The Bookshelf for boys and girls: Nature and Outdoor Life (1912)
University Society, New York · New York. : University Society · leaf 35
G ABOUT IN THE SKY. wings from various kinds of feathers and at-tempted to fly from the walls of Stirling Castle,in Scotland, to the shores of France. Of coursethis attempt was a failure, which he attributed tothe presence of chicken feathers in the fabric ofhis wings,, saying that these feathers… … L_ . - I THE GAUDILY DECORATED BALLOON OF THE MONTGOL- FIER BROTHERS AND THE ONE USED BY BLANCHARD. Note the parachute on this one as a safeguard in case of the collapse of the balloon ; also the wings for protection. Next came the ridiculous idea of bringing downa bag full of the thin ethereal…
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