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Ihe wceK only on bread and water. Thefe eonnitl1'

an unil'crfity, confi!ling of Ihree eolle.'s: W. long.

tions were, howel'cr, a liole moderated (ome time af·

70'

4',

and N. Int.

4

2'.

~

terwuds. 'l'his 1lermilage is oow aeeounlcd vcry CAMEL, in 20010SY. See CA

M

f.L

I:S.

rieh

CAMELFORD, a IX'l'Ou&h'lOwn

01'

CO:'nw~lI,

abol1t

C:\M:\Ri\,

in botany. Sec t ANTAHA.

twenly miles well

uf

LauneeHon: W.lono.

¡o,

anJ

CA~I A lt :\NA,

an iflJnd

of

Arabia in the Red (ea, fi·

N. lal.

¡O'

40',

o

(unteJ in I

¡

o

N.

1.11.

It

(cnds IWOmembers lOparlia'nenl.

C.'\.~IH :\IA,

a ei l)' ofthe prol'inee ofC.mbaia, or

Gu·

CAM E~IA,

in botan)', a genll! ofthe

lIl~nod:·lphia

ro.

zarAt , in Ihe hi¡;her penillfllla of lodia; il is a I'ery

Iyalldm

d.fs.

The calix is imbriwcd, and eonfi¡¡s

large tit)', 2nd had once a gre", trade, now removed

of many lcaves, Ihe anlerior uf whieh are IllOgen.

lOSural :

E.

long.

¡2°,

and N. l:n.

23° 30'.

There is bur one fpeeies,

VI••

lhe japonied, a n'lioc

CAMArES., in eonlmerce, eorron linens made al Ben·

of China and japan .

gal, al Mad rafs, and (ome olher plaees on lhe eoaff CAMELOI'ARDALlS, in 20010g)', lhe tri,.ial n1mc

ofCoromanJel.

of a fpecies of cervus. See CI.RVU!.

CAi\II\ER·bMm, amone builders, a pieee of

linl~r

in CAMELUS, or CAMEI., in zooloSy, a genus nf ql1a.

an edifiee, cut arehwife, or wilh an obtllfe angle in

drupeds Lelonging 10 the order of pecora. The eh.l'

Ihe middle, eommonly ufed in rlalforms, as ehllt'ch·

raflers of Ihe camcl aré Ih&:

It

h~s

no horns, it has

leads, and on

olh~r

oee.fions where long and f1rong

fix t'orcleclh in

Ih~ un~er.jaw;

Ihe

I~~iarii

are widc

f~¡,

be3ms are requircd.

Ihree inIheupper, and til'O in thefower jaw;

~nd

Ihere

C.'\;\IHLET, or CAMLE T, a plain P.ufI',

eompof~d

of

is a finure in the upper lip, refemU ing Ihe cleft in [he

a I\'arp and woof, whieb is manufaélurcd on a luom,

lip of a

har~.

l'he fpeeies are fou r, •

i r..

l. The drome.

",ilh IWO treddles, as lineos and flannels are.

dorius, or Mriean camel, (rlale

LlX.li~

. ~.)

wilhone

There are edmble¡s of feve,,1forrs, fome of g031'9

IlUnch or pro:uuer¿nee on Ihe uael;.

It

has four e,l.

hair, uOlh in

Ih~

warp and woof; olhers, io which

lous protuberanees on Ihe forc.legs, and I\VO on the

Ihe warp ii of hair, and Ihe \\'oof half hair and half

hind enes. The ¡,oúf, or rathtr e¿lIou, Ikin of lhe:r

filk i olhers again, in whidl bOlh Ihe warp anti Ihe

feet, whieh is (ofler Ihan rhe hoofs of other ?nir.lal;.

"'oof are of \Vool ; and lallly, 1"lOe of whieh the

cnables the eamel

!O

walk ahng Ihe fl ndy pa,11S of

warp is of \\'001 and Ihe woof of Ihread. Sorne are

"'arm dimates \\ ilh

~rwer

eafe; hy yiclding t.) Ihe

~yeJ

in Ihread, olhers

are

d)'ed in the pieee, olhers

prdlure, il is nOI fo {"bjeél lOue injuml

hy

í"fli(¡r. •

•re marl:ed or mixcd; fome are llripped,

(om~

wea·

Tne n,uélure and eon(]¡lUllon of Ihe eamel is ad'.lira.

/

I'cd or walered , aod fome ligured.

bly adaplcd 10 ,he

cI,mat~ ~vhieh

produces dHm.

