Year: 1863

| did not read il till / was out of the car, and


| cannot say that its index was not disturbed,
The account of the descent is equally inter-
| esting. Mr.. Glasher says


On descending, when the temperature rose
to II deg, it was remarked as warm, and at
"a deg, it was noted as very warm. The
| temperature then gradually ncre ased to SO l.
2 deg, on reaching the earth. 1t was remark


ed that the sand was quite warm to the hand


and steam issued from it when it was dis


charged. Six pigeons were taken up. One


was thrown out at the height of three miles,


1t extended its wings, and dropped as o piece


of paper. A second, at four miles, flew Wig


orously round, apparently taking a great dip


each time. A third was thrown out still high
er, and fell downward A fourth was thrown


out at four miles when we were descending.-


1t flew in circle, and shortly after alighted
on the top of the balloon The two remain
ing pigeons were brought down to the ground;
one was found to be dead, and the other "a
carrier) had attached to its neck q note It
would not, however, leave, and when jerked


off the finger returned to the band After
quarter of an hour it began to peck piece of
ribbon encircling its neck, and | then jerked
it off my finger, and it flew round two or three
times with vigor and finally toward Wolver-
hampton. Not one, however, had returned
there when l left, on the afternoon of the
9th.


1t would seem from this ascent that five
miles from the earth is very nearly the limit
of human existence 1t is possible, as the
effect of each high ascent upon myself has
been different, that on another occasion I
D1iuht bn ahIa tp rro hinhar op1 ~ ;c
that some persons may be able to exist with
less air and bear greater degree of cold
but still | think that prudence would say to
all, whenever the barometer reading falls as
low as ii inches, open the valve at once
the increased information to be obtained is
not commensurate with the increased risk.


During the ascent, Mr. Glaisher attempted
to take a photograph of the scene below,
which he described as being very beautiful,
but the immense velocity of the balloon during
the ascent rendered this impossible.


LIES AUTUMN.-Like the leaf, life has its
fading. We speak and think of it with sad.
ness, just as we think of the autumn season.
But there should be no sadness at the fading
of a life that has done we'll its work If we
rejoice at the event Of new life if we welcome
the coming of new pilgrim to the uncertain
ties of this worlds way, why should there be
so much gloom when all these uncertainties
are passed, and life at its waning wears the
glory of completed task. Beautiful as is
childhood in its freshness and innocence, its
beauty is that of untried life 1t is the beau
ty of premise, of spring, of the bud A
holier and rarer beauty is the beauty which the
waning life of faith and duty wears 1t is
the beauty of thing completed and as men
coming together to congratulate each other
when some great work has been achieved, and
see in its concluding nothing but gladness, SO
ought we to feel when setting sun filings back
its beams upon life shat has answered well


fes purpose. When the bud drops blghted,
and the mildew blasts the early grain, and
there goes all hope of the harvest,-one may
we'll be sad but when the rpened year sinks
amid its garniture of autumn flowers and
leaves, why should we regret or murmur p
And so life that is ready and waiting for the
" we'll DONE of God, whose latest virtues and
charities are it's noblest, should be driven
back to God n uncompainng reverence, We
rejoice eatth is capable of so much goodness,
and is permitted such virtue.