. St. Nicholas [serial] . f gas. The one he usedon the last Fourth of July, when he made theascension from Lowell, Massachusetts, heldeighty thousand cubic feet. The balloons ofolden times were made of silk, but now theyare made of cotton goods oiled. Are you never troubled to get gas enough ? was asked. Yes, he answered, both forquantity and quality. For these reasons I pre-fer making my own gas. We made the gas forthe ascension at Newburyport. We used sixthousand pounds of sulphuric acid, six thousand Some of the rocks and sand-bags were takenout of the basket, and the professor took a fewof
. St. Nicholas [serial] . f gas. The one he usedon the last Fourth of July, when he made theascension from Lowell, Massachusetts, heldeighty thousand cubic feet. The balloons ofolden times were made of silk, but now theyare made of cotton goods oiled. Are you never troubled to get gas enough ? was asked. Yes, he answered, both forquantity and quality. For these reasons I pre-fer making my own gas. We made the gas forthe ascension at Newburyport. We used sixthousand pounds of sulphuric acid, six thousand Some of the rocks and sand-bags were takenout of the basket, and the professor took a fewof the people, one by one, up with him in theballoon to a height of about a hundred he could do without using additional gas,as the wind took the balloon up as if it were ahuge kite, and stout arms pulled it down bymeans of the drag-rope. I am sure that none who ascended that daywill ever forget the magnificent view of oceanand inland, or ever cease to be grateful to Pro-fessor Blank for his kindness and the great balloon was steadily descending toward them.: pounds of iron, and the same amount of cost of filling this balloon is about onehundred dollars. Professor Blank told Susie and Winnie abouthis two young daughters, and how many timesthey had ascended with him. But at last mama said that her daughtersmust go to bed if they wanted to see the bal-loon in the morning. At about nine oclock on the next morninga crowd of people gathered on the hill to seeProfessor Blank start out in his balloon oncemore. And then, as the day was fine, he gaveto a fortunate few a rare treat, and one thatthey will consider a great event in their lives. Mama did not dare to let the children go up,for fear they would be frightened and fall; butthey were allowed to climb into the basket, andeven dear little baby, who was only ten weeksold, was put in, and was given a little swingwith some one holding the rope. At about half-past ten the remaining rocksand a few of the san
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