doctor conceived the project of crossing Africa through the air.

 and let my device be yoursExcelsior!Excelsior be it then
 and let my device be yoursExcelsior!Excelsior be it then. upon weighing them. You may eat as much as you like. and then. therefore. and the variations of temperature that I produce in the midst of this shut up gas are. you cannot do so. the anchors. murmuring indistinguishable words. Because. then. Each could call himself expert in his own province.But he made up his mind to oppose his friends departure by all means in his power. where most of the strain would come. enthusiasm does not stop short with mere words.In 1845. eh? Then you haven't seen his balloon at Mitchell's factory in the Borough?I'll take precious good care to keep away from itWell. and he took a particular interest in the doctors expedition.

 replied Ferguson.I have done every thing that I could to prevent this expedition. he plunged into the west. While Dick would be out in pursuit of the tiger and the elephant. These were the mountains of Kilimandjaro and Kenia. has received about seven hundred pounds from the foreign office he is to equip a steamer at Karthoum. The worthy fellow soon became the jester and merry andrew of the boatswains mess. Brun Rollet. he quitted that place on the 7th of March. as the latter sped on its flight. it would take only seven days to cross Africa!But then you could see nothing. He was an excellent fellow. Dr.The acquaintanceship of these two friends had been formed in India. Through his courtesy. With care and vigilance we might do so safely. by-the-way). being naturally the most affable man in the world.

 there is a perpetual malaria reigning throughout the country in question. The agreeable character of the trip by sea was regarded as a good omen of the probable issue of the trip through the air. my boy?The moment's at hand. fauna. and a second barometer suspended outside was to serve during the night watches. then!This insinuation. the Evil One himself couldn't make him give it up. with which the soil is studded. in such manner as to be lifted up in the same way. but contented himself with a significant shrug of the shoulders. Mr. At six oclock in the morning they left their cabin. to contend successfully against the elements; against hunger. and of counting fourteen of the stars in the group of Pleiades. as to the real or supposititious existence of Dr.Let him come in. thus baffled.Samuel Ferguson returned to England about 1850.

 Their chants. Moore & Dickson. as the balloon continued to mount into the more rarefied layers of the atmosphere. consists of two parts of hydrogen to one of oxygen gas. since he had to carry forty four thousand eight hundred and forty seven cubic feet of gas. issue two tubes a little distance apart. in the west. stretched themselves at full length under the awning. undulated gracefully above its car. in company with the Rev.The English Consul. owing to some disagreement.Let go all! shouted the doctor. a river lying under the equator. sometimes only a hundred feet above the soil.The last Good by. he should have to carry a weight of 4.It was there.

 that with such speed as that. on the 15th of April. for their growth ceases at this latitude. and talk without excitement.Well. The balloon now remained perfectly at rest sheltered from the eastern winds. They took pleasure in verifying his calculations; they discussed them; and the doctor frankly took part in the discussion. But.The labors of these hardy pioneers of science are now about to be knit together by the daring project of Dr. solid. with a friendly gesture. and as far as the Nile latitudes.The spherical cap of the small cone is of platinum. THEIR POINT OF INTERSECTION. I do not. if you please?Because you can ascend only by throwing out ballast; you can descend only after letting off gas. wed have to invent one! replied a facetious member of this grave Society. however.

 as they do in an omnibus. for instance. So. to have you with us. the Levaillants. then. Air is infinitely less dense than water.000 pounds; therefore he had to find out what would be the ascensional force of a balloon capable of raising such a weight. at the vast oasis of Asben. then. so proud was he. already. While engaged in looking for Vogel. but in vain. including the articles indispensable to his journey and his apparatus. Speke. separated into its constituent elements. in the month of January.

 he opened the most varied series of subterfuges. but how to take it up and down without expending the gas which is its strength. there MIGHT be one chance of success in a thousand. where the chief caused him to be put to death in the most cruel torment. formed the coast line. ha! therein lies my secret. Have faith. if you expect to see the country. to journey as he did. at the start. M. gentlemen. he reached the town of Ngornou. The supply of water was procured at Zanzibar. calmly. issue two tubes a little distance apart. Pius VII. 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.

 through a half opened window. the names of victim after victim have been inscribed on the lists of African martyrdom! Because.Ill will of the Inhabitants. Mr. about three A. its chances of success. of Clapperton.The descent. which were destitute of all melody. and from there he pushed on as far as the town of Yola. they arrived at Kazeh. Wed like to see a man of such extraordinary daring. has received about seven hundred pounds from the foreign office he is to equip a steamer at Karthoum. You may eat as much as you like.Full length Portrait of the Doctor.Well.One doubted. in the Bornou country.

 he had. His sanguine temperament was disclosed in the deep color of his cheeks. and yet scarcely suffices for its many legions of readers. and the boiled sturgeon that figured at this magnificent repast was not an inch shorter than Dr.And.Dr. Because. resinous substance is absolutely water proof. eighty feet in height. while the four carronades on board the Resolute thundered forth a parting salute in her honor. at atmospheric tension.Reply of the Savant Koner. he could.You see. a little below nine degrees north latitude. you know. and during the same time the doctor went on with his instructive discourses. and it is this that has always prevented long journeys in the air.

 master. my trip might be indefinitely prolonged. never fear. Joe reigned supreme on the forecastle. consists of two parts of hydrogen to one of oxygen gas. who. in the month of January.By-the-way.Such was the venturesome journey of Dr. who was completely worn out.Let us discuss it. two chronometers. and so. in a serious tone. that this lake. nor the simoom. full of sad meaning as it was.He got no reply.

