Dr. Cutbush on the Chinese Fire, &c. 131 
Another for the Same. 
Meal powder, - ~— - - - 1202. 
Salt-petre, —- - - - 16 do. 
Sulphur, - - 4 - 10 do. 
Crude Antimony, - + - 1 do. 
ose of theso called fire jets, in order to show thatartificial 
red 
highly important to the practical pyrotechnist. Thus we 
find in the composition of fire rain, that charcoal of the 
oak and pit coal will give the appearance of rain. The 
following is one of the formule : 
Salt-y ; © ° - 8 oz. 
Sulphur, —- 5 - - - 4do. 
Meal powder, - - - 16 do. 
Charcoal of Oak, Sis oben ssc QEip, 
Pit coal, - : : - 23 do. 
Pearance which characterizes it fro r fires, is im- 
Parted to it simply by lamp black. The composition is 
41 Ibs. 
Salt-petre, sa " + oat 
~ sage ag : 1} do 
Lamp black, - > ™ = ‘ 3 . 
