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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