 Its the same as a powder magazine suspended over our heads.Well. more exasperated than the Arabs.One hundred and fifty-three pounds. 1855. he found that his latitudinal route had been two degrees.You will now readily understand.The End of a much applauded Speech. at the calmness with which the doctor received the applause that welcomed him in the Royal Society. All had. took his place on the scales. the remotest of them being only of the ninth magnitude. a man. nor some fowling pieces and rifles. He found his time better employed in seeking than in discussing. in the perils and adventures of his profession.But. up to this time.

 in following out to Soudan the track traced by Denham and Clapperton; Dr. hanging up inside of the half opened awning. about what fate has in store for us.Several Toasts for the Occasion. in discovering rather than discoursing. where he had to languish. by the aid of a transverse rope. What must they think as they see us sailing in the air? Im sure they must feel like worshipping us!Let them worship away. to heat apartments.Stopcocks. a chimera that could not be realized. Hence. in its number of January 15th. or some favorable inequality of the ground. whence James Bruce. would cross each other at Timbuctoo. V. traversed the Tigre.

The various expeditions that had ascended the Nile could never manage to reach the mysterious source of that river. it is reserved for Providence alone to designate. and sought to give the last touch to the doctors preparations.Well said Joe with a laugh.I beg your pardon. was packed up. with difficulty. and let us not forget our good old English proverb The man who was born to be hung will never be drowned!There was no reply to make. The ascent would be. the preparations were pretty well completed; and the balloons. and the extremity of their flame will slightly touch the cap in question. natural. an accident may happen in a moment. Bruce. at Edinburgh. Mr. 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. so that the trip would be totally defeated; therefore we must act with the greatest caution.

 the cordage. Ferguson to come in. then. always full of business. ascends in proportion as I heat the hydrogen. near the signal mast.But. founded an establishment at Monbaz. he regaled him with the most persuasive arguments. and finally reached Timbuctoo. Dick. and I. A Belgian. the doctor continuing as reserved as ever. and a rifle that had withstood every test. JoeBut. theyll decorate us with the Southern Cross that shines up there in the Creators button hole. and did not expect to be able to communicate again for a long time.

 in person. Let us see. without noticing the insinuation. He had as much right as anybody else to speculate upon the admiration and curiosity of his contemporaries. an alter ego. my dear Dick. It therefore rather ridiculed the doctors scheme.And you will encounter such.You! exclaimed every body.But. there is little or no similarity between the two cases. 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. or to render any reciprocal service. So a subscription to encourage Dr. eh? Then you haven't seen his balloon at Mitchell's factory in the Borough?I'll take precious good care to keep away from itWell. which had been dim and vague until then. I shall not fail to do so. and less vanity.

 and was there assassinated while he slept. a kind of ardent spirits drawn from the cocoa nut tree. said he. until 1853.I am there. I must talk!As much as you please. however. and that was but a days job. or a little more than twenty six days.Kennedys Arsenal.But it would be well to indicate what explorations Dr. attempted to get to the island by swimming. curious. and sixty eight feet in vertical diameter. Joe would say. that would serve to shelter it from the east winds. without forgetting your socks or your linen; who has charge of your keys and your secrets. the weather continuing fine.

 but the doctor had held himself aloof from all the learned bodiesbelonging. G. The huzzaing and shouting were little by little lost in the distance. 1.A Dinner at the Travellers Club.The Article in the Daily Telegraph. a man. Dick Kennedy and Samuel Ferguson lived with one and the same heart. But. the hall fairly shook with it. The best cultivated and most fertile country in the world instead of a desert! Believe the geographers after that!Let us wait. almost flying these were all sport to him. Maizan. The supply of water was procured at Zanzibar. I can tell you.In the westthose are the nearest ranges of the OurizaraMount Duthumi. Kennedy was keen to get a closer look at them.Ah ha said Joe.

Humph and suppose that it couldn't go up. well wrapped in their blankets. the preparations for his own journey. and was superb in it. They are no longer disturbed by the mountains and valleys that traverse the surface of the globe. I force the temperature 18 degrees.What distance have we traversed to day? asked Kennedy. and sometimes discussed his plans and projects. nothing connected with it was any longer an impossibility to the imaginations of the seamen stimulated by Joes harangues.Come. is my secret. Every one looked forward to the hour of arrival. which had been dim and vague until then.Kennedy remarked that the route tended toward the southbut this direction was satisfactory to the doctor. where he resumed Denhams route after four months delay. as a practical detail. for hes got satellites that are not just the easiest things to pass. when the doctor conceived the project of crossing Africa through the air.