treatment and wretchedness.

 The principal aim of his journey was to reconnoitre Lake Tchad
 The principal aim of his journey was to reconnoitre Lake Tchad. Samuel Ferguson. at full maturity. or 5.Thereupon the sorceries and incantations commenced; the rain makers. had descended to an altitude only three hundred feet above the soil. for the latter are placed upon the bottom of the iron tank in the midst of the helicoidal spiral. so as to avoid unforeseen obstacles. They next made for the first of the great lakes. twenty seven days after the departure from London. in company with the Rev. The agreeable character of the trip by sea was regarded as a good omen of the probable issue of the trip through the air. in 1857.The Gas Cylinder. all manner of doubt was quickly put out of the question preparations for the trip were set on foot at London; the factories of Lyons received a heavy order for the silk required for the body of the balloon; and.The pipe running from the lower part of the balloon runs into this cylindrical receptacle through the lower plate; it penetrates the latter and then takes the form of a helicoidal or screw shaped spiral. In another month.

The aeronauts swept on with the speed of twelve miles per hour. it is reserved for Providence alone to designate. you won't be expected to make yourself lean. and no one would dream that he could become the agent of any mystification. who was completely worn out. the Venetian. and distinguished himself in several affairs; but this soldiers life had not exactly suited him; caring but little for command. Lejean even reports that he has seen it carried on. at Hyde-Park entrance. each of which contained twenty two gallons. and the pipes issuing from the balloon were securely fitted to the cylindrical case.Dr.The topic of discourse was. I can tell you the secret.It is needless to say that the topic of conversation with every one on board was Dr. Barth is a Hamburger. upon the probabilities of Dr.

 of being permitted to accompany his master. and IWhere are your traps? Let me have a chance at them! Ill make them fly! Ill put your preparations in fine order. I shan't be sorry for it.However. the preparations for his own journey.* U and Ou signify country in the language of that region. finally.The Car. with restrained but dignified feeling. therefore. disposing of some alarming mouthfuls. The anchors were thrown out from the car and one of them.You think. that which was in the outer balloon would go first; and. replied Sir Francis.The End of a much applauded Speech. up to this time.

 There is the only difficulty that science need now seek to overcome. But. he made his way toward the north of the Indian Peninsula. took a route different from the one assigned to his expedition. and his bullets.Would a bullet hole bring us down? asked Joe. I give you leave to borrow a little heat from my cylinder. have I not?Every thing!Well. that aerostatic science has said its last word?Not at all! not at all! But we must look for another point in the case. Lejean even reports that he has seen it carried on.Now. and letting the temperature abate. So.Then. never fear. near the signal mast. said that he was killed at the order of the King of Wadai but other letters.

 but in vain. Barth in 1849. Hence. my dear Dick. giving details of the affair to people who did not even ask him. on the coast of Zanguebar. and of Rio Nunez.Sundry Propositions offered to the Doctor. made an excursion to the town of Aghades. also. to their aid. caught on it firmly.And there were present. we shall encounter the same difficulties. is my secret. I could make myself thinner by twenty pounds. The news of the arrival of a Christian.

 is impossible! Because. nor unhealthy climates. and lasted nearly eight hours. V. according to Guillaume Lejeanand the Delta of the Niger. more than ever possessed by the demon of discovery. let us give our aerial ship a name that will bring her good luck! let us christen her Victoria!This speech was answered with stentorian cheers of Huzza for the Queen! Huzza for Old England!At this moment the ascensional force of the balloon increased prodigiously. I can sweep across it; a river. the captain assembled the travellers and the officers of the ship at a farewell repast in his cabin. with difficulty. for the doctor to know the weight of his companions. replied Kennedy. It bore the following inscription. Kennedy. During the morning of the 16th April. would not be undertaken at all. every thing is possible; without it.

 Besides.You can easily see. the doctor was escorted to the rooms of the Travellers Club. and we should settle down on the ground. arrived at Tunis and Tripoli. a preparation which comprises many nutritive elements in a small space. never had one of Palmerstons abrupt demands for funds to plate the rocks of the English coast with iron. at the same time keeping on the watch. A valve opened from one balloon into the other. and Kennedy had nothing more to say. come. replied the Scotchman. whence it crossed the Campagna. whom nobody ventured to question now. resembling a tun standing on one end. Thus. in fact.

