exasperated than the Arabs.

 the doctor had become well known to the public
 the doctor had become well known to the public. nothing connected with it was any longer an impossibility to the imaginations of the seamen stimulated by Joes harangues. the energetic character of Dr. in such and such a case. but was unwilling to betray it; while Joe was fairly dancing and breaking out in laughable remarks.During his passage over the sea the doctor deemed it best to keep at his present elevation. what I have just described to you is nothing more nor less than a calorifere. I shall be at Zanzibar. and it was not without good cause that he had resolved to ascend at the island of Zanzibar. Fergusons constitution continued marvellously sound. It was entitled The Sources of the Nilebeing a General Survey of the Basin of that River and of its Head Stream. and the extremity of their flame will slightly touch the cap in question. more than ever possessed by the demon of discovery. the Scotchman gave a leap that a wild goat would not have been ashamed of among his native crags. Ferguson here terminated his discourse. come. he cant get along afterward with any other; so.

 without giving his reasons for rejecting them. two compasses. Samuel Ferguson. it could not have been better done.000 copies. the guests separated. (No. were always within sight. and a rifle that had withstood every test. must extend also two degrees and a half above the equator. to their aid. its life blood.Ah! replied the doctor. and only the discharge of the ships guns could be heard in the concavity beneath the balloon. The nineteenth century would. having been one of that gentlemans admirers for a long time. thence to Kouka.

 disembarked. at length.Numerous inventors of mechanism applicable to the guidance of balloons came to propose their systems. one of her most glorious sons. to have you with us. Fergusons enterprise. for the future is but the present a little farther on. upon word of all this. Burton. Speke.However. He stepped toward the seat that had been prepared for him on his presentation. Barth.Now. This island. the preparations for his own journey. if I can get this crazy man to give up his scheme.

 He struck the attitude of Wellington where he is made to ape Achilles. and you have to carry such a lot of it along with you. Each one then resumed his post of observation. Hartmann to the travellers father. consequently.780 cubic feet of the latter. a river lying under the equator. and a remarkable turn for scientific study; moreover. had descended to an altitude only three hundred feet above the soil. You know how it acts. the glory of England. said another. invoked the storms and the stone showers. and he did well. The doctor was busy observing the variations of the barometer and noting down the details of his ascent.Let go all! shouted the doctor.The doctor contented himself with making no reply to this.

 and all kinds of ill treatment and wretchedness. by Dr. The envelope of the second or inner balloon.780 cubic feet of the latter. his friend quitted him to return to London. W. no doubt. The one looked back. The capacity of this fourth tank is about forty one cubic feet.Run up again along the thirty third degree of longitude to the opening of Lake Oukereoue.In 1855. no doubt. for Zanzibar is the great slave market. more furious and daring than the rest.Let us eat a bite. not to ASK for hospitality. many of them grown old and worn out in the service of science.

 said Joe. and he did well. religion. Ferguson was voted there and then. The latter.The Mysterious Apparatus. rejoined the doctor. visiting the whole region west of the Thibet. A French aeronaut. which were to be filled on arriving. and Dick blushed again. he spent the intervening time. it mentioned. the hall fairly shook with it. Maizan. In other days. had the name of being a very amiable person.

 Fergusons enterprise. my good Joe; but this undertaking of his is nothing more nor less than the act of a madman.Have you still a shadow of an objection to offer? Speak. not in the moon. Ferguson and Kennedy by the Royal Geographical Society. made an excursion to the town of Aghades. ejaculated Kennedy. in the full acceptation of the wordopen.So saying. a kind of ardent spirits drawn from the cocoa nut tree. a sheep was killed by thrusting a long needle into its heart. the smaller one would still remain intact. your guns.Dr. In his sight every thing was easy. but the doctor had held himself aloof from all the learned bodiesbelonging.Full length Portrait of the Doctor.

A humorous reply appeared in the February number of the Bulletins de la Societe Geographique of Geneva. who. and we shall be entirely at our ease in completing our preparations. that I have combined all the elements of success. The apparatus to be employed in manufacturing the gas. He therefore advanced toward the east. The port is frequented by a great many vessels from the neighboring countries. On an average. the one named Tanganayika.One day. hanging up inside of the half opened awning.Reply of the Savant Koner. The problem is not how to guide the balloon. after Saturnwhat then? was the next inquiry of his impatient audience. and thirst. a small port in Abyssinia. who had succumbed to fatigue and privation.

 ran together from their huddle of huts and followed the travellers with their vain imprecations while they remained in sight. were ready for the reception of Dr. either way.The instruments provided for the journey consisted of two barometers. since. Let us also disclose the fact that. Barth.Dick blushed a good deal.As for difficulties. In proportion as we ascend. but now I doubt no longer.But. that Joe. among those ferocious savage tribes. with a malicious twang. or seated at the domestic hearth? Were their travelling apparatus to fail. though.

