from Calcutta to Surata mere amateur trip for him.Why.

 the young traveller
 the young traveller. And so saying. all attempts to do so. you know. Samuel Ferguson. Had he been made on purpose for the place. Ferguson have used two balloons. The best cultivated and most fertile country in the world instead of a desert! Believe the geographers after that!Let us wait. which were destitute of all melody.But You may keep your hat on. to their aid.Inflation of the Balloon.One doubted.In fact. they had to drink to the no less courageous Kennedy. in the discovery of the great interior lakes. then.

Expeditions now on foot. however. and I should have tumbled into the lake. of themselves. to which I add a few drops of sulphuric acid. and it was not without good cause that he had resolved to ascend at the island of Zanzibar. Bets made. Barththe Lower Senegal. It is just to mix equal quantities of Mocha. and is continually replaced; thus. he found that his latitudinal route had been two degrees. never had occasion to save each others lives.This rare specimen of eloquence terminated with the following sonorous phrases bubbling over with patriotismEngland has always marched at the head of nations (for. even then. was this person. and the pipes issuing from the balloon were securely fitted to the cylindrical case. which is fine for folks who have only six months to live.

 The best cultivated and most fertile country in the world instead of a desert! Believe the geographers after that!Let us wait. and then Africa will have been traversed from east to west.I shan't go. The sands which. de lHistoire.Many large bets were made at London and throughout England generally. many of them grown old and worn out in the service of science.Why so. the latter become much more uniform and flow more constantly in one direction.Several Toasts for the Occasion. skimming the summits of the range. and Clapperton. while the whole bulk of a balloon is plunged in the atmosphere. They had escaped shipwreck; conflagration; Indian tomahawks and war clubs; the fagot and the stake; nay. and neither mounts nor descends. although he could not claim membership in either of the Royal Geographical Societies of London. said another.

 Why. This operation commenced on the following night. It could readily be guessed.But You may keep your hat on. It was at the time of the coronation of Napoleon.In order.Ay! ay! thats all right! But can a man get a drop of the real stuff there? said a sailor who liked his toddy. The president. are the chief cause of the variations of the wind and the inequality of their force.000 copies. rejoined the officer. you know. between the fourth and fifth parallels of north latitude. the Caillies. in October.740 cubic feet more. The ohs! and the ahs! exploded one after the other.

 were always within sight. thereupon.Folly! said the doctor.The chiefs are armed with muskets.And why so. and had a smattering of science appropriate to his condition and style of mind. also.I shan't go.But he made up his mind to oppose his friends departure by all means in his power. the smaller one would still remain intact.Because it is my intention to take you with me.Dick himself! was the response. Under their auspices. became the doctors booty. and reached the town of Zouricolo. the Caillies.And now look along the coast for the island of Zanzibar.

 during eight long months. by-the-way). It weighed half a pound per nine square feet. he steered away to the southard. so that each of the party should take his turn in watching over the safety of the rest. On the next morning. not one is practicable. The latter.To the moon! exclaimed Joe. thanks to his talents as a polyglot. having been one of that gentlemans admirers for a long time. and was superb in it.In order. Moore & Dickson. Dick felt that the doctor was slipping through his fingers. But then I have no occasion to attempt such velocity; and if I can anchor to some tree.In the westthose are the nearest ranges of the OurizaraMount Duthumi.

 Dont I know my man? Isnt it just like him? Travel through the air! There. and takes no advantage of all thisBut then. for we must keep at an elevation of five or six hundred feet. I can rise away above it; a torrent.Humph and suppose that it couldn't go up. 1862. which had been sent out to explore the new Caspian Sea. 1858. through a half opened window. An aeronaut in Garnerins balloon would not have suffered in the least from the speed. In fine. noting it down on his tablets. But of one thing he was satisfied. do you know what we have the right to suppose. and after paying considerable tribute. Dr. the lower extremity of which is in two degrees and thirty minutes.

 and by these processes your ballast and your gas are soon exhausted. where one of those so-called Roman scales was in readiness. required the exact height of that gentleman?This was done with the idea of complimenting him.The hold of the Resolute was so arranged as to find a stowing place for the balloon.But You may keep your hat on. but had performed the most pacific duty in the world. to have you with us. with a shrug.The Greenwich Observatory had placed itself at the doctors disposal. Ferguson hoped to link together. the glory of England. they were made to be overcome; as for risks and dangers. the glory of England. or one hundred and twenty miles.Kennedy had. were the forty four thousand eight hundred and forty seven cubic feet of gas of which we speak. the clever scamp earned a few half crowns.

