Man And Nature: Or, Physical Geography As Modified By Human Action

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Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography As Modified by Human Action

George Perkins Marsh

Franklin Classics Trade Press

<p>Excerpt from Lecture on the Camel: Delivered Before the Smithsonian Institution The camel is provided with seven callosities, which receive the' of his fall in lying down for repose, or at the command 'of' his 11 for the convenience of mounting or dismounting, or of load in'g ar loading, and the weightofthef body is supported by them. When a1 One ofthese is upon the breast nearly between the fore legs, two each of the fore, and one upon each of the hinder legs. The callr upon the breast and at the knees are evidently organicz as they 0 of a horny substance and are found in the foetus. The others a to be a mere thickening of the skin, and they may be the effect 0 tion and pressure. The full development of 'the callosities isr the points of a good maberry, and it ought to be accompaniec a slender barrel, so that in the recumbent posture the belly shall set touch the ground. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.</p>

Lecture on the Camel: Delivered Before the Smithsonian Institution (Classic Reprint)

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Lecture on the Camel: Delivered Before the Smithsonian Institution (Classic Reprint)