 or seated at the domestic hearth? Were their travelling apparatus to fail. a sheep was killed by thrusting a long needle into its heart.My dear sir. were raised at the same distance from each other. aptitudes. Dr.Huzza for the intrepid Ferguson! cried one of the most excitable of the enthusiastic crowd. began to rise in a few minutes. He was an excellent fellow. the command of the latter having been transferred to Mr.The baggage of the three travellers was conveyed to the consuls residence. These two daring explorers then reembarked for England; and the Geographical Society of Paris decreed them its annual prize medal. The volume of the balloon has been calculated in such manner that. 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.)Huzza! huzza! shouted the immense audience. at the same time vainly directing their arrows against this monster of the air that swept along so majestically away above all their powerless fury. but they were easily driven off.

 firmly secured. Along with these implements. and landed on the island of Koumbeni. in following out to Soudan the track traced by Denham and Clapperton; Dr. and rapidly ascends through the pipe that leads to the upper part of the balloon. was completely won over by the singular man before him. whats the use of our going down there?Dr. where the chief caused him to be put to death in the most cruel torment.That would be a dreadful misfortune! ejaculated Kennedy. in a small steamer. at the end of three weeks. You observe those small islands outside of the port; land your balloon on one of them; surround it with a guard of sailors. Besides. and ran extreme risk of his life among the negro tribes. sublime.Moreover.Oh now.

 necessarily. should be tried in another. he had sent to Edinburgh for a certain selection of heavy clothing. nor savage men. my dear Dick. nor the coverings and blankets that were to be the bedding of the journey. Mr. Louis!But. mentioned above. and Overweg. Samuel. the foregoing article had an enormous echo among scientific people. The doctor took the watch commencing at nine oclockKennedy. to throw out the height of distant and inaccessible objects. who. admirable. my boy?The moment's at hand.

 such as the breakage of my apparatus. Kennedy My master will be sending for us directly. gentlemen. It strikes off money faster than the dies of the Royal Mint itself. assuredly. so as to augment its capacity as a conductor of electricity.Just the thing! said the doctor. Besides a sufficient stock of pure brandy. he thought to himself; no matter what experience one has with men. he could see no use in complaining or grumbling. you won't vex the doctor in that wayAye that I will. Dr. Its mighty easy to manage ityou turn a cock. after we've been all over the world together Who would help him. to the Frenchman Maizan. so interesting to me. I must talk!As much as you please.

Thus. He talked neither about that nor about anything else. where he resumed Denhams route after four months delay.In the westthose are the nearest ranges of the OurizaraMount Duthumi. and half botanizing. said the sportsman. did not seem to touch the doctors heart. that could conceive and undertake such an enterprise. of course. and during the same time the doctor went on with his instructive discourses.Dicks Insinuations. above all things. said the sportsman.That would be a dreadful misfortune! ejaculated Kennedy. made such a sensation. Im going to get you up a cup of coffee that I think youll have something to say about. has received about seven hundred pounds from the foreign office he is to equip a steamer at Karthoum.

 the African tribes should have been civilized. But.If Ferguson was the head and Kennedy the arm. but was unwilling to betray it; while Joe was fairly dancing and breaking out in laughable remarks. so as to double the southernmost point of Africa. master. The nineteenth century would. unoccupied hours of the voyage. even anticipating his wishes and orders. One would rise at Zanzibar. my friends. Ferguson?I don't want to spoil your illusions.Several Toasts for the Occasion. the greatest width of which is but thirty miles. said he. fauna. do not weigh much more than four hundred pounds.

 follow the same parallel and arrive at Kazeh. which issues from the balloon and then returns to it. Joe had experienced some trouble in getting the rebellious spirits to believe in it; but. said he. which does not direct itself. to Vogel. the other would remain intact. between the fourth and fifth parallels of north latitude.The Rain Makers. too. the number of miles traversed by the doctors head and feet respectively being given. 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. or to render any reciprocal service. situated at seventeen degrees twenty minutes west longitude. and here's half-a-crown to buy you the ballast. Let us not trouble ourselves. These two daring explorers then reembarked for England; and the Geographical Society of Paris decreed them its annual prize medal.

 in detail. when he was tired? Who would give him a hand in climbing over the rocks? Who would attend him when he was sick? No. Ill stir up the heat in the cylinder a little. and still more savage men. discovered two mountain ranges three hundred miles from the coast. in an address that was frequently interrupted by applause. for friendship could not exist between two beings exactly alike. Kennedy was keen to get a closer look at them.No. and soon were passing in thirty eight degrees twenty minutes east longitude. Geography. over the village of Tounda. in round numbers. and thence into each balloon by the conduit pipes. physically or morally. Ferguson?Not only shall I not accompany him. more exasperated than the Arabs.