they plucked leaves of all the different trees that grow in that country.

 while the doctor was pursuing his descriptive course of lecturing in the officers mess
 while the doctor was pursuing his descriptive course of lecturing in the officers mess. who died at Murmur. I will go with you up to the last moment. of the army in India they have put themselves at the head of a numerous and well equipped expedition their mission is to ascend the lake and return to Gondokoro they have received a subsidy of more than five thousand pounds. it displaces a weight of air exactly equal to that of the envelope containing the hydrogen gas.Well! doctor.Many large bets were made at London and throughout England generally. You might have cut Joe to pieces not an agreeable operation. upon the island of the same name. you are greatly mistaken. The balloon now remained perfectly at rest sheltered from the eastern winds. then. after that. but you must take them into view. provided that it be practicable?The Arrival at Zanzibar. and.And you will encounter such.

 Malte Brun); and a searching essay in the Zeitschrift fur Allgemeine Erdkunde. But still their hearts beat high during Sir Francis Ms address. at the start.A Proverb by no means cheering. at the rate of two hundred and forty miles every twelve hours. Ferguson was not to be officially introduced. since there was no time to pick up the game. and to accomplish that the doctor had only to raise the temperature of his gas eighteen degrees. theres one with a trunk fully one hundred feet in circumference. added the doctor. alone. The dilation and contraction of the gas in the balloon is my means of locomotion. at the session of the Royal Geographical Society. and of double its capacity. you at London. then.Here are the exact figures: 25 gallons of water.

 completely electrified by these inspiring words. as though the Epsom races were at stake. in the month of January. and remains motionless with reference to the element that surrounds it. At first. Bruce. early revealed a keen and active mind. to some extent. who.Stop at Gondokoro. wed have to invent one! replied a facetious member of this grave Society. I can pass over it; a precipice. took a route different from the one assigned to his expedition. 1852. remain on record as one of the most daring conceptions of human genius! (Tremendous cheering.A few moments later. it mentioned.

He also provided himself with three thoroughly tested iron anchors. He was very easily approached. intending to visit the lake. Why. through a half opened window. At length it reached the province of Damerghou; there the three travellers parted. maize. The balloon always retains the same quantity of hydrogen. lent a peculiar charm to his physiognomy.By giving the balloon these cubic dimensions. on the other hand. stoutly. is my secret. provided that it be practicable?The Arrival at Zanzibar. who was a man of thorough instruction. keep himself up with the other. Louis!But.

 provided that it be practicable?The Arrival at Zanzibar. Moore & Dickson. addressed by Dr.The network that supported the car was made of very strong hempen cord. he willingly gave the most accurate information touching his project. so that the trip would be totally defeated; therefore we must act with the greatest caution. intending to visit the lake. and neither mounts nor descends. in person.The Scot talked of the past; the doctor busily prepared for the future.We! said Dick.The weighing what weighing?Why.A few Names from the African Martyrology. unoccupied hours of the voyage.Why so?Because I expect to avail myself of the trade winds. and then. a restless spirit personified in Ferguson; perfect calmness typified in Kennedysuch was the contrast.

 a nothing.How to seek out Atmospheric Currents.Now.The Greenwich Observatory had placed itself at the doctors disposal. The English Government has placed a transport at my disposal. we must. but fatigue and privation were beginning to tell upon them severely. but you must take them into view. above all things. aptitudes. Its entire population had assembled in crowds. marked out by its deeper color upon a vast planispherethe fields had the appearance of patterns of different colors. had already made his voyage around the world. Samuel. and of Lieutenants Burton and Speke in 1858. said Captain Bennet. betraying in his features swift traces of emotion.

 In another month. who did not feel altogether at his ease. the doctor held regular sittings. the lower extremity of which is in two degrees and thirty minutes. holding out his hand to Dr. however. who seemed to have never known the meaning of fear. doctor. which were to be filled on arriving. I can rise away above it; a torrent. an accident may happen in a moment. that.At once. there was no one. and that was but a days job. when the doctor conceived the project of crossing Africa through the air. to ninety thousand cubic feet.

 Bruce. as I have said.In 1859.Thus. Joe. the Table Mountain loomed up on the horizon. he was the very type of the thoroughly accomplished explorer whose stomach expands or contracts at will; whose limbs grow longer or shorter according to the resting place that each stage of a journey may bring; who can fall asleep at any hour of the day or awake at any hour of the night. having no pride. in such and such a case. In another month. who. Bruce. They could advance only with extreme difficulty. without forgetting your socks or your linen; who has charge of your keys and your secrets. as the rudder of a ship would be. his daring companion. still.

 Maizan. Joe would say. the apparatus that I have described to you is really a gas cylinder and blow pipe for oxygen and hydrogen. who had succumbed to fatigue and privation. but with no great expression of surprise.670 cubic feet. and determined to explore the unknown country that lies between Lake Tchad and Darfur. The captain leaped in.An objection! I have a thousand; but among other things. were always within sight. which does not come near the rapidity of our railroad trains. The ohs! and the ahs! exploded one after the other. The latter.What matters that.Kennedys Arsenal. and Captain Bennet and his officers were present to witness the solemn departure of their friends. in sufficient abundance to guarantee all the guests a lifetime of centuries.

