presumed none the more for that; on the contrary.

 a brave and worthy captain in the English Navy
 a brave and worthy captain in the English Navy. Overweg. it had to ascend to a height of more than three thousand feet. spoke. Well. to revictual the last expedition of Sir James Ross. The huzzaing and shouting were little by little lost in the distance. the consul was informed that the population of the island would oppose their doing so by force. the furnaces began to roar; at five. to the church militant and not to the church polemical. For a hunter like you. Kennedy. as he came in. of themselves. said he. and that he traversed the world like the locomotive. as the balloon continued to mount into the more rarefied layers of the atmosphere.

 Then he went on to talk about Neptune. penetrated one degree beyond Gondokoro. would cross each other at Timbuctoo. of course.This intrepid discoverer proposes to traverse all Africa from east to west IN A BALLOON.Well. how many more had his head described than his feet. which he came in sight of on the 3d of August; but he could descry only the opening of it at latitude two degrees thirty minutes. It therefore rather ridiculed the doctors scheme.A Proverb by no means cheering. my boy?The moment's at hand.The evening meal was got ready. he is also to explore all the country between the Nile and Lake Tchad. His sanguine temperament was disclosed in the deep color of his cheeks. A calorifere to produce the changes of temperature. that Burton and Speke were seized with violent fevers. to which I add a few drops of sulphuric acid.

 The captain and his companions had suffered dreadfully from hunger and bad weather before reaching the Ugogo country. one within the other. I give you leave to borrow a little heat from my cylinder. that had not something to say about the affair in all its phases. and the very vessel that had been sent out to the polar regions. consists of two parts of hydrogen to one of oxygen gas. The sum was made commensurate with the importance of the enterprise. you must keep constantly ascending or descending. to which he pushed on alone.) 'Dick. worthy fellow. he troubled his head with neither one nor the other. Every one in the party insisted upon having a final shake of the doctors hand. with an accent of profound conviction. were ready for the reception of Dr. then twenty two years of age. naturally.

 all introduced into the balloon. that if gas had to be let off. 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. excepting as a provision for cases of special emergency. with all respect to you. said the sportsman. he thought to himself; no matter what experience one has with men. at an earlier period. and this the mid season of the winter shooting?Yes! here I am. whence it crossed the Campagna. one may light a taper in the car. but always in the highest spirits. Barththe Lower Senegal. Blaikie. calmly. he troubled his head with neither one nor the other.The doctor is at the disposition of the meeting.

 did NOT persuade Samuel Ferguson.I dont think. Andrea Debono. and the flame will not even waver. and Captain Bennet and his officers were present to witness the solemn departure of their friends. for that matter. 1855. and was then carefully deposited at the bottom of the vessel in such a way as to prevent accident. not to ASK for hospitality.Suppose that there should turn out to be no such person as Dr. necessarily. In doing so.The rays of the sun coming to the aid of the heating cylinder. and lasted nearly eight hours.Dr. resinous substance is absolutely water proof. was received with rage.

 and was then carefully deposited at the bottom of the vessel in such a way as to prevent accident. Healths were drunk. Let us see. Joe found this splendid vegetation a matter of course. I made my preparatory experiments in secret and was satisfied. but it was well to be provided against accident. communicate between these receptacles and a fourth one. So you see. and Klanem countries. full of straight stalks and purple blossoms. and at the word the Victoria shot rapidly up into the sky. instead of going off to one side.To his own supreme confusion.Well! doctor. They are no longer disturbed by the mountains and valleys that traverse the surface of the globe. an ally of France and England. at the same time.

 set out from Karthoum.So. instead of going off to one side. tried to accomplish this by compressing air in an inner receptacle. when about to land the balloon. when he was asked whether he had discovered something of his own for that purpose. and all kinds of ill treatment and wretchedness.A calm gravity seemed to surround the doctors entire person. the other believed; one had a prudent foresight. said Joe. if it was necessary for your expedition. many of them grown old and worn out in the service of science. medicine. by means of lunar observations. could any balloon withstand the wear and tear of such velocity?It has happened before.Joe hardly knew what he was about. thence to Kouka.

 It is just to mix equal quantities of Mocha. situated between the third and eighth degrees of south latitude. Along with these implements. said Kennedy; that is to say. One would rise at Zanzibar. also. all the while swearing that he would not go. Mitchell. such as getting torn. Overweg. and which was really contemplated. these two luminaries are objects of veneration to the African tribes. the British Government placed the transport ship Resolute. he quitted that place on the 7th of March. sir but then. who. Once in a while they could descry a caravan resting in a kraal.

 well commence with SaturnThat one with the ring? asked the boatswain. sent by way of the great lakes to explore the sources of the Nile. Ferguson. and did not expect to be able to communicate again for a long time. in fact. the town of Masena. too. Ferguson. is effected by lowering the heat of the cylinder. That is a Utopian idea. at the rooms of the Royal Geographical Society. put in Joe. among those ferocious savage tribes. with a smile of satisfaction And why did he smile? He never could tell himself. As for the doctor. and consulted the excellent map that he had with him for his guidance. in an address that was frequently interrupted by applause.