¡,r

Camblets are rroper for fel m i ufe5, aeeording to

Afrieaand Arabia, whm Ihis animal is !non frequenr,

their difl'crem kinds and quali lies ; 'fome fcrl'e lOmake

a"d ls ernployed in eWylOg all kinds of burdcn\; Iher!

garments bOlh for menand wonten; fome for bed·eur·

is greal fcareilY of \\'arer. The e2mel has often Leen

"ins; olhers for

JlOuf~hold·furniture,

&c.

obferred 10 travel longer lilan any oth" ereaturc ",i lh.

C!\~f JjO DIA,

Ihe capital of a I.insdom of the fame

OUI drink. Tms il is

en.~led

10 do, (rom a finsular

name in India, beyond Ihc C1.11ges : E. long.

104 °,

e?nnruélion in ils llomaehs.

It

i, one of Ihe remina.

N.lal 12°

30'.

IIng animals, and h,IS fou r 1I0mae:;s. Ar the top of

T he kinsdom of Cambod;a eXlcnds from9° to IS o

the feeond flomaeh, Ihere are (creral fquarc holes,

cf

N.

lal. being bounded Ly Ihe kinAdomof Laos nn

"hieh are Ihe orifices of aboll l tlVenty

caI.it

;es or

f~cks,

Ihe nOllh, Coehin·ehina on Ihe eafl, Ihe Indianoeean

rlaeed

b~rween

Ihc IIVO membr?nes IVhieh eompofe Ihe

on Ihe fOUlh, and by Ihc bay of Siam onIhe \Vell.

":baanec of Ihis nOll'l3eh . ,[,hefe fJcks are f"o mauy

CAMHRA

Y,

a eily

i~

Ihe

f

reneh NelherlanJs, filuated

rá lvoirs whieh Ihey lill over and above \Vhal fatisfies

on till ri'er Sehdde, near ilS fouree: E.long.

3'

I

¡',

Iheir rretenl thull, and (erve fur fllpl'lyinAIhem with

aod N. IJI. ¡O'

J

S'.

waler in long journeys through the <lry and rlOdy ¿e·

h

is a larse an2 well·bll:11 eity, eonfiderable for its

far.s, wh" e \Vdls or ri "crs are feIdo

01

to he mel wilh .

lin~n

rnanufaélure; cfpecially eamurieks, whieh look

T ravdlers, when mueh oppreO'cd wi lh drought, are

Iheir name (romhenee.

fomelimes obliged to kili Iheir eamels, in or¿er tO

c'Ai\IIlRICKS, a (peeies of very fine while linen, made

have a fuppl y of drink (rom

thef~

refmoi". The ca.

of flax ar Cambray.

mel earries very heary burdens, and rravels bng, bUl

C.~~ll ;RIDCE,

Ihe eapilal ofCambridgefllire, fi"ta!ed

wilh a flow pace. They ha\'c fOO1clim" l'een known

IIf·r.n lhe river Cam, aboul fifly.five miles nonh of

ro Iravel feveral days widl('lIt a (tdlo ¡urrl)' of waler.

London, rtnd fi xly nonh·ean uf Oxfolrl.

Whenf"igued, Ihey fie on their brean.

2 .

The B,ari·

Cambridge is moll remarkaLle on aceollnl of ilS uni·

anus, or lJ"él rianeanlel(Iig.

~.

J,

has twO bllnehe, onIhe

verflty, whieh eonfifls of fixleen enlleces, whaein are

b2ek, Ihe IIIr.dmofl of whieh is Ly mueh the I"gef!.

lduealed .LouI fiflceo hUlll lte.J 1I1I11c1II'. "acre are

lt

il " n.tive úf 1I(,i-., and i, more rarel, la i,e met

foumen PUiOIC! in lhe lown, I'Ihidl is F. id 10 eontain

wilh

tI.an

Ihe dro01edary.

lt

i, airo mlldl f,dter in

abool

fix

Ihouf.,nd,nh:·I,i:anls.

ils ol"tion.

3.

The r.1.\01I1, or Soutb·AmrricJn

ca·

N,'W

Ch'.;II~ 'OGr,

a

1",VD

of Nc'N England, :.bOIlI

Hld·OIl·':P,

has

a

fl1lo~lh

O<io, and lery P,on

I

air; it

Ihree mdes wefl <.f Boflon

i

Jikel'!lfc run.,kable (or

ha9

auuncl!

or plolllhcranee 00 Ibe

~11',fI,

II/¡iehfe·

VOL.

Ir.

l~o.

,0.

t

V

·crete.