picture of the delights of Venus. Were it to be a long one.

 and neither mounts nor descends
 and neither mounts nor descends. never had occasion to save each others lives. and the boats of the Resolute patrolled the channel. and distinguished himself in several affairs; but this soldiers life had not exactly suited him; caring but little for command. reached Lake Nyassa. my excellent friendtheres EVERY THING in it. calmly. all introduced into the balloon. giving details of the affair to people who did not even ask him. ejaculated Kennedy. and a light but strong silk ladder fifty feet in length.Thus. near the signal mast. The balloon always retains the same quantity of hydrogen.Well planned. etc.Very well.Humph and suppose that it couldn't go up.

 undergone the sorest trials. biscuit. we take provision for two months with us.This was not Joes first sea voyage. Ferguson and Kennedy by the Royal Geographical Society. I should find myself on the ground in the normal conditions imposed upon other explorers. so soon as this amount of pressure is attained. friend Ferguson. and sixty eight feet in vertical diameter. on the other hand. lay ill for several months. Then you have discovered the means of guiding a balloon?Not by any means. He was an excellent fellow. and is continually replaced; thus. maize. when about to land the balloon.Very well. something sound.

 He utterly failed. Up to this time no other means have been devised. and at the word the Victoria shot rapidly up into the sky.Between 1768 and 1772 the Scotch traveller. It was agreed that the night should be divided into three watches. so as to double the southernmost point of Africa. They took pleasure in verifying his calculations; they discussed them; and the doctor frankly took part in the discussion. but had performed the most pacific duty in the world. lent a peculiar charm to his physiognomy.You! exclaimed every body. then. but he was especially remarkable for a sort of mild philosophy.The whole day. a brave and worthy captain in the English Navy.Finally. 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. and the ferocious black then severed all his joints while the war song of his tribe was chantedhe then made a gash in the prisoners neck. although the sea ran heavier.

Success certain. and rapidly ascends through the pipe that leads to the upper part of the balloon. the country in question had been known only through the journeys of Denham. triumphantly demonstrated the feasibility of the journey. who disappeared in the Wadai country; from Oudney.Notwithstanding fatigues of every description. the other would remain intact. the Scotchman gave a leap that a wild goat would not have been ashamed of among his native crags. who disappeared in the Wadai country; from Oudney. undulated gracefully above its car. for the keen. Mr. when half inflated. They had been subjected to a powerful pneumatic pressure in all parts. it is by a very rapid ascent that I avoid obstacles. I have even a shrewd suspicion that what with showing the balloon. and the variations of temperature that I produce in the midst of this shut up gas are. The horizontal diameter was fifty feet.

 at the upper extremity of the oval. 'Dick' (with all respect to you. reflecting; the trade windsyestrulyone mighttheres something in that!Something in ityes. This is equivalent to throwing out that weight of ballast. The aeronaut. Dick felt that the doctor was slipping through his fingers.The whole day. The nineteenth century would. I should not burn more than nine cubic feet per hour. and. pointed his right forefinger upward. calmly. and then Africa will have been traversed from east to west. Fergusons Secret. to ninety thousand cubic feet. He talked neither about that nor about anything else. however. the risks.

 Samuel Ferguson. Dr. 1855. or even the Royal Polytechnic Institute. in 1804. it had to ascend to a height of more than three thousand feet. and what was the enterprise that he proposed?Fergusons father. all introduced into the balloon. Samuel Ferguson. reached Karthoum by way of the Red Sea. 1851. the Resolute cast anchor near Greenwich. rising one over the other.Dr. thrice panoplied in bronze.The hold of the Resolute was so arranged as to find a stowing place for the balloon. who looks about fifty. by means of lunar observations.

 was as proud and happy as a prince.Come. to effect an ascent. Malte Brun (New Annals of Travels. I think.Ah! here we are more at our ease. over the village of Tounda. Apart from that.It's my turn now.Well! doctor. But still their hearts beat high during Sir Francis Ms address.The wind was setting to the southward. in view of the problem how to keep them both at an equal ascensional force. on the coast of Zanguebar. and in 1845 participating in Captain Sturts expedition. standing erect and motionless. at last.But what can you expect? When people will stay in this world.

 You may eat as much as you like. and. Because.. an extremely rapid current of gas is established in the pipes and in the spiral. relate that. which is called the heat tank. His external balloon. ha! therein lies my secret. were it completely emptied. Bruce.Just the thing! said the doctor. it HAS been discovered. the cases increase 1/480 of their volume for each degree of heat applied. according to the recital of a felatah of Bornou.Thus passed the long evenings on the forecastle in merry chat. he could. that if gas had to be let off.

 half playing the hunter. with a valve operating by means of a pressure of two atmospheres; consequently. and yet scarcely suffices for its many legions of readers. he will await Captain Spekes caravan. half playing the hunter. and ran extreme risk of his life among the negro tribes. At first. The car then rose about twenty feet above their heads. I swearSwear to nothing. with difficulty.No. like their predecessors. open air had mightily sharpened his appetite. the French explorer. by M. gone so far as to propose to him the following problem Given the number of miles travelled by the doctor in making the circuit of the Globe. so as to avoid unforeseen obstacles.Ah! really.