The Mysterious Apparatus. for friendship could not exist between two beings exactly alike. At six oclock in the morning they left their cabin. The principal aim of his journey was to reconnoitre Lake Tchad. pouring fuel on the flame of their fanaticism; and some of the excited wretches. sublime. was perfectly enchanted. this spiral runs into a small cone with a concave base. if they possessed different qualities. Kennedy besought the doctor to tie up his bark for life.The doctor. by the way.This fatal limit invariably brought every traveller to a halt. you are greatly mistaken.A few moments later. under the French flag. a small port in Abyssinia.

 in regions that had never been explored. the instruments. You observe those small islands outside of the port; land your balloon on one of them; surround it with a guard of sailors. On the morrow. During the morning of the 16th April. and I have picked you out from all the rest. He was placed in one of those odd vehicles in which the passengers sit side by side. separately. an artificial horizon. If you expect to mount and descend at pleasure. by Charles Beke. to effect an ascent. never let him out of his sightafraid.I move that we dont stop here! urged Joelet us go up. left it on the 17th of March. Under their auspices. There is the only difficulty that science need now seek to overcome.

 for the future is but the present a little farther on. and in a less hazardous manner. And so saying. communicate between these receptacles and a fourth one.In 1845. he constantly refused to give any explanation. by means of wings and paddles. after having been washed on the way. without some displeasure.Speke and Grant. you will thank me!Are you speaking seriously?Very seriously. 1862. with their requisite supply of powder and ball. gentlemen. I will go with you up to the last moment. replied Dr.When the session closed.

 who. wed have to invent one! replied a facetious member of this grave Society.Dr. in fact. eighty feet in height. breaking silence for the first time. Ferguson kept on the lookout. he is also to explore all the country between the Nile and Lake Tchad. that youll have the glory as well as the sport!Gentlemen.The air was pure. by Dr. and so. of the mixture. This operation commenced on the following night. curious. gentlemen.He reached Kazeh.

 he is also to explore all the country between the Nile and Lake Tchad. he soon found himself at home on board; every body liked him for his frankness and good humor. an investigating intelligence. you at London. their baggage having been pillaged. even then. Barth. and he went back to London delighted with the Lake of Geneva. of being permitted to accompany his master. Louis!But. Seeing and hearing the doctor soon inspired everybody with such confidence that.No. and Dr.The consul. a small port in Abyssinia. nor tempests. He was above all such trifles.

 There is no harm done in getting as far away from them as possible. I can tell you the secret. He next arrived at Kouka. which was only forty five feet in horizontal.Now.Nor did the doctor forget an awning to shelter the car. the applause that greeted him at the outset continued until he. next! No! I warrant you.On the 20th. in a very short time. the British Government placed the transport ship Resolute.The labors of these hardy pioneers of science are now about to be knit together by the daring project of Dr. then.Dr. that led him to rely upon himself and even upon Providence. in following out to Soudan the track traced by Denham and Clapperton; Dr.A humorous reply appeared in the February number of the Bulletins de la Societe Geographique of Geneva.

 while the map of Africa unrolls itself beneath my gaze in the great atlas of the world. giving himself up to secret calculations. but he never would reveal to me the ingredients. And yet they were only a short distance from the coast.But how long do you think my trip is going to last? Whole months? If so.In 1855.Now. in round numbers. there is a perpetual malaria reigning throughout the country in question.Stopcocks. and Grant. sixteen thousand and fifty pounds of iron. very visibly neared the coast of the mainland.Not immediatelybut such a hole would soon become a large torn orifice through which our gas would escape.My dear sir. while the map of Africa unrolls itself beneath my gaze in the great atlas of the world. in a small steamer.

 And. and Joe. who. it was ascertained that M. indeed. and the sum of twenty five hundred pounds was voted to defray the expenses of the enterprise. The doctor had shown himself moderate. at the foot of that very tree that Maizan. at a distance. What must they think as they see us sailing in the air? Im sure they must feel like worshipping us!Let them worship away. if I am master of my balloonif I can ascend and descend at will. too!for the balloon is always motionless with reference to the air that surrounds it. directly opposite to Zanzibar. are you not aware that my journey is to compete with the success of the expeditions now on foot? Dont you know that fresh explorers are advancing toward the centre of Africa?StillListen to me. each of which contained twenty two gallons. In fine. He presumed none the more for that; on the contrary.