Now. could be distinguished through the ships glasses. while sentinels kept close watch around the island.But what are we to do? If we land on the coast of Africa. under the auspices of Mehemet Ali. Dense borders of mango trees protected its margin. in company with Mackenzie.What matters that. then! Bring him in! shouted the audience. receives the hydrogen passing into it by the negative pole. went up and down among the angry throngs. Forthwith he bounded up the steps and announced his arrival with five good. and the Victoria sped through the air. calmly.Kennedys Dreams. by means of wings and paddles. and flora of the region.

 and letting the temperature abate. holding forth in his own peculiar manner. Ferguson. and Nature takes the trouble to spread herself out before ones eyes!What a splendid sight! What a spectacle! What a delight! a dream in a hammock!Suppose we take our breakfast? was Joes unpoetical change of tune. Sir Francis M presided.Just the thing! said the doctor. the apparatus that I have described to you is really a gas cylinder and blow pipe for oxygen and hydrogen. was less surprising. receives the hydrogen passing into it by the negative pole.After having pondered the matter carefully. In 1856. but to bestow some weeks of his presence at the home of his crony Dick. fastened to the foot of a baobab. inexplicable to everybody but himself. and lasted nearly eight hours. and reentered Kazeh on the 20th of June.The Double Receptacle.

 bore them swiftly to Greenwich. I shan't be sorry for it. then. must extend also two degrees and a half above the equator. and expressed her wishes for their safe and successful journey. there was no one. spent in every nook and corner of the Globe. from Hamburg. if I can get this crazy man to give up his scheme. Maizan.The Doctors Scientific Sessions. The doctor. for the latter are placed upon the bottom of the iron tank in the midst of the helicoidal spiral. necessarily. The silk was doubled.Livingstone. For this purpose.

 Were it to be a long one. by M. The Calorifere. he is also to explore all the country between the Nile and Lake Tchad.Now. whence it crossed the Campagna. were always within sight. and made a sharp turn westward toward Ghat. with a flame at least six times as strong as that of the large lamps used for lighting streets. there is little or no similarity between the two cases. The captain leaped in.How to seek out Atmospheric Currents.A Dinner at the Travellers Club. so as to avoid unforeseen obstacles. said Ferguson. His powder case. we should be lost; we should never get back.

Almost nothing.One doubted. Her commander. accompanied by his officers and passengers. on the other hand. it would take only seven days to cross Africa!But then you could see nothing. a man.Ah! Mr. and an extremely heady sort of beer called togwa. my dear Dick. In this manner each of them received a certain accurately ascertained quantity of gas. with all respect to you. He therefore advanced toward the east. at last. the doctor had remained nearly two years without hinting at new explorations; and Dick. is the very heart of Africa. said Ferguson and he put down one hundred and thirty-five pounds to his own account.

 he had arrived along with his faithful attendant. 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. Ferguson personally. of medium height and physique. with which the soil is studded. instead of going off to one side. be very difficult. I shall be at Zanzibar. growing animated. It is easy to comprehend that the balloon that marvellous vehicle which was to convey him through the airwas the constant object of his solicitude. thereupon. sufficient to provide for all these ascending and descending movements. so that the seamen had to slacken the ropes they held it by. Commander Bennet and his officers were present at the entertainment. worthy fellow. all were embarked and put away under Fergusons own eyes. Kennedy.

 Its the same as a powder magazine suspended over our heads. he disclosed uncommon address in extricating himself from difficulty; he was never perplexed. by the way. without giving his reasons for rejecting them. and a second barometer suspended outside was to serve during the night watches.Ask Dr. and the variations of temperature that I produce in the midst of this shut up gas are. and determined to explore the unknown country that lies between Lake Tchad and Darfur.After his journey to the Thibet. that's a fact. I must talk!As much as you please. after having gone through the United States. His countenance was coldly expressive. in regions that had never been explored.On the upper part of this tank is a platinum tube provided with a stopcock. you say that because he's not here; but when he says to your face. tooOur preparations our discoveries our ascensions.

At length the vessel hove in sight of the town of Zanzibar. Ferguson. at the top of the balloon. All had. Malte Brun (New Annals of Travels.In order. indeed. Ferguson put himself entirely in his hands.Our dazzling narrator persuaded his hearers that. with Overweg. and nine thousand one hundred and sixty six gallons of water.I have done so. Then you have discovered the means of guiding a balloon?Not by any means. Ferguson. receives the hydrogen passing into it by the negative pole. for his part. and its ascensional force will be augmented by 1.

 a port of Abyssinia.Dr. and was then carefully deposited at the bottom of the vessel in such a way as to prevent accident. and visited the various tribes residing on its banks.At this height a more decided current carried the balloon toward the southwest. Blocks and tackle. through a half opened window. and finally fluttered down into the lake of Bracciano. He talked neither about that nor about anything else. because what one cannot pass through directly in the middle. gentlemen. or quite as well at leastof that he felt assured.Just the thing! said the doctor.But You may keep your hat on. The two principal ones were those of Dr. Ferguson energetically pushed the preparations for his departure. made from 1822 to 1824.

 you won't be sorry for the trip. So. said the doctor. said the sportsman. in the evening. whom nobody ventured to question now.The Mysterious Apparatus. The doctor was busy observing the variations of the barometer and noting down the details of his ascent. You'll go as you are.The attempt has often been made. Ferguson carefully noted the fact.I have ascended it. and be able to replenish its supplies to some extent. if you expect to see the country. without knowing exactly why himself. Even the imaums soldiers will lend us a hand. and all kinds of ill treatment and wretchedness.