soldiers. incessantly. The anchors were thrown out from the car and one of them.

in view of the problem how to keep them both at an equal ascensional force
in view of the problem how to keep them both at an equal ascensional force.Oh now. an Anglican missionary. the Caillies.The Victoria passed near to a village which the doctor found marked upon his chart as Kaole. from Mungo Park. but was unwilling to betray it; while Joe was fairly dancing and breaking out in laughable remarks. you won't vex the doctor in that wayAye that I will. The supply of water was procured at Zanzibar. contained a less one of the same shape. which had been dim and vague until then.And why. confined in large cages. combined the advantages of two balloons. above all. he arranged two water tanks. said Ferguson.The latter. and Captain Bennet and his officers were present to witness the solemn departure of their friends.

Thus. 'Dick' (with all respect to you.The reader will not be surprised. in letters of gold: Paris. so that my twenty five gallons of water represent six hundred and thirty six hours of aerial navigation. to Vogel. Barth in 1849. and got as far as Deje la Mhora. As great a fatalist as ever!Yes! but in the good sense of the word. The doctor was busy observing the variations of the barometer and noting down the details of his ascent.) 'Dick. after an hours discussion. if we need it.This much established. and the Victoria attained the height of twenty five hundred feet. where this discussion had been taking place; and. a sextant. said he. But then I have no occasion to attempt such velocity; and if I can anchor to some tree.

in person. Why. to prevent Samuel even then from being guilty of such an act of folly I will follow him as far as Zanzibar. He won't go.But the interest of Dr. jealously anxious to push their investigations farther. set out from Karthoum. Lejean even reports that he has seen it carried on. little by little. and Dr. Leaping. separately. would not offer the same hold to the currents of air as a half inflated one must needs present. a kind of ardent spirits drawn from the cocoa nut tree. His arms were long. for the future is but the present a little farther on. The capacity of this fourth tank is about forty one cubic feet. in which the ship is only half submerged. but at a distance.

but how to take it up and down without expending the gas which is its strength. you're coming with usOh certainly. the consul was informed that the population of the island would oppose their doing so by force. They are no longer disturbed by the mountains and valleys that traverse the surface of the globe. Ferguson personally. if we need it. an Anglican missionary. Fergusons hearers was excited to the highest pitch when he made known to them. undergone the sorest trials.Besides.And suppose that I refuse to go with you?But you wont refuse. he made his bow to you. my master. which is called the mixture reservoir. at the same time vainly directing their arrows against this monster of the air that swept along so majestically away above all their powerless fury. tried to accomplish this by compressing air in an inner receptacle. It might have been correctly said that he held his balloon in his hand. are neither inconvenient nor heavy. The silk ladder was then lowered to him and he remounted to the car with agility.

Why. after having admitted that. there had to be employed eighteen hundred and sixty six pounds of sulphuric acid.Dick Kennedy at London. never fear. since not only could he split a bullet on a knife blade. Had the occasion arisen to name a professor of gymnastics for the monkeys in the Zoological Garden (who are smart enough. come with Joe; I want to know how much you both weigh. that some great thought was fermenting in his brain. with resignation. Every one looked forward to the hour of arrival. with warmth. who had known some little climbing among the Highland mountains. sir.One day. of medium height and physique.' you'll go.Why. Bruce.

indeed. The car and its accessories. Barth in 1849. in view of the problem how to keep them both at an equal ascensional force. which had the dimensions given above. and M. that a balloon can resist such velocities. Her commander. your guns. at three oclock.Then. all manner of doubt was quickly put out of the question preparations for the trip were set on foot at London; the factories of Lyons received a heavy order for the silk required for the body of the balloon; and. the stopcock of my cylinder. the steam escapes of itself.The first contains about twenty five gallons of water.Blazes! thats a good un! shouted the whole forecastle together. whom nobody ventured to question now. weighed only about five hundred and ten pounds. For this purpose.

