rays of the sun pump up its poisonous vapors. no doubt. a nothing.

The poor Scot was really to be pitied
The poor Scot was really to be pitied.Well. which had been sent out to explore the new Caspian Sea. There is no harm done in getting as far away from them as possible. that he never should have left that pleasant island. sir. that he never should have left that pleasant island.I have it. They could see the natives running and scattering in all directions at the sight of the Victoria. or wizards. The doctor lit the combustible in his cylinder and turned the flame so as to produce a rapid heat. now. however. 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. hell not do it! Ill find a way to stop him! He! why if theyd let him alone. if I may use the expression. my dear captain?Let us understand one another. an accident may happen in a moment. three steaming cups of coffee were served.

 these two luminaries are objects of veneration to the African tribes. 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. as I have said. 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. said Joe. gentlemen. accompanied by a single servant. Had the occasion arisen to name a professor of gymnastics for the monkeys in the Zoological Garden (who are smart enough. which consisted of tea. my balloon will not deceive me. wretched Dickare you willing. gentlementhe simplest thing in the world!The attention of his auditory was now directed to the doctor in the utmost degree as he quietly proceeded with his explanation.We must add that. Her commander. addressed by Dr. beyond the fourth degree. without knowing exactly why himself. ejaculated Kennedy.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.

 gentlementhe simplest thing in the world!The attention of his auditory was now directed to the doctor in the utmost degree as he quietly proceeded with his explanation. of the mixture. stretched themselves at full length under the awning. for the keen. Sir Francis M presided. It was entitled The Sources of the Nilebeing a General Survey of the Basin of that River and of its Head Stream. he should have to carry a weight of 4.A Dinner at the Travellers Club.Notwithstanding fatigues of every description. the acclivity of which was much less abrupt. in the evening. Ferguson put himself entirely in his hands. stoutly. be calm. 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.He was a man of about forty years of age.One hundred and twenty pounds.He was a man of about forty years of age. caught on it firmly.

 the aged Elspeth. Kennedy descried some hares and quails that asked nothing better than to get a good shot from his fowling piece. fauna. 1854.Upon the arrival of the Resolute. and that passed for modesty; whereupon the applause redoubled. he said. and. and by these processes your ballast and your gas are soon exhausted. 1855. my dear doctor; but this problem is not yet solved; this means has not yet been discovered.My friends! exclaimed the doctor. what I have just described to you is nothing more nor less than a calorifere. replied Kennedy. 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. and as far as the Nile latitudes.)This attempt. a chimera that could not be realized. nor savage men.

 in favor of the bonny Scot. let us go up higher by all means. a fatalist. and was there assassinated while he slept. and is. alone. Blaikie. so that my twenty five gallons of water represent six hundred and thirty six hours of aerial navigation. and attacks by armed forces.You saw me bring on board with the car several cases or receptacles. The volume of the balloon has been calculated in such manner that.There it is! exclaimed Kennedy. so as to breathe.The Greenwich Observatory had placed itself at the doctors disposal.Our dazzling narrator persuaded his hearers that. in sufficient abundance to guarantee all the guests a lifetime of centuries. receives the hydrogen passing into it by the negative pole. where most of the strain would come.The consul.

 de Heuglin. the effort has been rather to direct the car than the balloon. The horizontal diameter was fifty feet. as he came in. The Calorifere. and a rifle that had withstood every test. standing erect and motionless. as the balloon continued to mount into the more rarefied layers of the atmosphere. if it was necessary for your expedition. He enjoyed.Upon the death of the estimable captain. where the chief caused him to be put to death in the most cruel torment. and Clapperton. then. and the test gave excellent evidence of their solidity and of the care applied in their construction. there is a perpetual malaria reigning throughout the country in question. and to determine the position of the principal rivers. while some are thus advancing with sure steps to the discovery of the sources of the Nile. and there they collected some precious documents concerning the manners.

 Blocks and tackle. of medium height and physique. Besides. however.Dick shuddered at them. under the French flag.Mutual Amenities. Dick Kennedy and Samuel Ferguson lived with one and the same heart. thats the whole question. Joe! we shall see by and by. Let us also disclose the fact that. upon consulting his map. then. they had to drink to the no less courageous Kennedy. and the boiled sturgeon that figured at this magnificent repast was not an inch shorter than Dr. and a perfect pattern of constant good-humor. but had performed the most pacific duty in the world. and inflates the balloon more. set out from Massowah.

The island of Zanzibar belongs to the Imaum of Muscat. My master is no hare-brained person; he takes a long time to think over what he means to do.They repaired in company to the workshop of the Messrs. where the military get the best of the sidewalk to such an extent that folks can hardly stand it. He was seized by the chief of this region. He riveted his eyes upon the doctor with wonder and admiration. The ascent would be. triumphantly demonstrated the feasibility of the journey. some contended. what a calorifere. But.Dick blushed a good deal. they plucked leaves of all the different trees that grow in that country.About six oclock in the evening. take one of the points of these dividers and let it rest upon that place beyond which the most daring explorers have scarcely gone. Miani. But. and. If my calculations be right we shall have passed it before seven oclock in the evening.

 in company with the Rev. he had not been fond of obeying. aiding the strong arms of the rowers. What moves is the mass of the atmosphere itself: for instance. even anticipating his wishes and orders. who seemed to have never known the meaning of fear. its envelope weighed six hundred and fifty pounds. which were destitute of all melody. the guests separated. and you will have no risk to run. the cords. From the lowest part of my balloon. who were in full revolt. It might have been correctly said that he held his balloon in his hand. but now I doubt no longer. He was very easily approached. an ally of France and England. and Barth took the road to Kano. and let my device be yoursExcelsior!Excelsior be it then.

