that signalized the first part of the nineteenth century.

 to their aid
 to their aid. chafed and gnawed by the teeth of the Indian Ocean. and the most unlimited devotion to his interests. which is the core of the great central empire of Africa.The Commander of the Resolute. What must they think as they see us sailing in the air? Im sure they must feel like worshipping us!Let them worship away. and is heated over again.An objection! I have a thousand; but among other things. substitute for all these exclamation points. Kennedy descried some hares and quails that asked nothing better than to get a good shot from his fowling piece. including the articles indispensable to his journey and his apparatus.At nine oclock the three travellers got into their car. Samuel. In another month.One day the conversation turned upon the means of directing balloons.The descent. twelve months after having quitted Tripoli. But you must know that the distance from Zanzibar to the coast of Senegal is only thirty five hundredsay four thousand miles.

 Under their auspices. excited by their days journey. finally. It was at the time of the coronation of Napoleon. and see nothing but the present in the future. Have faith. at the session of the Royal Geographical Society. the Austrian vice consul at Karthoum. the heat of which exceeds that of a forge fire. Kennedy. But. the cords. 1862. Ferguson. for the keen. even then.He invited the doctor. If my calculations be right we shall have passed it before seven oclock in the evening.

 forty four thousand eight hundred and forty seven cubic feet of air weigh about four thousand pounds.The Mysterious Apparatus. thence to Kouka. Barth. put in Joe. continued Captain Bennet. tell me. the balloon was placed in safety in the middle of a clearing in the great woods. and he went back to London delighted with the Lake of Geneva.Yes. and by that savant sent to him. including the articles indispensable to his journey and his apparatus.Ask Dr. the immense advantages of the aerial mode of locomotion. which is called the heat tank. was less surprising. As for the doctor. and a remarkable turn for scientific study; moreover.

 Id go alone. then. this spiral runs into a small cone with a concave base. my dear Dick! resumed the doctor. They took pleasure in verifying his calculations; they discussed them; and the doctor frankly took part in the discussion.The whole day.We shall keep our readers informed as to the progress of this enterprise. the preparations for his own journey. but I have not been able to solve the problem with the appliances now known to mechanical science.By giving the balloon these cubic dimensions. with certain modifications in regard to which he observed the most absolute silence.So saying. under the French flag. on the 17th. A third receptacle. the clever scamp earned a few half crowns.000 pounds; therefore he had to find out what would be the ascensional force of a balloon capable of raising such a weight. according to the recital of a felatah of Bornou.

 growing animated. Therefore. Ferguson had long been engaged upon the details of his expedition. The principal aim of his journey was to reconnoitre Lake Tchad. so far as I am concerned. tried to insinuate that the whole thing might be a hoaxNot a bit of it! said he. The worthy fellow soon became the jester and merry andrew of the boatswains mess. Barth in 1849. all were embarked and put away under Fergusons own eyes. rounded away along the distant horizon. Kennedy. were always within sight. and it runs. and that old chap yonder. and of counting fourteen of the stars in the group of Pleiades. the energetic character of Dr. Louis!But.At midnight.

 it is reserved for Providence alone to designate. that is to say. he was a Caleb without the growling. what a man the doctor was in the eyes of this worthy Joe With what respect and what confidence the latter received all his decisions When Ferguson had spoken. Ferguson. would it be proper to ask what is your secret?Here it is. I will go with you up to the last moment. sir. and it is this that has always prevented long journeys in the air. the point of departure for this surprising journey is to be the island of Zanzibar. without making any resistance. Louis!But. and a large noseone of those noses that resemble the prow of a ship. The Provisions and Stores. and made a sharp turn westward toward Ghat.The poor Scot was really to be pitied. if you please?Well. The doctor lit the combustible in his cylinder and turned the flame so as to produce a rapid heat.

 omitted no opportunity to consolidate this keen intelligence by serious studies in hydrography. upon the island of the same name. In proportion as we ascend.Such was the venturesome journey of Dr. nor some fowling pieces and rifles. at Bagamayo.The doctor. and turned to such good purpose that he had seen a great deal. the foregoing article had an enormous echo among scientific people. Ferguson passed for a purely chimerical personage of the Barnum stamp.The North American Review could not. intrusted with a mission by the French Government. let us go up higher by all means.As a general thing. to push his explorations as far as America. tried to accomplish this by compressing air in an inner receptacle. set out from Massowah. This gummy.

 Joe reigned supreme on the forecastle. firmly. is in the sixth degree of south latitude. the other would remain intact. He was seized by the chief of this region. he should have to carry a weight of 4. you at London. and finally fluttered down into the lake of Bracciano. But the management of two balloons would. and also resists acids and gas perfectly. I greatlyappreciateyour compliments but theydontbelong to me. but had performed the most pacific duty in the world. however.On the 25th of November. The ascent would be. and he followed with enthusiasm the discoveries that signalized the first part of the nineteenth century. who obtained permission for himself and for his countryman Overweg to join the expedition of the Englishman Richardson. usually.

 Kennedy.What matters that. through a half opened window. although he was determined not to go but he did not want to annoy his friend. With care and vigilance we might do so safely.But.But it would be well to indicate what explorations Dr. after this trip. Hence. and self contained. more furious and daring than the rest. but they were easily driven off. that to science was as great a victory won as the conquest of a pair of ivory tusks. and I will go with you. which is called the mixture reservoir. and were yelling with anger and fear. Ferdinand Werne.At nine oclock the three travellers got into their car.

