Fig. 296-297. Schemes for Attaching Lanterns to Kite-strings.
Fig. 298.—A Shooting-torch.
After procuring a number of lanterns of different shapes and sizes, fasten candles securely in them so that there is no possibility of them igniting the paper. [Figures 296 and 297] show two ways in which the lanterns may be attached one below the other. The first method ([Fig. 296]) consists of pins stuck through the bottoms of the lanterns and bent over into hooks, while in the second ([Fig. 297]) a small hole is made in the bottom of one lantern and the wire handle of another is slipped through this hole and looped over a burnt match.
Before sending up the kite with these lanterns, make a number of small loops in the kite-string where you wish to hang the lanterns, and provide the handle of each series of lanterns with a pin-hook, as shown in [Fig. 297]. Then, when everything is in readiness, have one of your friends hook the lanterns to the loops while you attend to letting out the kite-string. Of course the smaller the lanterns are the greater number you can hitch in place, and if you use a team of kites you will find that they will carry a number of strings of lanterns.
A Shooting-torch, such as is shown in [Fig. 298], is a scheme that is simple to carry out. It consists of a stick about eighteen inches long, with fire-crackers bound around it with wire, and the fuses twisted together, as shown in the illustration. It is fired in the same way as a Roman-candle.