been operating with such precision, and so safely, as to justly excite the ad- miration of those who have it in charge, as well as of those who take part in its ascensions. These results have been attained by M. Giffard only by the extreme care which he | During the has taken to thoroughly test the… … only of interest in connection balloon, therefore, would be with balloon construction, for able to increase more than one it is destined to render great quarter in volume before the service in the art of rope material of which it is com- making, which has hitherto posed gave way to the press- been…
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