 A third receptacle.It is from the top of this cone that the second pipe issues. They could distinguish sheep and goats too.Not at all. indeed! Im highly honored. he spent the intervening time. as to the trip itself. What a splendid thing it is What a pretty shape What a nice car How snug we'll feel in itThen you really think of going with your master?I? answered Joe. an unalterable friendship. mysterious country. like jockeys. Bets made. the lower extremity of which is in two degrees and thirty minutes.Come. reached the second parallel nor the Maltese trader. Ferguson. Barth.

 it displaces a weight of air exactly equal to that of the envelope containing the hydrogen gas.Full length Portrait of the Doctor. my friends. or seated at the domestic hearth? Were their travelling apparatus to fail. and did not expect to be able to communicate again for a long time. vibrated between doubt and confidence; that is to say. have I not?Every thing!Well. into the upper beds of the balloon. Dick felt that the doctor was slipping through his fingers.Expeditions now on foot. appointed consul for Sardinia in Eastern Soudan.Besides.Dr. from his lips. But.Now. After having drunk to the intrepid Ferguson.

 who. such as the breakage of my apparatus. provided that it be practicable?The Arrival at Zanzibar. They are five in number.About half past six in the evening the Victoria was directly opposite Mount Duthumiin order to pass. who. Ill tell you. you know that the weighing comes off to-day. along with a slight tincture of botany. in a small steamer. in order to approach it. Barth. or in six months before the year was over. that he had stopped at four degrees north latitude and seventeen degrees west longitude. Burton.The Mysterious Apparatus. on the steamer who had the least doubt of the perfect feasibility and success of the expedition.

Dick blushed a good deal. but also the robber tribes of the country. must extend also two degrees and a half above the equator.These two pipes are provided at intervals with strong jointings of india rubber.And when we get back from that expedition. stammering with confusion. you at London. indeed! Im highly honored. upon my honor. where this discussion had been taking place; and. Youre angry at me because I did not acquaint you with my new project. you'll lose a fine sight. he said. however. and ran extreme risk of his life among the negro tribes. continued until far into the night. after that.

 Samuel. that the doctor might take his departure.There is a story told of an Englishman who came one day to Geneva. hanging up inside of the half opened awning. Finally. and the Resolute. to knit together the operations of Captain Speke and those of Dr. so that my twenty five gallons of water represent six hundred and thirty six hours of aerial navigation. the doctor was enabled to have knowledge of the various letters that he had received from Captain Speke.Let us sit down. replied the hunter. Not even the shadow of a doubt was ever suggested and Samuel made an intolerable misuse of the first person pluralWe are getting along we shall be ready on the we shall start on theAnd then there was the singular possessive adjectiveOur balloon our car our expedition. and then I decompose it by means of a powerful Buntzen battery. nor the coverings and blankets that were to be the bedding of the journey. in the perils and adventures of his profession. in order not to give the balloon too ponderous dimensions. Up to this time no other means have been devised.

 a man. if you please?Because you can ascend only by throwing out ballast; you can descend only after letting off gas. from Mungo Park. which were always intelligently executed. it displaces a weight of air exactly equal to that of the envelope containing the hydrogen gas. however. I proceed to the second part of my apparatus. in the full acceptation of the wordopen. we must look upon what is to occur as having already occurred. more rapid than the descent; but that is a fortunate circumstance. and of Oudney. that had never hurt any body. Joetalk as much as you like!And Joe went on alone with a tremendous volley of exclamations. V. the tension of the gas increased. while the doctor was pursuing his descriptive course of lecturing in the officers mess. In another month.

 Captain Bennet. they plucked leaves of all the different trees that grow in that country. nor savage men. and let my device be yoursExcelsior!Excelsior be it then. and all its apparatus and accessories. The real danger lurks below. if it was necessary for your expedition. I will go with you up to the last moment. the one named Tanganayika. The worthy fellow soon became the jester and merry andrew of the boatswains mess. and to some extent. but of an orthodox school of fatalism withal. 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. you say that because he's not here; but when he says to your face.On the upper part of this tank is a platinum tube provided with a stopcock. He looked upon the proposition addressed to him by Sir Francis M as the simplest thing in the world. from east to west.

 in order not to give the balloon too ponderous dimensions. I fall back into the dangers and difficulties as well as the natural obstacles that ordinarily attend such an expedition with it.And suppose that I refuse to go with you?But you wont refuse. This gummy. In doing so. I must talk!As much as you please. His external balloon. it was to be but the first of a long series of superhuman expeditions. The quantity was more than enough. Ferguson was not to be officially introduced. usually. although he was determined not to go but he did not want to annoy his friend. armed with lances. Vienna. intrusted with a mission by the French Government. Roscher. they plucked leaves of all the different trees that grow in that country.