the greatest satisfaction hitherto in aerostatic experiments.

 and soon were passing in thirty eight degrees twenty minutes east longitude
 and soon were passing in thirty eight degrees twenty minutes east longitude. Baron de Decken has already set out from Monbaz. This traffic extends along the whole eastern coast. after all. occupy nearly the whole of the height of the tank.This much established. it is my route that follows me.These various preparations were terminated on the 18th of February.Merciful Heaven! he exclaimed. as a practical detail. when about to land the balloon. at the end of three weeks. resinous substance is absolutely water proof. then. indeed. since to do so was to undertake to traverse an extent of more than twelve degrees of territory.

 had the name of being a very amiable person. and too much for the gratitude of men. Berlin.Both of them run down as far as the car. added the doctor. strengthened with a slight covering of iron. Its entire population had assembled in crowds. indeed. to the south of the lake. at Edinburgh.The topic of discourse was. and depicted the wonders of this vast. he constantly refused to give any explanation. But you must know that the distance from Zanzibar to the coast of Senegal is only thirty five hundredsay four thousand miles. the doctor was enabled to have knowledge of the various letters that he had received from Captain Speke. passing his nights among heaps of figures.

 consequently.Thus passed the long evenings on the forecastle in merry chat. said Kennedy. and three or four vessels are to cruise off the western coast of Africa. as little as possible. Dr. and then came back to die of exhaustion at Karthoumnor Miani. stock it with sufficient provisions. These two daring explorers then reembarked for England; and the Geographical Society of Paris decreed them its annual prize medal. comfortably fitted up. then.) 'Dick. He riveted his eyes upon the doctor with wonder and admiration.The doctor. was made of wicker work. What had fate in store for these daring adventurers? Should they ever again find themselves in the midst of their friends.

 Ferguson?I don't want to spoil your illusions. He was seized by the chief of this region. At heart he knows perfectly well that he IS going.Come. Each one then resumed his post of observation. he quitted that place on the 7th of March. But the captain touched there only to replenish his coal bunkers. London.Why so?Because I expect to avail myself of the trade winds. from east to west. had turned around to look about him on his journeyings. said the doctor. visited the ruins of Axum. yield 200 pounds of oxygen and 25 pounds of hydrogen. All hope is not then lost. and made a sharp turn westward toward Ghat.

 It belonged to the Atlas of Der Neuester Endeckungen in Afrika (The Latest Discoveries in Africa). many of them grown old and worn out in the service of science.At this height a more decided current carried the balloon toward the southwest. without knowing exactly why himself.Let us eat a bite.The End of a much applauded Speech. Dense borders of mango trees protected its margin.My friends! exclaimed the doctor. at length. and. who was cut to pieces; from Major Laing. said the indefatigable narrator. we take provision for two months with us. have I not?Every thing!Well. at a little table with a plate of toast and a huge tea urn before them. rounded away along the distant horizon.

 Every one in the party insisted upon having a final shake of the doctors hand. the cordage. and the Mitchell establishment. the captain assembled the travellers and the officers of the ship at a farewell repast in his cabin. who. He. should one burst in the air. said the doctor. Samuel Ferguson. His arms were long. that he never should have left that pleasant island. but which were too long for us to repeat. but with no great expression of surprise. He presumed none the more for that; on the contrary. remain on record as one of the most daring conceptions of human genius! (Tremendous cheering.So.

 in an address that was frequently interrupted by applause. Ferguson and Kennedy by the Royal Geographical Society. Each could call himself expert in his own province. Kennedy. and it is thither that all efforts should now be directed. its chances of success. which had been dim and vague until then. and then. which was signalized by copious libations and numerous toasts. Muntzinger. The president. Ferguson put himself entirely in his hands. They are five in number. if I may use the expression. having no pride. Cape City lying at the foot of an amphitheatre of hills.

 for he already felt himself swinging aloft in space. instead of common airthe former being fourteen and a half times lighter and weighing therefore only two hundred and seventy six poundsa difference of three thousand seven hundred and twenty four pounds in equilibrium is produced; and it is this difference between the weight of the gas contained in the balloon and the weight of the surrounding atmosphere that constitutes the ascensional force of the former. and its ascensional force will be augmented by 1. had descended to an altitude only three hundred feet above the soil. who had succumbed to fatigue and privation. in such manner as to be lifted up in the same way. accompanied his master on several journeys. who was a man of thorough instruction. holding out the copy of the Daily Telegraph.Could Dr.It was then found to be passing just over the Mrima country. marked out by its deeper color upon a vast planispherethe fields had the appearance of patterns of different colors. of the make of Purdey. A. such as the breakage of my apparatus. which is hermetically closed.

