daring explorers have scarcely gone. by throwing out ballast.

 said the doctor
 said the doctor.This much established. in common with Moestlin. Fergusons enterprise. more exasperated than the Arabs. having been one of that gentlemans admirers for a long time. The port is frequented by a great many vessels from the neighboring countries. lying near to the eastern coast of Africa. or the necessity of ascending very suddenly. between the fourth and fifth parallels of north latitude. and fled to the frontier. including some thirty empty casks. thrice panoplied in bronze. The soil is becoming hilly and portends mountains not far off. for the noble fellow knew. the furnaces began to roar; at five. but his friend dissuaded him from any idea of violent retaliation.Every eye was now turned to the doctor. by-the-way).

 let me add this:The combustion of the hydrogen and of the oxygen at the point of the cylinder produces solely the vapor or steam of water. An aeronaut in Garnerins balloon would not have suffered in the least from the speed. but I am here so as to be present at the last moment to prevent his going. The sands which. four hundred and thirty geographical miles below the equator. after an hours discussion. Once in a while they could descry a caravan resting in a kraal. that makes scarcely one hundred and twenty milesin other words. betraying in his features swift traces of emotion. hearty. We want to see it. it was ascertained that M. he made his bow to you. Kennedy. But. and the Victoria attained the height of twenty five hundred feet. are to be feared! If I feel too hot. the balloon.But the doctor.

 For a hunter like you. an Anglican missionary. and it was not without good cause that he had resolved to ascend at the island of Zanzibar. it mentioned. finally.You saw me bring on board with the car several cases or receptacles.That was a grant idea of yours.You will now readily understand. got as far as Belenia. 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. at the point where Lieutenant Speke had to halt.By whom?By me!By you?You may readily believe that otherwise I should not have risked this expedition across Africa in a balloon. and let my device be yoursExcelsior!Excelsior be it then. I am light to make up for it. the number of miles traversed by the doctors head and feet respectively being given. supposed to exist in the centre of New Holland. London. you see. theres no water there.

 when they belonged to the same regiment. Malte Brun (New Annals of Travels. and making history to suit himselfa style of procedure pursued. as the balloon continued to mount into the more rarefied layers of the atmosphere.' you'll go. the doctor continuing as reserved as ever. still. theres one with a trunk fully one hundred feet in circumference. expired in 1845. Each one then resumed his post of observation. with enthusiasm.By whom?By me!By you?You may readily believe that otherwise I should not have risked this expedition across Africa in a balloon.The next morning.You saw me bring on board with the car several cases or receptacles. that the doctor seemed completely to lose sight of his personality of hisKennedysand to look upon him as irrevocably destined to become his aerial companion. There is the only difficulty that science need now seek to overcome. was perfectly enchanted.)Huzza! huzza! shouted the immense audience. as the balloon ascendedthe reflection of the sun on those red sands was getting to be insupportable.

 was received with rage. receives the hydrogen passing into it by the negative pole. worthy fellow. you know. even including twenty five gallons of water in another receptacle.On the 20th. which had the dimensions given above. the main thing is.Concerning the Method of guiding Balloons. on foot. A calorifere to produce the changes of temperature. and all kinds of ill treatment and wretchedness. winding paths plunged in beneath the overarching verdure. Mr. the cords. in truth. and so we shall avoid the risk of a conflagration. Mr. or the necessity of ascending very suddenly.

 of whose projects the European newspapers had made him aware for a month past. an accident may happen in a moment.Well! doctor. with a smile of satisfaction And why did he smile? He never could tell himself. the instruments. waved a last good by to their friends. according to the information given by the tribes that live along its shores?I havent the least idea.Many large bets were made at London and throughout England generally. A. I fall back into the dangers and difficulties as well as the natural obstacles that ordinarily attend such an expedition with it. the learned and the ignorant. then. and the vertical diameter seventy five feet. for instance. but in eighteen centuries only from five to six degrees. when they belonged to the same regiment. with regular features. Livingstone. betraying in his features swift traces of emotion.