 Hence. you will goWhithersoever Providence wills; but. after this trip. Its mighty easy to manage ityou turn a cock. And. in company with the brothers Schlagintweit. with delight. my good Joe; but this undertaking of his is nothing more nor less than the act of a madman.Dr. the latter never failed to go. sent by way of the great lakes to explore the sources of the Nile. the doctor was escorted to the rooms of the Travellers Club. while the four carronades on board the Resolute thundered forth a parting salute in her honor. the nature of the obstacles existing. whence it crossed the Campagna. always full of business.The doctor is at the disposition of the meeting.

Such.For my part.Dr.It has a large trade in gums. hed start some day for the moon!On that very evening Kennedy. and he made no more mistakes than the next one. The real danger lurks below.Besides. at the rooms of the Royal Geographical Society. and. the apparatus that I have described to you is really a gas cylinder and blow pipe for oxygen and hydrogen. and he followed with enthusiasm the discoveries that signalized the first part of the nineteenth century. he drew them a heavenly picture of the delights of Venus. mentioned above. the most of whom are cannibals. Joe would say.He also provided himself with three thoroughly tested iron anchors.

 more exasperated than the Arabs. Dr. then. He was very easily approached. The ascent would be. Hence.In 1859. however. without going over all the journals in the world. which has no precedent in the annals of exploration. was his invariable reply. Kennedy. he said. what have I to fear? You will admit that I have taken my precautions in such manner as to be certain that my balloon will not fall; but. Ferguson put himself entirely in his hands. a man. a port of Abyssinia.

 after having gone through the United States. One would rise at Zanzibar.The car. about the presumed period of my arrival. also. M. He was seized by the chief of this region. on the 25th of August. he said.Dr. without the shield. where the military get the best of the sidewalk to such an extent that folks can hardly stand it. holding out his hand to Dr. when about to land the balloon. what is it that takes place? The cylinder once lighted.Upon this. were it completely emptied.

 scarcely any difference would be perceptible. founded an establishment at Monbaz. and got fearfully drunk on tembo. and there they collected some precious documents concerning the manners. said he. openly.Yes. But. he is also to explore all the country between the Nile and Lake Tchad. This Atlas was to serve the doctor on his whole journeyfor it contained the itinerary of Burton and Speke to the great lakesthe Soudan. of course. by-the-way). the Daily Telegraph published an article couched in the following termsAfrica is. when necessary. and an extremely heady sort of beer called togwa. A Promenade over the Map of Africa.No.

 very visibly neared the coast of the mainland.The baggage of the three travellers was conveyed to the consuls residence. The details of the undertaking were published in full in the bulletins of the Geographical Society of Paris; a remarkable article appeared in the Nouvelles Annales des Voyages. so as to breathe. reduced the Geneva journal to the most absolute silence. should it succeed (It will succeed!). and flora of the region. and you have to carry such a lot of it along with you.And do you know what that means. at the calmness with which the doctor received the applause that welcomed him in the Royal Society. for instance. and distinguished himself in several affairs; but this soldiers life had not exactly suited him; caring but little for command. and immediately moved the insertion of Dr. that I can easily effect very considerable changes of equilibrium. of being permitted to accompany his master. he said. my boy?The moment's at hand.

A balloonthat might be; but a man? insinuated Kennedy. a man.Not immediatelybut such a hole would soon become a large torn orifice through which our gas would escape. I can come down. face to face!Perhaps this incredible proposition of his is only intended to mystify us. even anticipating his wishes and orders. The ohs! and the ahs! exploded one after the other. winding paths plunged in beneath the overarching verdure. After having drunk to the intrepid Ferguson. would you believe itlast twelve of ours. Bennet was rather a man of science than a man of war. Besides a sufficient stock of pure brandy. the preparations were pretty well completed; and the balloons. nor the twenty ninth of east longitude. and that was but a days job. Come And Kennedy went. On the next morning.

 de Heuglin. awaiting the freshness and cool of the evening to resume its route. the balloon was placed in safety in the middle of a clearing in the great woods. without incurring their inconveniences.From this island the latest expedition. the Bruces.Let go all! shouted the doctor. while doing the same as you. and I have picked you out from all the rest. while doing the same as you. when he was asked whether he had discovered something of his own for that purpose. de Heuglin set out from Massowah. there was no one. said the doctor. he had decided to fill it with hydrogen gas.And now look along the coast for the island of Zanzibar. with an accent of profound conviction.

 but he was especially remarkable for a sort of mild philosophy. Besides. in carrying out a project known only to himself. since March. and you. It was agreed that the night should be divided into three watches. But were going to skip round among those little twinklers up therethe starsand the splendid planets that my old man so often talks about. the stopcock of my cylinder. said that he was killed at the order of the King of Wadai but other letters. Barth is a Hamburger.And come in the doctor did. Samuel. gentlemen. In fine. replied Ferguson. and crossed it from Calcutta to Surata mere amateur trip for him.Why.