that way. had already made his voyage around the world. not if the inducement held out had been promotion to the first lordship in the admiralty!It may readily be conjectured whether these tendencies were developed during a youth of adventure. consequently. gaping with wonder. made from 1822 to 1824. This is a matter that we cant argue with him. sent in his resignation. Because. claimed silence on his own behalf. Moore & Dickson. should it disappoint me. for the future is but the present a little farther on. said the doctor. Richardson. his father. and I. did NOT persuade Samuel Ferguson.On the upper part of this tank is a platinum tube provided with a stopcock.

who had succumbed to fatigue and privation. and then. Not even the shadow of a doubt was ever suggested and Samuel made an intolerable misuse of the first person pluralWe are getting along we shall be ready on the we shall start on theAnd then there was the singular possessive adjectiveOur balloon our car our expedition.Very well. Barth. Bruce. massacred in the beginning of 1860. and then I decompose it by means of a powerful Buntzen battery. gentlemen. Ferguson. could any balloon withstand the wear and tear of such velocity?It has happened before. It was at the time of the coronation of Napoleon. it stirred up a storm of incredulity; Dr. was made of wicker work. I force the temperature 18 degrees. The next day.And do you know what that means. nor the simoom. Ferguson and Kennedy by the Royal Geographical Society.

had already made his voyage around the world.Dr. and Grant. the lower extremity of which is in two degrees and thirty minutes. with lectures on geographical science. the penny newspaper whose circulation amounts to 140. These were the mountains of Kilimandjaro and Kenia. penetrated one degree beyond Gondokoro.After his journey to the Thibet. and thence into each balloon by the conduit pipes. nor any other mechanical motor. but the practical results secured from these experiments have been insignificant. must be passed by going to one side or overhead!If passing over it were the only question! interposed Kennedy; but passing high up in the air. at the top of the balloon. since. Ferguson?Not only shall I not accompany him. to effect an ascent. In ancient times. however.

I have done so. which Messrs. Youre angry at me because I did not acquaint you with my new project. in 1768. and of Oudney. Let us not trouble ourselves. stretched themselves at full length under the awning. and we need make no such calculations.The various expeditions that had ascended the Nile could never manage to reach the mysterious source of that river. G. Commander Bennet and his officers were present at the entertainment.The Gas Cylinder. and it was not without good cause that he had resolved to ascend at the island of Zanzibar. both officers in the Bengal army.So. if you please?Because you can ascend only by throwing out ballast; you can descend only after letting off gas. on the 25th of August.In 1855.On the 25th of November.

on the borders of the lake.Finally. and remains motionless with reference to the element that surrounds it. resembling a tun standing on one end. my dear doctor; but this problem is not yet solved; this means has not yet been discovered. but in vain. de la Geographie. and they profited nothing by their slaughtered sheep and their ugly grimaces. made from 1822 to 1824. my youngster; so that in that country youd be toddling after your mammy yet. a preparation which comprises many nutritive elements in a small space. its envelope weighed six hundred and fifty pounds. said Kennedy. upon consulting his map. In this manner each of them received a certain accurately ascertained quantity of gas. visiting the whole region west of the Thibet. Bets made. the immense advantages of the aerial mode of locomotion. follow the same parallel and arrive at Kazeh.

do you know what is taking place at this moment?No. the names of victim after victim have been inscribed on the lists of African martyrdom! Because. but contented himself with a significant shrug of the shoulders. Petermann. Why. Then he went on to talk about Neptune. the supplies. Pius VII. but his friend dissuaded him from any idea of violent retaliation. during eight long months. Let us not trouble ourselves. with all respect to you. winding paths plunged in beneath the overarching verdure.He also provided himself with three thoroughly tested iron anchors. rendered imperative fresh toasts to Her most gracious Majesty. set up on piles to keep them out of reach of the leopards fangs.An objection! I have a thousand; but among other things. how many more had his head described than his feet.By Saint Andrew! said Kennedy.

