or many Days. But
this Swiftness, as you have made appear, is not requisite, since you
judge, that in ascending some five _Lapidians_, you will have
reach'd the Atmosphere, and the rest will be attended by no other
Fatigue, than that of preventing too swift a Descent. Propose what
you have to object, _Probusomo_, for I will provide you able
Bearers, who shall carry you, and with the Strength of theirs,
supply your Defect of Wings."

I answer'd, That since his Excellency commanded, I would give in those
Objections which occurr'd: The first was the extream Coldness of the
Air; the second its great Subtlety, which to me made this Undertaking
impracticable; besides, the Distance is such, by the learned Gentleman's
Calculation, that could the _Cacklogallinians_, without resting, fly at
the rate of 1500 _Lapidians_ a Day, the Journey could not be ended in
less than six Moons: That there were no Inns in the Way, nor Places to
rest in; and supposing we could carry Provisions for that Length of
Time, I could not perceive how they could be always on Wing, and subsist
without Sleep.

His Excellency seem'd to think the Difficulties I rais'd merited
Consideration, and after some Pause, asked the Projector, if he could
solve them.

"As to the first Objection, my Lord, _said he_, I answer, that altho'
the second Region may be endow'd with Coldness proper for the
Production of Meteors, yet may it not be unsupportable; neither can
we suppose, that the Air above, which if not destin'd to the same
End, is of the same Nature, but on the contrary, we may rather
suppose it exempt from all Extremes, consequently our Passage thro'
this cold Region being performed, which we have Reason to conclude
but short, for this condens'd Air which encompasses the Earth on
every Part, weighs about 108 _Liparia_'s on a Square Inch (_Liparia_
is near a Sixth of our Pound) and we may very easily compute from
thence, what Space of this Air we have to pass, by computing what is
necessary to support this Globe of Earth, we shall find the AEtherial
altogether temperate.

"As to the second Objection, I anwer, that the Subtlety of the Air I
look upon no Obstacle; for the Air near the Earth, especially in dry
Places, where there are no impure Exhalations, by the intense Heat
of the Sun, it is perhaps as thin, and as much rarified, as the
AEtherial. This I suppose from the Tenuity of the Air on the top of
the