Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-12-10
PYRoTEcHNic NOVELTIES.
Curious Desiga ms in Fire. VorExs--Dangers IL
5's!gUs5 Their Careless Use.


5t2I5 Their Careless Use.
Many novelties for pyrotechnic effect
have been introduced for the summers
display. Among these are '.water fire
works. made for use in water only.
They include ''diying DEVILS flying
fish, floating illumination, Roman
foater, water volcano, spray fountain,
jeweled fountain and water-whecl.
Colored flying pigeons are also new.
They fly a distance Of from one hum
dred to two hundred feet and return to
the starting point. Colored aerolites
are another novel feature They begin
with an illumination of changing col
ors, change to a fiery fountain, and
then discharge high into the air Il blaz-
ing aeio!ite, which finally disappears
with a grand explosion. Other novel
ties are twin asteroid rockets, each st
its highest altitude throwing out
two asteroid rockets, which float
away in the air and change col
ors in burning; colored prismatic
fountains Of fire drops, intermingling
through each other with Kaleidoscope
effect; geysers, or revolving rockets,
resembling a wheel of fire ascending in
the air; the man in the moon with a
large, round, laughing face; colored
! saucissons, which are large sized mines
that first throw out a shower of fire,
with Intermediate stars of variegated
colored fires, and finally explode with
a heavy report, discharging high in the
air a mass of fiery contortio1ls, kissing
and squirming in every direction, with
! trails of brilliant fire.
What is claimed to be the greatest
novelty ever produced in this country
in this line are Japanese day fire
works. They are shells thrown from Il
mortar to q considerable height, which
| explode and release figures OF animals,
I fish, birds, dragons and colored smoke
effects, which float a long time in the
air. A novelty in the same line are
animal-fgure< balloons, which are in
tlated with hot air. They are made of
colored paper in the shape of pigs, ele-
phants and fishes. A novelty for the
young folks are Bengal~light books.
This is a book of SIX leaves, with three
strips to each leaf. A strip or leaf
torn from the book and lighted will
burn with brilliant red Or green illu-
mination. When asked if great dea!
of injury and damage caused by fire.
works every year could not be- avoided
! If proper care were used the reporters
informant said that they could, and
gave the following important hints on
the subject:
"Rockets@ should be fred" he said,
"from Il gutter or trough, inclined at
very slight angle to leeward of the
l:speotators. Floral bomb-shells, Mines.
batteries, fountains and aerolites
|should be placed erect in all open place
land fred from the ground. Verticals,
flyers, triang}es and other wheels
SHOULD be securely nailed to q post,
care being taken that the piece will re-
'volve freely without striking the post
when fired. Colored illuminating fire
should be poured out on a dry surface,
| in a short train, according to the GUAM
tity used, and fired at one end, to burn
toward the wind. Set pieces should
| be fastened securely to posts and
placed upright, care being.taken to cut
all the strings, but not the fuse, and to
see that all wheels are in their proper
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fired; also that the fuse hangs within
convenient distance for lighting. which
should be done by removing paper
from the end and igniting the black
match Bomb-shells fired from NOR
tars should be handled with great care
to prevent premature discharge. The
mortar should be planted upright on
the ground in an open space; the
I bomb-shell should be dropped in car
| fridge end down, with a fuse uncoiled
left hanging out Of the muzzle Of the
I gun. The mortar should be swabbed
out carefully after each shell is fred,
SO that no spark remains, and great
care should be taken when loading or
firing that no part Of the person pro-
jects over the muzzle Of the gun. The
bomb-shell is fired by removing the
cover paper from the end Of the fuse
and lighting the black end Of the
match. IN Y Star. 81.