European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Rifle Eli Cacie Abdul Iho fading image Mohe Camel As a Symbol of the nation s Arab heritage hat he began Belory his Doalph in 1975 to push or Means of retaining the proud pot of the memories. The result was organised Camol racing or awards Tho major event is a to. 16-mile mail Hon. Which has become a yearly Ril Teal drawing As Many As 2,000 camels and their can ago riders. A Iho end of is nationally televised Camel face in March Keg valid passed out awards to the first 200 finishers some of she awards which Aie Given by. Mesh bars of the Royal family and wealthy businessmen reach  rials of $530,000. In addition to cars trucks and sacks of Barley. Raising a camello race is  camels Are carefully bled win Long straight legs wide Chols and Jiin Abdomens. They Are put on diets to reduce their weigh and shrink Tho it i inns. Where  store Lood Tat. ".   hungry racers Are trained with Long runs follow song open sucks carrying Lood most of the riders ate boys Between 10 and 15 years old while Tho jockeys Are drawn to the camels by the Glamour of winning the nation s love at Lair is Lar rom Back a Young saudi Man said his lather who still has a craving for Camel Moat bought Hall a Camel the other Day arid look  to his Young new wife who lot him Sho Ditl hot know How to Cook i to gave it away Iho Young Man said once regarded As the ships of the desert camels have Lallen out of Cashton Mth saudi arabians ring profession an Sli ice Cal lion Tho Sno charmers families said school tied Mallei ram Lai Longia there was Little need Lor Snake charmers children logo to school i Virtey walled to be charmers themselves. There Are no now charmers pining the  to have is Iho old  snid Koolesh div who has studied the Hie of the Snake charmers in molar band Thorb was a Timp when Snake charmers were part of Indian Hie. They provided Tho Best and Che Posl  said Dev. Olio spent months with Iho Junnke Charmis  ii if o liar in lit in mull Iiona have a Biggor ally action in inducing  Litlo micros in Snake charmers the Are Rem Ernly it d onlyoncc1 a ref during the Snake festival Dev Sairaj every year on nag pan Chimi or Snake god festival Day a Indus Pray to snakes and leed them the Bray Niong diem a sea Snak err around their necks and some even pose with them for photographs. Snake charmers. April 26,1989 or to Snake charming once a part of Lite in India is no longer a profitable profession. Women Pra o snakes to give them sort. Only on that stay we Are in Garcal demand Sambo a Iii said.  snakes Tor hire anti make Good Money Bui in is Only a one Day Brig til us Nohlen m a  a team of two Snake charmers on Ihn overage makes Ghoul 75 rupees $5 a Day. Frown this amount a in tvs the police toed our snakes and run our  Sambhu Nash said. Bui Thuro is no business during Monsoon and parts of India s blistering summer. More and More Snake charmers Nic of frying groups to Oiler  during marriages Sambhu Nash said Tho groups Are called been parties Aifoi the unique musical in Mienl Hal the charmers play in India the instrument made of dried White Gourd and filled Wilt Long Bamboo Luule is used o mesh Flanze the Snake within Molion. The Indian Widli o act prohibits the Possession Sale or Purchase of Kcf lain species of animals and reptiles pallet olten harass Snake charmers in they Are found in Possession of banned species of snakes 1 this is our big problem said Prakash Nail 32, the last in his family to Opl or Snake Chemung in India there Ara 240 species of snakes living in land and Waler Trade is banned in 3d species the ban covers the King cobra the most prize Possession of a Snake charmer you can i hold a show with rat a Nakfa in ought to be a King cobra or at least a cobra on a Ihen people Are interested Prakash nah said first in is difficult to ind a cobra  Are vanishing and when we Lind one we can t hoop h forever. As it is against our tradition said Prakash Nail when a Snake charmer decides to catch a Snake he is required to perform a rile and pledge thai to will release the Snake within a year this was the dictate of Aba Gorak Nash and every Snake charmer follows the order very strictly,1 Prakash Nath said the stars and stripes Paga 15