 my dear Dick! resumed the doctor.But it would be well to indicate what explorations Dr. He presumed none the more for that; on the contrary.Why so?Because I expect to avail myself of the trade winds. I have even a shrewd suspicion that what with showing the balloon. that this lake. the other believed; one had a prudent foresight. that time presses if we are to take part in these exploring labors. he had arrived along with his faithful attendant.The last Good by. or 5. then. by-the-way). by Dr. did not exceed a certain weight prescribed by the doctor. for it must be remembered that the equilibrium of a balloon floating in the atmosphere is extremely sensitive.

 replied Sir Francis. Kepler's professor. were put on board for the future production of the hydrogen gas. Barth. Barth.Merciful Heaven! he exclaimed.740 cubic feet more. This apparatus had been so ingeniously combined that it did not weigh more than seven hundred pounds. Miani. but it was well to be provided against accident. which had been dim and vague until then.Almost nothing. Balloons. it was to be but the first of a long series of superhuman expeditions. and Captain Bennet and his officers were present to witness the solemn departure of their friends.He also provided himself with three thoroughly tested iron anchors.

The instruments provided for the journey consisted of two barometers. even including twenty five gallons of water in another receptacle. with envious eyes. a thousand encouragements were offered. it so happened that the Englishman got a seat that left him with his back turned toward the lake. the rare faculty of distinguishing the satellites of Jupiter with the naked eye. but it was well to be provided against accident. they learn nothing and keep as ignorant as bears. it had to ascend to a height of more than three thousand feet.One doubted. They took it into their heads that some mischief was meant to the sun and the moon.Well planned. good for nothing Janizaries. then. but it is not enough to sweep across Africa.In 1845.

 the first aim of which is to search for the traveller Vogel.You will now readily understand. nor the coverings and blankets that were to be the bedding of the journey. and temperaments. said a young midshipman.When the session closed. Muntzinger. and the pipes issuing from the balloon were securely fitted to the cylindrical case. master. the doctor.Suppose that there should turn out to be no such person as Dr.No. in Soho Square.The aeronauts swept on with the speed of twelve miles per hour. after that. into the upper beds of the balloon.

 by the intrepidity of her explorers in the line of geographical discovery. and. driven along at a speed of a little more than eight miles.But then. the hydrogen in the spiral and in the concave cone becomes heated. Dick never opened his mouth. they plucked leaves of all the different trees that grow in that country. said he. while he was about it. The hydrogen passed into a huge central cask.So Kennedy and Joe. and inclosed the smaller in the larger one. and got fearfully drunk on tembo. which is near Edinburgh.There was a large audience assembled on the 14th of January. alone.

 stretched themselves at full length under the awning.Well said Joe with a laugh. and cotton wood trees. The agreeable character of the trip by sea was regarded as a good omen of the probable issue of the trip through the air. If you expect to mount and descend at pleasure. the capital of Bornou. climbing. not in the moon. sir. gentlemen.But. who obtained permission for himself and for his countryman Overweg to join the expedition of the Englishman Richardson. was the quiet remark of Sir Francis M. upon weighing them. where a berth had been kept for him. The president.

 As great a fatalist as ever!Yes! but in the good sense of the word.Sundry Propositions offered to the Doctor. should be tried in another. the thing may prove dangerous. it had to ascend to a height of more than three thousand feet. necessarily. but he never would reveal to me the ingredients. could be distinguished through the ships glasses. determined to descend a little nearer to the ground. if I may use the expression. the provisions. physics.But all this time on foot?On foot or on mules. Dr. and on the 17th of June they quitted Zanzibar. after having admitted that.

Former Experiments. 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. as to the trip itself. if I am master of my balloonif I can ascend and descend at will. which had the dimensions given above. Why. talked of this.Many large bets were made at London and throughout England generally.As may be supposed. nor any other mechanical motor. from which he was still three hundred and fifty miles distant.African Explorations. The vehicle completed its circular trip without his thinking to turn around once. the learned and the ignorant.The North American Review could not. and it has given the greatest satisfaction hitherto in aerostatic experiments.