THR FIRE PISTON—BALFOUR. 591 
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Fic. 1. Fire syringe, from patent specification of Richard Lorentz, 1807, No. 
5007; printed 1856. 
ic. 2. Fire piston, from E. J. Mitchell, June 19, 1832, in The Mechanics’ 
Magazine, XVII, 18382, p. 328. 
Vic. 3. Fire piston, France. From The Penny Magazine, July 26, 1834, p. 268. 
Wig. 4. Fire piston, England; of rolled brass; length of cylinder, 14 cm, 
For domestic use or for scientific experiment. EH. Bidwell collection. 
Fic. 5. Ditto, England; cylinder of rolled brass, 10.2 em. long; piston of 
steel, 9.5 cm., with brass mounts and leather packing. E. Bidwell collection. 
Fie 6. Ditto, England; cylinder of cast brass, 8.1 cm. long; piston of steel, 
8.6 em., with brass mounts; the packing is of brass. EH. Bidwell collection. 
Fig. 7. Fire piston, modern French; cylinder of white metal, 7.6 cm., with 
ebony knob; at side, a tube for cord tinder fitted with ball-and-chain extin- 
guisher; piston of ebony, 7.8 em. Purchased in Paris. Given by Mr. Miller 
Christy to author, 1902. 
Fic. 8. Fire piston, Kachin, northern Shan states, lat. 24° 7’ N., lon. 98° 15’ 
B.; cylinder of bamboo, 8.1 cm.; piston of wood, 9.2 em. Given by Mr. H. 
Leveson to author in 1898. 
Fic. 9. Ditto, same data; cylinder of bamboo, 8 em.; piston of wood, 13.1 cm. 
Fig. 10. Ditto, same data; cylinder of bamboo, 8.5 cm.; piston of wood, 11.5 
em., carved head. 
Fig. 11. Fire piston, made by Wa villagers on the Chinese frontier of East 
Burma, 22° 20’ N., 99° 10’ E.; cylinder of stout bamboo, 7.2 cm.; piston of hard 
wood, 10.9 em. Given by Mr, H. Leveson to author in 1900. 
Fic. 12. Fire piston, Ruby Mines, Mogok, Burma; cylinder of lathe-turned 
bamboo, 8.9 em.; piston of wood, 16 cm. Obtained by Frank Atlay and 
given by him to author in 1907. 
Fig. 13. Fire piston, Kaifo, Cauri Kachins, east of Bhamo, upper Burma; 
cylinder of light-colored horn, ¢. 7.6 cm.; piston of wood, ¢c. 9.5 em. Collected 
by Leonardo Fea, 1885; HEthnological Museum, Rome [40252]. 
Fig. 14. Ditto, same data; cylinder of black horn, c. 8.5 em.; piston of horn 
riveted to wooden knob. Fea collection; Ethnological Museum, Rome [40283]. 
Fic. 15. Ditto, Kachins of mountains east of Bhamo; cylinder of black horn, 
ec. 8.2 em.; piston of horn riveted to wooden knob. Fea collection; Ethnological 
Museum, Rome [40235]. 
Fig. 16. Ditto, Kachins and Shans in mountains east of Bhamo; cylinder of 
black horn, ec. 9 em.; piston of horn riveted to wooden knob. Fea collection ; 
Ethnological Museum, Rome [40472]. 
Fig. 17. Ditto, Kachin (Simpfo), Bhamo district; cylinder of black horn, 
7.9 em.; piston of horn riveted with horn to wooden knob, 12 cm. Fea collec- 
tion, 1885; given to the author by Prof. E. H. Giglioli, 1903. 
Fia. 18. Fire piston, obtained from a Kachin on the Chinese border of the 
northern Shan states, 24° 7’ N., 98° 15’ E. Collected by Mr. H. E. Leveson, 
1898, and given to the author. 
Fre. 19. Fire piston, Kachin, Upper Burma; carved cylinder of black horn, 
8.6 em.; piston of hard wood with knob wrapped in silk, 13.5 em. Collected by 
Capt. R. C. Temple and given by him to the Pitt-Rivers Museum, 1890. 
Fie. 20. Fire piston, Kachin, Upper Burma; lathe-turned cylinder of black 
horn with silver mounts, 6.3 em.; turned piston of horn with brass-ringed knob ; 
attached to it are a bag of velvet and silk containing vegetable-floss tinder, a 
' grease box of nut shell, and an ivory spatula for grease. Collected by Maj. R. Cc; 
Temple and given to the Pitt-Rivers Museum, 15894. 
