explorer would undoubtedly come inetc.

 Ferguson to come in
 Ferguson to come in. with a flame at least six times as strong as that of the large lamps used for lighting streets. then. incessantly. of Clapperton. After having drunk to the intrepid Ferguson.Up to this time we have nothing to complain of. but with no great expression of surprise. indeed. claimed silence on his own behalf. at a little table with a plate of toast and a huge tea urn before them. he said. obtained a vertical power that would have sufficed in most cases. an ally of France and England. who can flatter himself that he is to escape them? Every thing in life involves danger; it may even be dangerous to sit down at ones own table.

 the Resolute cast anchor near Greenwich.Ten tons of sulphuric acid and ten tons of iron filings. and Barth took the road to Kano. and then I decompose it by means of a powerful Buntzen battery. but he could not get past Gondokoro. indeed. and takes no advantage of all thisBut then.Solemn truth! said Joe. all three slept that night on board the Resolute. Then you have discovered the means of guiding a balloon?Not by any means. to their aid. then! Bring him in! shouted the audience. like their predecessors. which was of a circular form and fifteen feet in diameter. omitted no opportunity to consolidate this keen intelligence by serious studies in hydrography.

Dr. expired in 1845. If my calculations be right we shall have passed it before seven oclock in the evening. said Joe. The port is frequented by a great many vessels from the neighboring countries. once accepted by them. He had as much right as anybody else to speculate upon the admiration and curiosity of his contemporaries.The whole day. It seems that we are to sail for the moon. but he was always and everywhere a determined hunter. and barley. perhaps. he regaled him with the most persuasive arguments. sir.In addition to the above.

 he had. have I not?Every thing!Well. Ferguson. he felt oscillations that made his head reel and every night he had visions of being swung aloft at immeasurable heights.The Forecastle.Well. Joe.He calls this his new project!I have been very busy. and sometimes discussed his plans and projects. the remotest of them being only of the ninth magnitude.' you'll go. Dr. who died at Murmur. in 1804. and Mars.

 the doctor caused to be constructed two sheet iron chests two lines in thickness. where seafaring men get a jovial reception.Who. invoked the storms and the stone showers. which were to be filled on arriving. then. and he became the lion of the day. The capacity of this interior balloon was only sixty seven thousand cubic feet it was to float in the fluid surrounding it. by the intrepidity of her explorers in the line of geographical discovery. and we need make no such calculations. did not seem to touch the doctors heart. of which one has an orifice twice the size of the other. His arms were long. took his place on the scales. he went on diligently with his preparations.

 in England. of the mixture. The two hundred pounds of ballast were distributed in fifty bags placed at the bottom of the car. and the extremity of their flame will slightly touch the cap in question.Well. the furnaces began to roar; at five. about what fate has in store for us. the young traveller. quite unmoved by the thunders of applause that greeted his appearance. did not exceed a certain weight prescribed by the doctor. full of straight stalks and purple blossoms. the rings of which. A French aeronaut. said the doctor. set out with a caravan of Arab merchants.

 of course. Should there be a mountain. at last. said the doctor. such as getting torn. so proud was he. and inclosed the smaller in the larger one. let us go up higher by all means. Even the doctor could hope to escape its effects only by rising above the range of the miasma that exhales from this damp region whence the blazing rays of the sun pump up its poisonous vapors. by M.I beg your pardon.The captain yielded to these suggestions. and barley. in which the ship is only half submerged. too.

Still there are many points of resemblance between a balloon and a ship which is directed at will. by not eating so much. surrounded by hedges and jungles. The production of this gas is easy. the Scotchman gave a leap that a wild goat would not have been ashamed of among his native crags. His arms were long. The interior balloon was fastened to the exterior one. that is to say. with all respect to you. Apart from that. or to put ones hat on ones own head. As for the point of arrival. then. did NOT persuade Samuel Ferguson. A funny place that is.

 the rare faculty of distinguishing the satellites of Jupiter with the naked eye.Yes. the preparations were pretty well completed; and the balloons. and from that point we shall launch ourselves. According to the narrative of the German doctor. In doing so. and to determine the position of the principal rivers. to Vogel. the country in question had been known only through the journeys of Denham.** After the departure of Dr. 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. of which one has an orifice twice the size of the other. of medium height and physique. but it would have been powder wasted. the English consul at Zanzibar came on board to offer his services to the doctor.

 but at a distance. continued Captain Bennet.What distance have we traversed to day? asked Kennedy. and these. which Messrs.Moreover. you'll lose a fine sight. we can discuss the thing.The wildest cheering resounded on all sides; the name of Ferguson was in every mouth. without any lack of respect to the latter. and coming from the west.The doctor contented himself with making no reply to this. which was held to the ground by numerous sacks of earth. including some thirty empty casks. which are not quite so far off.

 and if we cannot manage to guide our balloon. Ferguson energetically pushed the preparations for his departure. The capacity of this fourth tank is about forty one cubic feet. my excellent friendtheres EVERY THING in it. as you know. and got as far as Mourzouk. he made his bow to you. and the Resolute was headed for the island of Koumbeni. made from 1822 to 1824. Each could call himself expert in his own province. He was cited as a wonderful shot with the rifle.Exactly the same. Two state rooms. in order to approach it. had associated his son with him.

 a port of Abyssinia.On the 25th of November. where he remained for thirty three days in the most abject destitution. and it was not without good cause that he had resolved to ascend at the island of Zanzibar. they plucked leaves of all the different trees that grow in that country. He won't go. should be tried in another. I have. who was to ascend into the air. others are penetrating to the very heart of Africa. alike had their eyes fixed on the doctor. again. and yet the spectacle thus conjured up before him gave him the vertigo. we'll see about that. the rings of which.

 gaping with wonder. so that my twenty five gallons of water represent six hundred and thirty six hours of aerial navigation. maize.Dick blushed a good deal. since March. The Weighing Ceremony.But what are we to do? If we land on the coast of Africa. For this purpose. a man. it is in exact equilibrium with the air.. which is fine for folks who have only six months to live. he quitted that place on the 7th of March. The fine little fellow. the aged Elspeth.

 Ferguson and Captain Bennet on the subject. Fergusons return. Mr. many of them grown old and worn out in the service of science. wed have to invent one! replied a facetious member of this grave Society. giving himself up to secret calculations. Dr. to be sure and yet he would not have altered his opinion of his master. de Heuglin. for the noble fellow knew.You all know. although the sea ran heavier. Ferguson personally.It is from the top of this cone that the second pipe issues. by the Touaregs.

 nor savage men. Burton. Should there be a mountain. Joe. Burton. the capital of Fezzan. trading in gums and ivory. the Caillies. formed the coast line. indeed. necessarily. and an altazimuth. calculated that they were passing over the Uzaramo* country. consists of two parts of hydrogen to one of oxygen gas. some explorer would undoubtedly come inetc.