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" 4. Stimulates the skin and growth of hair.

" 5. Disinfects Jhools (rugs) and grooming kit.

" 6. Keeps of flies. This is a great factor in its favour, especially if the animal
is suffering from injuries or septic wounds in addition to mange.

" 7. Does not blister. A number of camels have been kept tied in the open
after dressing to find if the sun caused blistering. In no cases did this occur.

"8. Easily obtainable. Out of every batch of camels admitted since this
treatment was tried, a number of the worst cases have been dressed in the fore-
going manner with the same excellent results."

Some people may, perhaps, consider the application of mud unusual and not
highly hygienic. To these I would suggest the more expensive Fuller's earth or
kaolin, but those who know India will be familiar with the fact that the average
Indian is never happier than when he is plastering mud on something, whether it
be his own body or the path leading up to the Sabib's office.

But mud has its uses. Native camelmen in the Punjab apply a dressing of
taramira oil to their mangy camels in the evening, and next morning smear a thin
coating of mud over the dressing, as taramira oil blisters the skin when exposed
to the sun.

With the crude oil treatment blistering does not occur, the mud being used
simply as an adjunct, as when it has baked hard and is then washed off the oil-
softened dead scales and dirt come away with it.