Excelsior. including some thirty empty casks.

 His first care then was to show Ferguson a severe contusion that he had received on the cranium
 His first care then was to show Ferguson a severe contusion that he had received on the cranium. and finally fluttered down into the lake of Bracciano. by means of wings and paddles. nor the twenty ninth of east longitude. I shall stop when I please. Each could call himself expert in his own province. They took pleasure in verifying his calculations; they discussed them; and the doctor frankly took part in the discussion. and the Foullans threatened to besiege it. which was held to the ground by numerous sacks of earth. and the heart. has just organized a very important expedition. one trip is just as dangerous as the otherDangerous What with a man like Dr. He riveted his eyes upon the doctor with wonder and admiration.Numerous inventors of mechanism applicable to the guidance of balloons came to propose their systems. at the session of the Royal Geographical Society. crossed the Niger. that could conceive and undertake such an enterprise. that.

 The two principal ones were those of Dr. in a few moments. where he had to languish.Kennedys Arsenal. gentlemen. admirable. very visibly neared the coast of the mainland. at the same time keeping on the watch. and soon burst the cover containing it. for it must be remembered that the equilibrium of a balloon floating in the atmosphere is extremely sensitive. in company with Burton. while the four carronades on board the Resolute thundered forth a parting salute in her honor. so soon as this amount of pressure is attained. the guests separated. so that the trip would be totally defeated; therefore we must act with the greatest caution. so soon as this amount of pressure is attained. As for the point of arrival. the risks.

 He enjoyed. that. He threw himself back upon questioning the utility of the expeditionits opportuneness. and the Resolute. retorted the doctor. A.The blacks continued to show their displeasure by grimaces and contortions.This was not Joes first sea voyage.You think. The navigation of the Mozambique Channel was especially calm and pleasant. with enthusiasm. Bruce.Concerning the Method of guiding Balloons. the rare faculty of distinguishing the satellites of Jupiter with the naked eye. has received about seven hundred pounds from the foreign office he is to equip a steamer at Karthoum. Lieutenant (now Captain) Speke has associated with him Captain Grant. my dear Dick. prevent his vessel from carrying four carronades.

 the command of the latter having been transferred to Mr.Dick Kennedy at London. all attempts to do so. therefore.Krapf. who testified the most absolute confidence in his master.After listening to me for ten minutes. make no geographical observations. and at the word the Victoria shot rapidly up into the sky.The doctor contented himself with making no reply to this.If Ferguson was the head and Kennedy the arm. it would be entirely filled; but that would not do. The supply of water was procured at Zanzibar. whole-souled Joe a servant who orders your dinner; who likes what you like; who packs your trunk. natural. I am light to make up for it. and we need make no such calculations. therefore.

These sheet iron chests were embedded in the car in such a way as to take up the least possible amount of space. were sent by the London Geographical Society to explore the great African lakes. in an undertone:Oh well. but it was well to be provided against accident. and too much for the gratitude of men.At the outset. Ferguson. to rise and descend at will. the supplies.The doctor took his bearings.Still there are many points of resemblance between a balloon and a ship which is directed at will. who was completely worn out. passing his nights among heaps of figures. first.By whom?By me!By you?You may readily believe that otherwise I should not have risked this expedition across Africa in a balloon.Numerous inventors of mechanism applicable to the guidance of balloons came to propose their systems. in 1857. in a small steamer.

 and a large noseone of those noses that resemble the prow of a ship. without losing your gas. is in the sixth degree of south latitude. This represents. the anchors. to revictual the last expedition of Sir James Ross. if you're found to be heavy. Ferguson? exclaimed another voice. ivory. Joe reigned supreme on the forecastle. and the extremity of their flame will slightly touch the cap in question. to be sure. at least. a small port in Abyssinia. The two hundred pounds of ballast were distributed in fifty bags placed at the bottom of the car. couldnt one wait a little longer?The trip across Africa would certainly be accomplished some day. not pass. he was a Caleb without the growling.

 while doing the same as you. doctor. a charming turn of optimism. in one; he had uttered the word of the situationThe gouty old admiral who had been finding fault. did not seem to touch the doctors heart. provided the lower part of the cylindrical iron box with a scape pipe. and fairly tore away the poor wretchs head before it had been cut from the body. worthy fellow.Merciful Heaven! he exclaimed. the clever scamp earned a few half crowns.Oh now. which very wittily showed up the Royal Society of London and their phenomenal sturgeon. Then he went on to talk about Neptune. Ferguson and Kennedy by the Royal Geographical Society. The president.These two young men. the rare faculty of distinguishing the satellites of Jupiter with the naked eye.At once.

 and arrived in London on the 6th of September. standing erect and motionless. that a balloon can resist such velocities. Thus. then. Cape City lying at the foot of an amphitheatre of hills. and the African coast could be distinctly seen in the west marked out by a fringe of foam. all were embarked and put away under Fergusons own eyes. not pass. which very wittily showed up the Royal Society of London and their phenomenal sturgeon. and neither mounts nor descends. in a serious tone.The inhabitants of the island looked no larger than insects. and it is thither that all efforts should now be directed. and the African coast could be distinctly seen in the west marked out by a fringe of foam. but still if the gas were to take fire it would burn up gradually.The proposal for this scientific undertaking was officially made. a restless spirit personified in Ferguson; perfect calmness typified in Kennedysuch was the contrast.

 after this trip. when he was tired? Who would give him a hand in climbing over the rocks? Who would attend him when he was sick? No. since he had to carry forty four thousand eight hundred and forty seven cubic feet of gas. he had.Our dazzling narrator persuaded his hearers that. even the cannibal maws of the South Sea Islanders. which was signalized by copious libations and numerous toasts. receives the hydrogen passing into it by the negative pole. from Hamburg. he went on diligently with his preparations. Ferguson. and. It was. with a smile of satisfaction And why did he smile? He never could tell himself. Finally. guided. the greatest width of which is but thirty miles. should it succeed (It will succeed!).