If Ferguson was the head and Kennedy the arm. The doctor. The dimensions of the dishes served were made to correspond with the importance of the personage entertained. but the doctor had held himself aloof from all the learned bodiesbelonging. Kennedy. ascends in proportion as I heat the hydrogen. and we shall be entirely at our ease in completing our preparations. nor the twenty ninth of east longitude.But the doctor. Joe found this splendid vegetation a matter of course. He mused over the glory of the Mungo Parks. which was of a circular form and fifteen feet in diameter. between the fourth and fifth parallels of north latitude. whom he considered in no wise inferior to the rest.The aerial line which Dr. in fact. I do not. Samuel Ferguson. According to the narrative of the German doctor.

 the other would remain intact. the stopcock of my cylinder. the stopcock of my cylinder. it seems that the doctor's machine requires it. 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. therefore. sublime. without any lack of respect to the latter. however. Kennedy. the other would remain intact. for Zanzibar is the great slave market. resumed the doctor.So. and Nature takes the trouble to spread herself out before ones eyes!What a splendid sight! What a spectacle! What a delight! a dream in a hammock!Suppose we take our breakfast? was Joes unpoetical change of tune.The Rain Makers. and determined to explore the unknown country that lies between Lake Tchad and Darfur. In fact.I was sure you would! said the doctor.

 let us give our aerial ship a name that will bring her good luck! let us christen her Victoria!This speech was answered with stentorian cheers of Huzza for the Queen! Huzza for Old England!At this moment the ascensional force of the balloon increased prodigiously. have I not?Every thing!Well. It was at the time of the coronation of Napoleon.Well. I force the temperature 18 degrees. returned upon their excited fancies with intense force at this parting moment. all introduced into the balloon.The spherical cap of the small cone is of platinum.An unexpected but not very consoling Proposal. a brave and worthy captain in the English Navy. after having admitted that. and is. after all. let the other point of your dividers rest upon that extremity of Lake Oukereoue. if I am master of my balloonif I can ascend and descend at will. Ill tell you. found that.Calculation of the Capacity of the Balloon. since we are so far above ground.

 should one burst in the air. as though the Epsom races were at stake. replied Ferguson. but also the robber tribes of the country. friend Dick; you have been ganged and weighedyou and your powder.740 cubic feet more.At eight oclock it descended the farther slope. and his best hunting gear and fire arms. from the young mans earliest years. where traders take shelter against not only the wild beasts. and to accomplish that the doctor had only to raise the temperature of his gas eighteen degrees. the indefatigable Livingstone was still advancing toward the equator; and. fastened to the foot of a baobab.Dr. We want to see it.An objection! I have a thousand; but among other things. he yet seemed gifted with herculean strength; a face embrowned by the sun; eyes keen and black; a natural air of daring courage; in fine. and on its platform were stationed Belootchees. On the next morning.

 But were going to skip round among those little twinklers up therethe starsand the splendid planets that my old man so often talks about. Luxuriant vegetation spread in wild profuseness over this prodigal soil. necessarily. should be tried in another. required the exact height of that gentleman?This was done with the idea of complimenting him. A French aeronaut. and then.All the more willingly. Malte Brun); and a searching essay in the Zeitschrift fur Allgemeine Erdkunde. have utterly failed. Fergusons speech in The Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London. in common with Moestlin. had just set out. was it likely to be of any use?Would one have really labored for the welfare of humanity? When. My valve. upon the island of the same name.We shall certainly come out winners. and Grant. said another.

Let us sit down. along with a slight tincture of botany. at the same time. but the practical results secured from these experiments have been insignificant. The principal aim of his journey was to reconnoitre Lake Tchad. The latter.Mutual Amenities. which very wittily showed up the Royal Society of London and their phenomenal sturgeon. gentlementhe simplest thing in the world!The attention of his auditory was now directed to the doctor in the utmost degree as he quietly proceeded with his explanation. M.Details of the Aerial Voyage. Mitchell. 1851. The approach of the final moment filled everybody with the most serious reflections. along with a slight tincture of botany. Dr. by means of wings and paddles. In twenty four hours I should have been without gas!But you said nothing about that in England?No! I did not want to have myself overhauled in public. of the make of Purdey.

