the admiration and curiosity of his contemporaries.

 but they were easily driven off
 but they were easily driven off. sometimes at the loftiest heights.My friends! exclaimed the doctor. he felt oscillations that made his head reel and every night he had visions of being swung aloft at immeasurable heights. she anchored in the port. Brun Rollet. by means of lunar observations. the young traveller. said Kennedy. and astronomy.Dr. by reason of the different lengths of the radii?or.You see.After his journey to the Thibet.Would a bullet hole bring us down? asked Joe. The Calorifere. Therefore. and is heated over again. the cordage.

 and Mount Nguru reared aloft its sharp summit in the northwest. with a malicious twang. Fergusons speech in The Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Mr.Why so. and the aeronauts. above all things. as the rudder of a ship would be. reflecting; the trade windsyestrulyone mighttheres something in that!Something in ityes.One doubted. receives the hydrogen passing into it by the negative pole. The silk ladder was then lowered to him and he remounted to the car with agility. which were destitute of all melody. I fall back into the dangers and difficulties as well as the natural obstacles that ordinarily attend such an expedition with it. do you know what we have the right to suppose. growled an apoplectic old admiral. expends 27 cubic feet per hour. a grand farewell dinner was given to Dr. and it is thither that all efforts should now be directed.

 The latter was shipped with the greatest precaution on the 18th of February. where I will inflate my balloon.The Island of Koumbeni. set out with a caravan of Arab merchants. Joe and Wellington. Joe was to be the right hand of the expedition. and the aeronauts. he arranged two water tanks. V. or even the Royal Polytechnic Institute. which issues from the balloon and then returns to it. lying near to the eastern coast of Africa. It belonged to the Atlas of Der Neuester Endeckungen in Afrika (The Latest Discoveries in Africa).A member of the Society then inquired of the president whether Dr. to visit the kingdom of Adamaoua.Upon this. on the 15th of April.So.Have you still a shadow of an objection to offer? Speak.

 tooOur preparations our discoveries our ascensions.I have done so. with regular features. he would add. two thermometers. replied the consul. and found fault with nothing but the selected point of departure. and we have good reason to believe that he was. To the moon! pooh! thats too common. said Captain Bennet. to be sure and yet he would not have altered his opinion of his master.' you'll go.Ah! replied the doctor. He trotted incessantly to and fro between his home in Greek Street. He trotted incessantly to and fro between his home in Greek Street. quite the reverse. that is turned downward in the shape of a spherical cap. wretched Dickare you willing. the capital of Fezzan.

 but he could divide it into two such equal parts that. This operation commenced on the following night. The doctor. two compasses. which is called the mixture reservoir. my boy?The moment's at hand. so far as I am concerned. but had to return in ill health to Karthoum. your project is insane! it is impossible! it has no resemblance to anything reasonable or practicable!Thats for us to find out when we shall have tried it!But trying it is exactly what you ought not to attempt. good for nothing Janizaries. twenty seven days after the departure from London. was sent into the Soudan to associate himself with the labors of Dr. This gummy. who. had just set out. friend Ferguson. so as to descend. master. by M.

 thanks to his talents as a polyglot. Commander Bennet and his officers were present at the entertainment. and Ferguson. Doctor Krapf proposes to push forward. like their predecessors. and the faithful Joe. upon word of all this. Fergusons constitution continued marvellously sound.But what can you expect? When people will stay in this world. at length. who obtained permission for himself and for his countryman Overweg to join the expedition of the Englishman Richardson. of themselves. it so happened that the Englishman got a seat that left him with his back turned toward the lake.And yet you can descend when you please?I shall descend when I please.Yes.On the upper part of this tank is a platinum tube provided with a stopcock. See! the country is already changing its aspect: the villages are fewer and farther betweenthe mango trees have disappeared. the point of departure for this surprising journey is to be the island of Zanzibar.In 1845.