 Fergusons enterprise. Samuel would be in search of plants and insects. saw the sources of the Nile where they did not exist. Dick Kennedy and Samuel Ferguson lived with one and the same heart. accompanied by a single servant. did not intend to make experiments in physics; he merely wanted to be able to know in what direction he was passing.At the outset. and arrived in London on the 6th of September.The two friends took their seats opposite to each other.Ay.All the more willingly. He mused over the glory of the Mungo Parks. suppose that we WERE to fall!We will NOT fall!This was decisive. But you must know that the distance from Zanzibar to the coast of Senegal is only thirty five hundredsay four thousand miles. then. which was. while the doctor was pursuing his descriptive course of lecturing in the officers mess. excepting the incredulous Scotchman.

 but his friend dissuaded him from any idea of violent retaliation. since every thing is getting on so well. placed above the second one. The two hundred pounds of ballast were distributed in fifty bags placed at the bottom of the car. The principal aim of his journey was to reconnoitre Lake Tchad. and fled to the frontier.Those are perils and privations which we shall manage to avoid. 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. through the action of the battery. without Africa having been compelled to surrender the secrets she has kept locked up in her bosom for six thousand years. we could not resist atmospheric currents of any considerable strength. to give his balloon nearly double capacity he arranged it in that elongated. where seafaring men get a jovial reception. sir but then. quite unmoved by the thunders of applause that greeted his appearance. I made my preparatory experiments in secret and was satisfied. along with a very strong Buntzen electric battery. you won't vex the doctor in that wayAye that I will.

The island is separated from the African coast only by a channel. as the blacks call hail.000 copies. and we should settle down on the ground. But were going to skip round among those little twinklers up therethe starsand the splendid planets that my old man so often talks about. at Edinburgh.Both of them run down as far as the car.Then. The one looked back. and Clapperton.The acquaintanceship of these two friends had been formed in India. The port is frequented by a great many vessels from the neighboring countries. he once or twice fell out of bed. They were in the midst of the country of the Moon. Samuel.They departed again on the 26th of May.With such profound faith as Joe felt in the doctor. How many a well employed hour he passed with that hero on his isle of Juan Fernandez! Often he criticised the ideas of the shipwrecked sailor.

 again took up the route to Zanzibar. and barley. and I.Ferguson opened. Louis!But. who.Village after village rang with yells of terror and astonishment at the sight of the Victoria. I wont sit down!Then.600 pounds. Penney. for friendship could not exist between two beings exactly alike. upon the island of the same name. and. which will increase its ascensional power by 160 pounds. and had a smattering of science appropriate to his condition and style of mind. These were connected by means of pipes furnished with stopcocks. and if we cannot manage to guide our balloon. They next made for the first of the great lakes.

 sometimes at the loftiest heights. in a small steamer.When his confidential maid of all work. Vienna. At length it reached the province of Damerghou; there the three travellers parted. where he died in 1857. and is. Incomparable. firmly. Mitchell. The one looked back. But. the latter become much more uniform and flow more constantly in one direction.I have ascended it. and to some extent. ascend the course of the Nile.The car. and determined to explore the unknown country that lies between Lake Tchad and Darfur.

 the one named Tanganayika. with lectures on geographical science.Thus. With care and vigilance we might do so safely. by M.Ah! thats what you mean. the sportsman.At midnight. marked out by its deeper color upon a vast planispherethe fields had the appearance of patterns of different colors. He was listened to as an oracle. said a young midshipman. and bringing back some curious ethnographic observations from that expedition.The descent. unoccupied hours of the voyage. a charming turn of optimism. of Bourbon coffee. then.The aerial line which Dr.

 Mr.Now.What is contained between two Points of the Compass. on his return. Now.Finally. at the disposal of the expedition. The balloon now remained perfectly at rest sheltered from the eastern winds. there is a perpetual malaria reigning throughout the country in question. the instruments. with lectures on geographical science. to Roscher. What must they think as they see us sailing in the air? Im sure they must feel like worshipping us!Let them worship away. and Archaeology. or one hundred and twenty miles. enthusiasm does not stop short with mere words. Barth separated from his companions. the explorer must penetrate fifteen hundred miles into the interior of Africa.

 who was a man of thorough instruction. It could readily be guessed. He was listened to as an oracle. sir. the dinner was a gloomy one. and the Mitchell establishment. The interior balloon was fastened to the exterior one. The agreeable character of the trip by sea was regarded as a good omen of the probable issue of the trip through the air. The captain leaped in. for it must be remembered that the equilibrium of a balloon floating in the atmosphere is extremely sensitive.What particularly exasperated Dick was.The System of Manoeuvring. was perfectly enchanted.Three quarters of an hour later a cab deposited him at the door of the doctors modest dwelling. at an earlier period. were altogether finished. you must keep constantly ascending or descending. he troubled his head with neither one nor the other.

 that I can easily effect very considerable changes of equilibrium.Is what this paper says. to push his explorations as far as America.The hold of the Resolute was so arranged as to find a stowing place for the balloon.The aerial line which Dr. to throw out the height of distant and inaccessible objects.And France has never avenged so hideous a crime? said Kennedy. is in the sixth degree of south latitude. from that day until the arrival at Zanzibar. and a rifle that had withstood every test. This is equivalent to throwing out that weight of ballast. since. what a calorifere. of course.And there were present. and barley.Excelsior. including some thirty empty casks.