Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-09-09

ing a pamphlet with me--'Pouillet Muller
Lehrbach der Physic and Mctcorologie' when
had on the cover very fine print, aud when
could not read with the naked oye on the sur
face Of the earth, ! could here. without glass
os. read with facility. My ears were ior
awhile just the reverse, but they too became
more steady in the course Of half an hour I;
the base of my brain suffered a little pain all
the while. 1t must have been caused 10y the
removal Of atmospheric pressure MY eyes
would thus become more convex. can ac-
count for Il in no other way.
These persistent nimbus clouds, standing
apparently, in a circular form, without motion
or alteration, puzzles my comprehension
Neither increase nor diminution accompanied
them. Nature had taken a rest over Grand
Prairie, and pavlioned it with garment OF
the most brilliant costume that reflected and
rofractod light could invest it with Behind
this great belt Of cloud pyramids there ap-
peared an ashen-colored ring or outer belt
seen between the pyramidical pillars and to
the East only, there appeared sheet OF IN
clined status clouds.
Could the great prairie have anything to do
with this; | mover saw its like before IN so
1iriking and characteristic form. ! have
seen the nimbus often in groups, but they
were always changing both in place and
shape, as well as in dissolution and compost
/ tion but in this, as stated above, the whole
mass was stationary
Above hero there was not the slightest
manifestation of ozone Tho paper kept its
unaltorod white color. My nose suffered very
much from its membranes becoming parched
/ and although the atmosphere was cold, being
/ at j3 in the shade, and the barometer at 8
/ there appeared 20 be something, present OF
bscnt. that produced in my system the pho
nomcnon of fever. Ny lips were swollen anc
parched, my nosh was all unwrinkled, smooti
and filed out under the skin like youths
There appeared TO be stagnation in tho
atmosphere. and the impression was inevita
bly, forced upon me that nature had an atmos
pheric circulation necessary to its proper or
der. as the animal system had Of blood nee
essary to its healthfuness. Withall, fell
intensely happy somewhat like one under th'
influence Of dose of nitrous oxide gas.
Finding the Jupiter now intensely distend
cd, by warning that always draws the at
tention Of the pronaut to an observation o
bis balloon--that is, the network suddenl'
clipping. a little from where it is too taut t'
whore it is too loose This action at so grea
a height, where all is silence most profound
causes a noise like distant thunder. Look
ing down to the earth through the vast chasm
of the clouds, | discovered by the aid of m.
compass that was sailing due East. Thu
the upper Eastern current was attained at
barametrica height, being my last bar. ob
seryation, of l7.6-being nearly three mile
altitude.
Having only about so pounds Of sand bal
last left, and knowing that this would no
suffice for a whole nights sail, as the cool
ness of the air upon the setting Of the SUI
would alone require nearly all to compensat
the condensation Of the gas in consequence,
concluded to make a landing.