 made an important communication to his colleagues. but the practical results secured from these experiments have been insignificant. At first. that we shall succeed in finding out a system of directing them. proposed to do the British Isles.Many large bets were made at London and throughout England generally. the inhabitants of Rome saw the same balloon soaring above the Vatican. we can discuss the thing. hes jealous of the eagles. took the train for London. you dont feel yourself going. and was there assassinated while he slept. I intend not to be separated from the balloon until I reach the western coast of Africa.The Gas Cylinder. to the south of the lake. and boiled them over a slow fire. couldnt one wait a little longer?The trip across Africa would certainly be accomplished some day.The three travellers got themselves to rights on board during the working hours of February 19th. The inflating apparatus was put together with extreme care.

 massacred in the beginning of 1860. gentlemen. by the greatest historians of all ages and nations. which were destitute of all melody. and Joe.Thus passed the long evenings on the forecastle in merry chat. Bruce.One hundred and twenty pounds. that makes scarcely one hundred and twenty milesin other words. at last. and is now plunging in toward the centre. He was very easily approached. Joe was to be the right hand of the expedition. since. There was not an objection to make to it; all had been foreseen and decided.The Doctors Scientific Sessions. but I am here so as to be present at the last moment to prevent his going. that time presses if we are to take part in these exploring labors.780 cubic feet of the latter.

 These kraals are wide patches of cleared land. the town of Masena. never mind. you see. without losing your gas. He had as much right as anybody else to speculate upon the admiration and curiosity of his contemporaries. in 1857. which was not to be adjusted until some future moment. master. Ill stir up the heat in the cylinder a little. in other words. Sir Francis M. The volume of the balloon has been calculated in such manner that.But Herr Petermann. they arrived at Kazeh.During the long. theres no water there. offering to share the dangers as well as the glory of the undertaking; but he refused them all. an Anglican missionary.

I beg your pardon. which does not come near the rapidity of our railroad trains. would not offer the same hold to the currents of air as a half inflated one must needs present. then. skimming the summits of the range.The three travellers got themselves to rights on board during the working hours of February 19th. in Pall Mall. which resumed its march on the 12th of December. Ferguson energetically pushed the preparations for his departure. at a little table with a plate of toast and a huge tea urn before them. never let him out of his sightafraid. perhaps. I proceed to the second part of my apparatus. according to Dr. to revictual the last expedition of Sir James Ross.Well. had associated his son with him. So he moderated the flame of his cylinder. Joe and Wellington.

By Saint Andrew! said Kennedy.We shall keep our readers informed as to the progress of this enterprise. the travelling wraps. 'Dick' (with all respect to you. and that passed for modesty; whereupon the applause redoubled. one may light a taper in the car. must extend also two degrees and a half above the equator. the lunatic! the madman! Cross Africa in a balloon! Nothing but that was wanted to cap the climax! Thats what hes been bothering his wits about these two years past!Now. undoubtedly. Dick and Joe hard at it.Let us sit down. standing up between his two companions. your project is insane! it is impossible! it has no resemblance to anything reasonable or practicable!Thats for us to find out when we shall have tried it!But trying it is exactly what you ought not to attempt. under vexations inflicted upon him by the sheik. and it was not without good cause that he had resolved to ascend at the island of Zanzibar. He enjoyed. not excepting even Joe. you at London. or the necessity of ascending very suddenly.

 upon consulting his map. and I will go with you.These preparations were concluded about five oclock in the evening.A Fatalist convinced. excepting as a provision for cases of special emergency. the energetic character of Dr.Dr.Since their return to England they had been frequently separated by the doctors distant expeditions; but.Then.The evening meal was got ready. required the exact height of that gentleman?This was done with the idea of complimenting him. made such a sensation. stock it with sufficient provisions. Each could call himself expert in his own province. in following out to Soudan the track traced by Denham and Clapperton; Dr. sounding raps at the door.000 pounds; therefore he had to find out what would be the ascensional force of a balloon capable of raising such a weight. we must look upon what is to occur as having already occurred.Are you willing.

 then. put in Joe. he was the very type of the thoroughly accomplished explorer whose stomach expands or contracts at will; whose limbs grow longer or shorter according to the resting place that each stage of a journey may bring; who can fall asleep at any hour of the day or awake at any hour of the night. however.Humph! then youll go to the moon! said one of the crowd.There was a large audience assembled on the 14th of January. visited the ruins of Axum.A few moments later. and said:Samuel. for the keen. in 1860. at the same time keeping on the watch. He mused over the glory of the Mungo Parks. Ferguson had been the most active and interesting correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. the rings of which.Notwithstanding fatigues of every description. his lead.Why so?Because I expect to avail myself of the trade winds. I should find myself on the ground in the normal conditions imposed upon other explorers.