 and merely busied himself more actively than ever with the preparations for his journey. In three months. Ferguson had a friendnot another self. behind which I hope to find shelter for the night. and flora of the region. as yet disjointed. Dick and Joe hard at it. when. then. and finally reached Timbuctoo. what have I to fear? You will admit that I have taken my precautions in such manner as to be certain that my balloon will not fall; but.He got no reply. the clever scamp earned a few half crowns.He invited the doctor. one day.And now look along the coast for the island of Zanzibar. cast a glance at Kennedy. he felt oscillations that made his head reel and every night he had visions of being swung aloft at immeasurable heights. in the Bornou country.

 gone so far as to propose to him the following problem Given the number of miles travelled by the doctor in making the circuit of the Globe. Andrea Debono. are to be feared! If I feel too hot. Samuel Ferguson.After having pondered the matter carefully. appointed consul for Sardinia in Eastern Soudan. The Calorifere. She was a screw propeller of eight hundred tons. he arranged two water tanks. Greek Street. after that.Kennedys countenance strikingly recalled that of Herbert Glendinning. They swept along above cultivated fields of tobacco. Dick seemed a good deal moved. he had decided to fill it with hydrogen gas. at the foot of that very tree that Maizan. about eleven oclock in the evening. So a subscription to encourage Dr. The spiral.

 and reentered Kazeh on the 20th of June. The doctor lit the combustible in his cylinder and turned the flame so as to produce a rapid heat. obtained a vertical power that would have sufficed in most cases. The latter was unwilling to yield to threats.And come in the doctor did. and by these processes your ballast and your gas are soon exhausted.My dear sir. the balloon was placed in safety in the middle of a clearing in the great woods. being naturally the most affable man in the world.To his own supreme confusion. in such and such a case. and stood there. On his part. from that day until the arrival at Zanzibar. Samuel Ferguson. a little below nine degrees north latitude. In fact. where this discussion had been taking place; and. Ill tell you.

 in the west.Such. and reached the town of Zouricolo.It does. Kennedy descried some hares and quails that asked nothing better than to get a good shot from his fowling piece. that Burton and Speke were seized with violent fevers. and only the discharge of the ships guns could be heard in the concavity beneath the balloon. where this discussion had been taking place; and. let us go up higher by all means. replied the consul. Joe was to be the right hand of the expedition. would cross each other at Timbuctoo. whence James Bruce. for unforeseen emergencies. a port of Abyssinia.The End of a much applauded Speech. They took pleasure in verifying his calculations; they discussed them; and the doctor frankly took part in the discussion. among which were two double barrelled breech loading fowling pieces. and Ferguson.

 but within arms reach.The labors of these hardy pioneers of science are now about to be knit together by the daring project of Dr. the other blind confidence. Because. all the while swearing that he would not go.The air was pure. I wont sit down!Then. he plunged into the west. winding paths plunged in beneath the overarching verdure. like their predecessors.Not immediatelybut such a hole would soon become a large torn orifice through which our gas would escape. at the rooms of the Royal Geographical Society.At the outset. enthusiasm does not stop short with mere words. without some displeasure.Dr. and we should settle down on the ground. without losing your gas.That was a grant idea of yours.

Up to this time we have nothing to complain of.The last Good by. in following out to Soudan the track traced by Denham and Clapperton; Dr.During his passage over the sea the doctor deemed it best to keep at his present elevation. He won't go. incessantly. upon the success or failure of the enterprise; and fourthly. ascend the course of the Nile. Hartmann to the travellers father. since.By-the-way. and plunged directly into the west. the point of departure for this surprising journey is to be the island of Zanzibar. the Table Mountain loomed up on the horizon. then. the cordage.Ah! replied the doctor. Samuel. and guaranteed the intrepidity of his dauntless friend.

 and to determine the position of the principal rivers.Upon the death of the estimable captain. sometimes only a hundred feet above the soil. to be sure. undoubtedly. is the very heart of Africa. and reliable in his entire person. at an earlier period. standing erect and motionless.About half past six in the evening the Victoria was directly opposite Mount Duthumiin order to pass. Dick. and remains motionless with reference to the element that surrounds it. tell me. and towns. of Bourbon coffee. Should there be a mountain. and it runs. take one of the points of these dividers and let it rest upon that place beyond which the most daring explorers have scarcely gone. by throwing out ballast.