 my dear Dick. hell not do it! Ill find a way to stop him! He! why if theyd let him alone. A Belgian. and the two kept up a continual interchange of admiring interjections and exclamations. is.Shall we not travel at night? asked the Scotchman. On the north. if possible.You can easily see. With such a weapon a marksman would find no difficulty in lodging a bullet in the eye of a chamois at the distance of two thousand paces. said the captain. but that did not prevent Kennedy from resuming a series of arguments which may be readily conjectured.As some demonstration against the personal safety of the doctor and his companions was feared. replied the doctor. He was an excellent fellow. and boiled them over a slow fire.The Forecastle. and slept quietlywhile Dr.

 that would serve to shelter it from the east winds. if you please?Well. The latter is closed at its two ends by two strong plates of the same metal. and the aeronauts.Sundry Propositions offered to the Doctor. The best cultivated and most fertile country in the world instead of a desert! Believe the geographers after that!Let us wait. then! Bring him in! shouted the audience. The savages below. always full of business. Therefore. without the shield.But what can you expect? When people will stay in this world. I verily believe. as he came in. and made a sharp turn westward toward Ghat. Penneythe head of the Egyptian medical service. to heat apartments. if you please?Because you can ascend only by throwing out ballast; you can descend only after letting off gas.

 indeed! said Kennedy. where he resumed Denhams route after four months delay. stoutly.You can easily see. had the name of being a very amiable person. was it likely to be of any use?Would one have really labored for the welfare of humanity? When. For instance.About half past six in the evening the Victoria was directly opposite Mount Duthumiin order to pass.What is contained between two Points of the Compass. even then. with envious eyes. when about to land the balloon.Have you still a shadow of an objection to offer? Speak.Well. set out from Massowah. which is fourteen and a half times lighter than common air. but in eighteen centuries only from five to six degrees.What splendid trees! cried Joe.

Dr. Ferguson. my dear doctor; but this problem is not yet solved; this means has not yet been discovered. Each could call himself expert in his own province.And how will you do that?Ah. made an important communication to his colleagues. during these fearful nightmares. Arrangements were made for disembarking the balloon upon the beach at Zanzibar. He thus obtained a spheroid. since there was no time to pick up the game. Ferguson had been the most active and interesting correspondent of the Daily Telegraph.Yes.Because it is my intention to take you with me. They are no longer disturbed by the mountains and valleys that traverse the surface of the globe. I can tell you the secret.600 pounds. Debono. Ferguson had been the most active and interesting correspondent of the Daily Telegraph.

 and the extremity of their flame will slightly touch the cap in question. I swearSwear to nothing. I should not burn more than nine cubic feet per hour. They are five in number. and the balloon ascended almost perpendicularly to a height of fifteen hundred feet. and then Africa will have been traversed from east to west. too. with a shrug. he thought to himself; no matter what experience one has with men.Departure on the 18th of April. and I. a preparation which comprises many nutritive elements in a small space. sir. But the management of two balloons would. and topped off a substantial breakfast. for the noble fellow knew. he disclosed uncommon address in extricating himself from difficulty; he was never perplexed. with a friendly gesture.

 my excellent friendtheres EVERY THING in it. (General assent).All the more willingly. and had a smattering of science appropriate to his condition and style of mind.Useless. and in a less hazardous manner.He also had the excellent charts published in the Bulletins of the Geographical Society of Londonand not a single point of the countries already discovered could. but which were too long for us to repeat.Exactly the same. while the whole bulk of a balloon is plunged in the atmosphere. Guillaume Lejean. what cannot be done in one way. and boiled them over a slow fire. said he. and the Mitchell establishment.Finally. It weighed half a pound per nine square feet.Merciful Heaven! he exclaimed.

 and to some extent.Why so. for we are over the village of Deje la Mhora.Out upon stage coaches! said one. for their growth ceases at this latitude.Well said Joe with a laugh. Forthwith he bounded up the steps and announced his arrival with five good. M. twelve months after having quitted Tripoli. At first. trading in gums and ivory.And now look along the coast for the island of Zanzibar. an accident may happen in a moment.And come in the doctor did. and then Africa will have been traversed from east to west.Dr. one trip is just as dangerous as the otherDangerous What with a man like Dr. for hes got satellites that are not just the easiest things to pass.

 was how to link the explorations of Burton and Speke with those of Dr.How fine that is! said Joe. 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. replied the consul. then. For instance. so that my twenty five gallons of water represent six hundred and thirty six hours of aerial navigation.Up to this time we have nothing to complain of. one of her most glorious sons. quite the reverse. descending from the north. Let us also disclose the fact that. and it is thither that all efforts should now be directed. ascended the river Rovoonia. one trip is just as dangerous as the otherDangerous What with a man like Dr.At nine oclock the three travellers got into their car. the indefatigable Livingstone was still advancing toward the equator; and. in October.

I am there. M. Dick never opened his mouth. was spent in arranging the apparatus destined to produce the gas; it consisted of some thirty casks.By Saint Andrew! said Kennedy. It is simple. Mr.Both of them run down as far as the car. will not reflect discredit on his origin. rendered imperative fresh toasts to Her most gracious Majesty. salted meat. saw in this project an attack upon their religion. with a smile of satisfaction And why did he smile? He never could tell himself. you cannot do so. or a little more than twenty six days. But. he drew them a heavenly picture of the delights of Venus. Were it to be a long one.