Lunardi, balloon, bonnet.

AN ENDOCRINE NEUROSIS An exquisite example of an endocrine neurosis, that is a disorder of nerves and brain dependent upon an upset of the equilibrium between the internal secretions due to a trying experience, was furnished recently by the reactions of three naval officers lost in the snow wilds of Canada through a balloon adventure.

The three officers started out late one fine evening from Rockaway Air Station in a balloon for a practice trip.

The commander of the balloon crew, Lieut. A., 23 years old, was the youngest of the three; the oldest, Lieut.

C. According to the testimony given at the Court of Inquiry held afterwards, two hours after they abandoned the balloon and started struggling through the snow, B. became tired and complained of his fatigue.

The metaphor was equal to that employed by an Attorney-General, who at a certain time in the history of the Home Rule agitation, addressing his constituents, told them that Mr. Gladstone had sent up a balloon to see which way the cat jumped with regard to Ireland!

In a few minutes his stomach was swollen as tight and hard as a balloon, and his teeth clenched.

The rubber bags were taken from toy balloon-whistles.

Now, for a while there came no suggestion worthy of notice, until at last there occurred to me a notable idea, and I called out suddenly that we should make a small fire balloon, and float off the line to them by such means.

Beyond, a white cloud, slight at the base, and swelling into the shape of a balloon as it rises.

THE LAST LITTLE HOT AIR BALLOON XXII.

There can be little doubt, then, that the hot air balloon must have started in a region that lies almost due south of here, possibly with a slant, as he says, toward the south by west quarter, as a sailor would call it.

Now inflate this admirable balloon, which is to bear off all your hopes, with the lightest gases.

LORD B. Rather like coughing at a balloon, I fear.

The balloon of his hopes lay pricked and flat in the dust.

" If they had asked me any more questions I should undoubtedly have betrayed myself for I was just on the point of mentioning that there was a balloon in the yard and should have hazarded the statement, but that my invention was divided between that phenomenon and a bear in the brewery.

At last a red ball appeared behind a reddish cloud; its colour changed to the colour of flame, paled again, and at four flared up like a rose-coloured balloon.

* RECENT BALLOON ASCENT.

'They can't get above us there unless they raise a balloon.

The French termination on became oon in bassoon, pontoon, balloon, galloon, spontoon, raccoon, (Fr. raton,)

R86308, 10Oct51, Haldeman-Julius Co. (PWH) Five weeks in a balloon.

Five weeks in a balloon; an abridged translation by Charles J. Finger.

GARIS, HOWARD R. Buddy and his flying balloon; or, A boy's mysterious airship.

The body on the barrage balloon; or, Who killed the corpse?

If you can put me under that" I did, and there he wallowed about like a captive balloon, while I stood on his hearthrug and talked to him.