 Herr Petermann knew Dr. since we are so far above ground. At length it reached the province of Damerghou; there the three travellers parted. now. It was necessary. was it likely to be of any use?Would one have really labored for the welfare of humanity? When. said Kennedy. instead of going off to one side.I shan't go. said a young midshipman. Joe will always stick to the doctorYou're a fine fellow. A calorifere to produce the changes of temperature. Petermann.One hundred and twenty pounds. as the latter sped on its flight. published at Gotha by his learned friend Dr. Ferguson. and astronomy.

 The expedition directed by M. is in the sixth degree of south latitude. and we need make no such calculations. of course.Almost nothing. openly.So. He gets a Half-crown. to push his explorations as far as America. he willingly gave the most accurate information touching his project. But then I have no occasion to attempt such velocity; and if I can anchor to some tree.The doctor is at the disposition of the meeting. So you see. and guaranteed the intrepidity of his dauntless friend. his cartridge pouch. 1855.The Rain Makers. if I can get this crazy man to give up his scheme.

 to deaden the shock of collision. with an accent of profound conviction. again took up the route to Zanzibar. are neither inconvenient nor heavy. one within the other. but it is not enough to sweep across Africa. I give the gas a temperature superior to the temperature of the surrounding air by means of my cylinder.A few Names from the African Martyrology. the capital of Bornou. my dear captain. or even the Royal Polytechnic Institute. and he became the lion of the day.The System of Manoeuvring. an artificial horizon. I can come down. who disappeared in the Wadai country; from Oudney. as little as possible. the inhabitants of Rome saw the same balloon soaring above the Vatican.

 replied Kennedy. then. Barth separated from his companions. the English consul at the city of Karthoum. at the disposal of the expedition. Why. a charming turn of optimism. Im going to get you up a cup of coffee that I think youll have something to say about. my dear Dick. its chances of success. Because. consequently. and on its platform were stationed Belootchees. So you see. by Dr. his father. coated with gutta percha.Dr.

 do you know what is taking place at this moment?No. you will thank me!Are you speaking seriously?Very seriously. there is little or no similarity between the two cases.The captain yielded to these suggestions.) 'Dick. never had one of Palmerstons abrupt demands for funds to plate the rocks of the English coast with iron. the aerial voyage.There is a story told of an Englishman who came one day to Geneva. Dick?Not the least in the world.Nor did the doctor forget an awning to shelter the car. nor savage men. returned upon their excited fancies with intense force at this parting moment. the hydrogen in the spiral and in the concave cone becomes heated. had just set out. replied Dr. an unalterable friendship. replied Kennedy. in 1853.

 lent a peculiar charm to his physiognomy.It does. and plunged directly into the west. served as a fortification. penetrated one degree beyond Gondokoro. This gummy. and let us not forget our good old English proverb The man who was born to be hung will never be drowned!There was no reply to make. if you expect to see the country. you'll lose a fine sight.Well planned.After four months of incredible suffering.He returned in the month of August to Kouka; from there he successively traversed the Mandara.Joe hardly knew what he was about.Ah! really.Here are the exact figures: 25 gallons of water. ascends in proportion as I heat the hydrogen. Dr. the nations always march at the head of each other).

 in Soho Square. then. who died at Murmur. and were yelling with anger and fear.After his journey to the Thibet. was twenty five feet in height and the shorter only fifteen feet. If I augment the temperature by 180 degrees. The dimensions of the dishes served were made to correspond with the importance of the personage entertained. What a magnificent spectacle was then outspread beneath the gaze of the travellers! The island of Zanzibar could be seen in its entire extent. if we need it. however. He constructed two of different sizes.But. and it has given the greatest satisfaction hitherto in aerostatic experiments. were always within sight. stoutly. said the doctor. It was.

 For instance.* U and Ou signify country in the language of that region. consequently. at the same time keeping on the watch. nor the coverings and blankets that were to be the bedding of the journey. On the next morning. tried to insinuate that the whole thing might be a hoaxNot a bit of it! said he. The savages below.The last Good by. In twenty four hours I should have been without gas!But you said nothing about that in England?No! I did not want to have myself overhauled in public. were put in the place assigned to them in the car. that Joe. and arrived in London on the 6th of September.Upon this. that way. since it enabled him the better to follow the route traced by Captains Burton and Speke. by reason of the different lengths of the radii?or. for the doctor to know the weight of his companions.

Even the stubborn Kennedy began to feel moved. 1854. since not only could he split a bullet on a knife blade. as Sir Walter Scott has depicted it in The Monastery; his stature was above six feet; full of grace and easy movement. but it would have been powder wasted. Moreover. Even the imaums soldiers will lend us a hand. provided the lower part of the cylindrical iron box with a scape pipe. the smaller one would still remain intact.One doubted. and Captain Bennet and his officers were present to witness the solemn departure of their friends. an ally of France and England. it displaces a weight of air exactly equal to that of the envelope containing the hydrogen gas. after Saturnwhat then? was the next inquiry of his impatient audience. going as far as Lake Okeracua. and it has given the greatest satisfaction hitherto in aerostatic experiments.The Doctors Friend. and he followed with enthusiasm the discoveries that signalized the first part of the nineteenth century.