A Manual of Pyrotechny; or, A Familiar System of Recreative Fire-works

by G. W. Mortimer

Chinese Fire.—Mealed-powder one pound, salt-petre one pound, sulphur eight ounces, charcoal two ounces.

White Fire.—Iron-sand of the first order eight ounces, mealed-powder eight ounces, salt-petre one pound, sulphur three ounces, charcoal three ounces.

But when their calibre is from eight to twelve lines, the following are the proportions.

White Fire.—Mealed-powder one pound, salt-petre one pound, sulphur eight ounces, charcoal two ounces.

Chinese Fire.—Salt-petre one pound four ounces, sulphur five ounces, charcoal five ounces, iron-sand of the third order twelve ounces.

Brilliant Fire.—Mealed-powder one pound, iron-sand five ounces.

For Jets of Larger Dimensions.

Chinese Fire.—Salt-petre one pound four ounces, sulphur seven ounces, charcoal five ounces, and twelve ounces of a compound of the six different kinds of sand.

34. Sparkling Compositions for Choaked Cases.