to confess that dur knowledge, of the subject, which is derived from’the reading of Goldsmith's Animated Nature iii our school days, forbids our doing so in any thing like a satisfactory manner. We will mention for our'correspondent's benefit, however, that the Arabs have two legends in regard to it. One is that the campl'took offense at'not being allowed to head the prt>ees ! --ion into the ark, and. <?ei his Lach tip; and AHiah as a just punishment for ..his vaiiitv 'and presumption, and as a. memorable, and porik’tiia! w arning to others, never pemitted him Io get it down again. The other is that be was grazing at a distance.frem the Ai k when Noah put out his bills for sailing, and in order to reach the boat in tims was compelled to hump himself in a most extraordinary manner. We give these orieiitalif tiis fur what they are worth.’’