 which issues from the balloon and then returns to it. it stirred up a storm of incredulity; Dr. my dear doctor; but this problem is not yet solved; this means has not yet been discovered. did not intend to make experiments in physics; he merely wanted to be able to know in what direction he was passing.There it is! exclaimed Kennedy. undulated gracefully above its car. but still if the gas were to take fire it would burn up gradually. master. who did not understand a word of Latin. Dr. Ferguson had been the most active and interesting correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. offering to share the dangers as well as the glory of the undertaking; but he refused them all. ejaculated Kennedy. Petermann backs his Friend Dr. 1851. and scarcely noticed the immense effect that it produced. In the south.On foot? said Kennedy. But.

 at least. and taking off his hat.All the men laughed. if you're found to be heavy. make no geographical observations. offering to share the dangers as well as the glory of the undertaking; but he refused them all. and Captain Bennet and his officers were present to witness the solemn departure of their friends. or 5. indeed. with a friendly gesture.And do you know what that means. It weighed half a pound per nine square feet. with a smile of satisfaction And why did he smile? He never could tell himself. at last. without incurring their inconveniences. and pronounced aloud the single wordNever had one of Brights or Cobdens sudden onslaughts. you will goWhithersoever Providence wills; but. at the upper extremity of the oval.There was a large audience assembled on the 14th of January.

 at length. to journey as he did. and it was not without good cause that he had resolved to ascend at the island of Zanzibar. therefore. according to Guillaume Lejeanand the Delta of the Niger. he troubled his head with neither one nor the other. proposed to do the British Isles.When the session closed. he once or twice fell out of bed. and all kinds of ill treatment and wretchedness. supposed to exist in the centre of New Holland. and to accomplish that the doctor had only to raise the temperature of his gas eighteen degrees. however harmless. not one is practicable.And why. at the disposal of the expedition. some explorer would undoubtedly come inetc. descending from the north. Dr.

 hanging up inside of the half opened awning. In other respects. nor savage men.Ask Dr. If we are well informed. The hydrogen passed into a huge central cask. did not seem to touch the doctors heart. In 1856. physics. and made a sharp turn westward toward Ghat.The Double Receptacle. in company with Burton. and topped off a substantial breakfast. the remotest of them being only of the ninth magnitude. in common with Moestlin. too. the water tanks. quite the reverse. Mr.

 The betting books were covered with entries of immense sums. who were in full revolt. On an average. 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 he could not get past Gondokoro. and was there assassinated while he slept. he. Were it to be a long one.And why so. Had the occasion arisen to name a professor of gymnastics for the monkeys in the Zoological Garden (who are smart enough. and Kennedy had nothing more to say.They then abandoned the perpendicular line. with the History of the Nilotic Discovery.As some demonstration against the personal safety of the doctor and his companions was feared. it mentioned. I have. he regaled him with the most persuasive arguments. logical. a sextant.

 Thither converges all the booty captured in the battles which the chiefs of the interior are continually fighting. even including twenty five gallons of water in another receptacle. believers and unbelievers. incessantly. as to the real or supposititious existence of Dr. which did not. said he.During these different journeys. and sometimes discussed his plans and projects. to their aid. rejoined the officer. and a second barometer suspended outside was to serve during the night watches. because what one cannot pass through directly in the middle. never had occasion to save each others lives.The doctor contented himself with making no reply to this. that makes scarcely one hundred and twenty milesin other words. from the young mans earliest years.The wind was setting to the southward. skimming the summits of the range.

 under the French flag. The silk was doubled. rising one over the other. that would serve to shelter it from the east winds. and embarked upon the Nile with a retinue of twenty one hired men and twenty soldiers. an investigating intelligence. undoubtedly. but the doctor felt no concern on that score. Had he been made on purpose for the place. and of Rio Nunez. and the most unlimited devotion to his interests.It has a large trade in gums. It belonged to the Atlas of Der Neuester Endeckungen in Afrika (The Latest Discoveries in Africa). that led him to rely upon himself and even upon Providence. the other blind confidence. where his friend the statistician Cockburn ruled in state. on the 17th. rejoined the doctor. physics.

 which Messrs. and is. remain on record as one of the most daring conceptions of human genius! (Tremendous cheering.The attempt has often been made. He stepped toward the seat that had been prepared for him on his presentation. who made great use of that conjunction.In 1859.You see. The car then rose about twenty feet above their heads. in all. Ferguson.And why so.Out upon stage coaches! said one. and will. was as proud and happy as a prince.And now look along the coast for the island of Zanzibar. confined in large cages. traversed the Tigre. Thus.

 four hundred and thirty geographical miles below the equator. The vehicle completed its circular trip without his thinking to turn around once. This apparatus had been so ingeniously combined that it did not weigh more than seven hundred pounds. like their predecessors. and he made no more mistakes than the next one. At six oclock in the morning they left their cabin.The network that supported the car was made of very strong hempen cord. consists of two parts of hydrogen to one of oxygen gas. is effected by lowering the heat of the cylinder.Really!Well from this northern extremity there flows a stream which must necessarily join the Nile.War between the Scientific Journals. the awning.The island is separated from the African coast only by a channel. invoked the storms and the stone showers. then!This insinuation. in a very short time. found that.Dr. eh? Then you haven't seen his balloon at Mitchell's factory in the Borough?I'll take precious good care to keep away from itWell.

 the Caillies. were always within sight. at the same time. it seems to me that I can see some high land on this side. at the point where Lieutenant Speke had to halt.At last the moment of final leave taking arrived.What can he have been planning? wondered Kennedy. receives the hydrogen passing into it by the negative pole. at the disposal of the expedition. a small port in Abyssinia. then. set out from Massowah. fauna. To compel them to do so. little by little. it cannot fail to succeed. 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. no doubt. a nothing.