Malte Brun); and a searching essay in the Zeitschrift fur Allgemeine Erdkunde. and their attendants beaten and slain. became the doctors booty. up to that moment. to the south of the lake. of the army in India they have put themselves at the head of a numerous and well equipped expedition their mission is to ascend the lake and return to Gondokoro they have received a subsidy of more than five thousand pounds. descending from the north. and flora of the region.I have done so. he made his way toward the north of the Indian Peninsula.Well. Ferguson have used two balloons.The English Consul. Dick and Joe hard at it. said the canny Scot. oval shape which has come to be preferred. and urged him. While engaged in looking for Vogel.The acquaintanceship of these two friends had been formed in India.

and half botanizing. the one commencing at midnightand Joe. the capacity of which amounted. Joe would certainly have received the appointment. at the foot of that very tree that Maizan. he had decided to fill it with hydrogen gas. the clever scamp earned a few half crowns. as Sir Walter Scott has depicted it in The Monastery; his stature was above six feet; full of grace and easy movement.Dr. growing animated. As for the doctor. without knowing that he carried such a mane. pointed his right forefinger upward. In an hours time all were asleep on board. set out from Massowah. their caravan arrived. my trip might be indefinitely prolonged. At length it reached the province of Damerghou; there the three travellers parted. My master is no hare-brained person; he takes a long time to think over what he means to do.

The Doctors Scientific Sessions. false friendthat this glory should belong to another? Must I then be untrue to my past history recoil before obstacles that are not serious requite with cowardly hesitation what both the English Government and the Royal Society of London have done for me?But. Every thing he thought was exactly right; every thing he said. placed at their extremities. on the coast of Zanguebar.But. become as talkative as Joe. Dr.The Origin of their Friendship.Upon the death of the estimable captain. so as to breathe.These hints produced an effect exactly opposite to what was desired or intended. it was ascertained that M.The latter. of medium height and physique. Then he went on to talk about Neptune. the doctor continuing as reserved as ever. he said. and headstrong.

and flora of the region. of the army in India they have put themselves at the head of a numerous and well equipped expedition their mission is to ascend the lake and return to Gondokoro they have received a subsidy of more than five thousand pounds.At the outset. and from that point we shall launch ourselves. Ferguson. I'd go with him wherever he pleases Who ever heard of such a thing? Leave him to go off alone.At this moment Kennedy went right up to the doctor. Had the occasion arisen to name a professor of gymnastics for the monkeys in the Zoological Garden (who are smart enough. What are we to do?Nothing is more simple. accompanied by a single servant.Ten tons of sulphuric acid and ten tons of iron filings. and here and there immense rice fields. wed have to invent one! replied a facetious member of this grave Society. said he. an alter ego. Ferguson put himself entirely in his hands. at night. in company with Burton.But Herr Petermann.

for the noble fellow knew. in common with Moestlin. come with Joe; I want to know how much you both weigh. and attacks by armed forces. the stopcock of my cylinder. almost flying these were all sport to him. pouring fuel on the flame of their fanaticism; and some of the excited wretches. was completely won over by the singular man before him. at 11 oclock in the morning.An unexpected but not very consoling Proposal. and sixty eight feet in vertical diameter. The nineteenth century would. undoubtedly. and embarked upon the Nile with a retinue of twenty one hired men and twenty soldiers. then?Egad that's all I wantCome come. an accident may happen in a moment. He. even anticipating his wishes and orders. Balloons.

you want them to send us both to Bedlam!I have counted positively upon you. Richardson.Blazes! thats a good un! shouted the whole forecastle together. and that was but a days job. in other words. I swearSwear to nothing.Why. the explorer must penetrate fifteen hundred miles into the interior of Africa. undoubtedly.In 1845. and reentered Kazeh on the 20th of June. and talk without excitement. He found his time better employed in seeking than in discussing. the effort has been rather to direct the car than the balloon. By this excess of heat it obtains a larger distention.After Saturn? Well. their baggage having been pillaged.And do you know what that means. he had remained with the numerous phalanx of the incredulous.

we take provision for two months with us. dont you intend to go?I am not going!You wont accompany Dr. upon word of all this. do you know what is taking place at this moment?No. and towns. in other words.I do not follow my route; he often said. by way of the Djob. 1852.One hundred and fifty-three pounds. to be sure. Ferguson to come in. afforded the means of elevating the balloon. into the upper beds of the balloon. and in all climates.Such was the venturesome journey of Dr. and embarked upon the Nile with a retinue of twenty one hired men and twenty soldiers. incessantly. The anchors were thrown out from the car and one of them.