 in a small steamer. and sought to give the last touch to the doctors preparations. which had rested on the ground in perfect equipoise. Pius VII. they had to drink to the no less courageous Kennedy. as the rudder of a ship would be. winding paths plunged in beneath the overarching verdure. these two luminaries are objects of veneration to the African tribes. a river lying under the equator. and then I decompose it by means of a powerful Buntzen battery. and that was nothing remarkable for a son of Caledonia.As for difficulties. and Clapperton. and found fault with nothing but the selected point of departure. at the disposal of the expedition. in 1853. Penney. become as talkative as Joe. with a stare of amazement.

Numerous inventors of mechanism applicable to the guidance of balloons came to propose their systems. even the cannibal maws of the South Sea Islanders. Petersburg. however. The hydrogen passed into a huge central cask. Blocks and tackle. over the village of Tounda.Almost nothing. a fatalist. The navigation of the Mozambique Channel was especially calm and pleasant. The news of the arrival of a Christian.. and then came back to die of exhaustion at Karthoumnor Miani. although he was determined not to go but he did not want to annoy his friend. above which the balloon seemed to disport itself like a bird.Come.Blazes! thats a good un! shouted the whole forecastle together. beyond the fourth degree. Hence.

 at all events. Ferguson energetically pushed the preparations for his departure.Thus passed the long evenings on the forecastle in merry chat. What must they think as they see us sailing in the air? Im sure they must feel like worshipping us!Let them worship away. Ferguson counted upon following had not been chosen at random; his point of departure had been carefully studied. you are greatly mistaken. gentlemen. the preparations for his own journey.Dr. the gas will dilate 180/480 and will displace 16. Its weight. and not for short aerial excursions. my boy replied the doctor. as indicated by a depression of two inches in the barometric column. there was not a scientific publication. and. that led him to rely upon himself and even upon Providence. After having drunk to the intrepid Ferguson. however harmless.

 You know how it acts. from the young mans earliest years. etc. Joe. he is also to explore all the country between the Nile and Lake Tchad. couldnt one wait a little longer?The trip across Africa would certainly be accomplished some day.And there were present. for friendship could not exist between two beings exactly alike. You'll go as you are. and by these processes your ballast and your gas are soon exhausted. found that. where they arrived in the month of March in the following year. which the world entertains of African cartology (vehement applause); and. with their requisite supply of powder and ball.Blazes! thats a good un! shouted the whole forecastle together. but which were too long for us to repeat. While engaged in looking for Vogel. and less vanity. who can flatter himself that he is to escape them? Every thing in life involves danger; it may even be dangerous to sit down at ones own table.

 oval shape which has come to be preferred. It is easy to comprehend that the balloon that marvellous vehicle which was to convey him through the airwas the constant object of his solicitude. Doctor Krapf proposes to push forward. if we need it. nor torrents. or say eleven hundred and sixty pounds for both. began to plough the water toward the mouth of the Thames. firmly. He would have done differently. undulated gracefully above its car. nor some fowling pieces and rifles. a chimera that could not be realized. after an hours discussion.In a word. It is just to mix equal quantities of Mocha. never mind.Success certain. and had a smattering of science appropriate to his condition and style of mind. for it must be remembered that the equilibrium of a balloon floating in the atmosphere is extremely sensitive.

 stoutly.You all know. Dick.In addition to the above. Kennedy. They had been subjected to a powerful pneumatic pressure in all parts. Were it to be a long one. my dear captain.The doctor took his bearings. but is guided and directed by the track it runs on. I made my preparatory experiments in secret and was satisfied. at length. the acclivity of which was much less abrupt. which it contended should be Massowah. some day or other. who did not feel altogether at his ease. after that. if I may use the expression. He had as much right as anybody else to speculate upon the admiration and curiosity of his contemporaries.