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CHAPTER VII. Physical peculiarities of the Moon--Celestial phenomena --Farther description of the Lunarians--National prejudice--Lightness of bodies--The Brahmin carries Atterley to sup with a philosopher-- His character and opinions. CHAPTER VIII. A celebrated physician: his ingenious theories in physics: his mechanical inventions--The feather-hunting Glonglim. CHAPTER IX. The fortune-telling philosopher, who inspected the finger nails: his visiters--Another philosopher, who judged of the character by the hair--The fortune-teller duped--Predatory warfare. CHAPTER X. The travellers visit a gentleman farmer, who is a great projector: his breed of cattle: his apparatus for cooking--He is taken dangerously ill. CHAPTER XI. Lunarian physicians: their consultation--While they dispute the patient recovers--The travellers visit the celebrated teacher Lozzi Pozzi. CHAPTER XII. Election of the Numnoonce, or town-constable-- Violence of parties--Singular institution of the Syringe Boys--The prize-fighters--Domestic manufactures. CHAPTER XIII. Description of the Happy Valley--The laws, customs, and manners of the Okalbians--Theory of population --Rent--System of government. CHAPTER XIV. Further account of Okalbia--The Field of Roses-- Curious superstition concerning that flower--The pleasures of smell traced to association, by a Glonglim philosopher. CHAPTER XV. Atterley goes to the great monthly fair--Its various exhibitions; difficulties--Preparations to leave the Moon--Curiosities procured by Atterley--Regress to the Earth. CHAPTER XVI. The Brahmin gives Atterley a history of his life. CHAPTER XVII. The Brahmin's story continued--The voyage concluded --Atterley and the Brahmin separate--Atterley arrives in New-York. Appendix: Anonymous Review of _A Voyage to the Moon,_ reprinted from _The American Quarterly Review_ No. 5 (March 1828) APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC. Having, by a train of fortunate circumstances, accomplished a voyage, of which the history of mankind affords no example; having, moreover, exerted every faculty of body and mind, to make my adventures useful to my countrymen, and even to mankind, by imparting to them the acquisition of secrets in physics and morals, of which they had not formed the faintest conception,--I flattered myself
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