The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-06-29

ment II such that when the paper disk which u
the parachute. is thrown out Of the receptacle
It instantly expands and drifts slowly downward.
while the ignited stars dangling along the strings
beneath. make exceedingly pretty display
The methods adopted in the case Of parachute
rockets Is exactly the same. the parachute ana
its attachments being packed into the head. OF
the rocket A rocket. Of course. consists OF two
parts. the lower portion being . pasteboard cyl
inder. made especially thick, containing the ex
plosive that makes the thing go up. while the
upper compartment is simply a receptacle to hold
stars. parachute. golden rain stun. or whatever
is to be liberated when the projectile has reached
its highest point In the air.
What Is called mine IL a big cylinder Of
pasteboard. which may be four ive feet high
and which is attached to a square wooden base.
in order that 1t may be stood up. Inside Of the
cylinder is put a propelng charge OF the slow
explosive and on top Of 1t a paper bag filled with
stars. At the top Is an ordinary roman candle.
which serves a sort of spout When the
roman candle is lighted It shoots few fiery balls
successfully In the customary manner. and then.
the explosive inside having been reached. the
whole AFFAIR expodes. throwing multitude OF
stars in all directions
Comparatively the so-called bat
teries" OF roman candles. which, in proportion to
the number OF candles going on simultaneously.
produce a brilliant display. "Gerbs" are cylin-
ders filled with iron filings. which are thrown
out in an incandescent state by the slow burning
explosive They are intended to be tackled upon
q fence to some such place. at height OF six
feet
II is a fact worth mentioning incidentally that
all of the marine night signals. which are carried
on every vessel are made BY the fireworks con
Germs The Brooklyn factory supplied those used
on the yachts during the recent race across
the Atlantic They are made on the same prin-
ciple n "bengola- lights. q familiar pyrotechnic
toy but With q wooden handle. Such contrf
vance Is q pasteboard tube divided into compart
ments. usually three in number. containing In
dammable compositions of different colors- DC
casionaIy stars added. Inasmuch as the
coors-green white and red-may be arranged
In various ways. can talk across the sea by
the help of these lights on the darkest night
In the tiny houses already described all the
nlline of roman candles Is done For this pur-
pose machinery IL used and 1t Is always q posi-
biiity that a spark might ignite the gunpQCder
and composition. of which considerable Quanti
ties have to be kept Immediately at hand. But
these explosives and also the stars (which take
the form Of fiery balls as they are elected from
the candles) are slowed in cubbyholes protected
by swinging metal shutters. Each time the lone
workman helps himself to stars powder he is
Obliged to push aside the shutter. which falls
again in place the instant that he has obtained
what he wants. The cubbyholes open to the out
side by windows that II there an explo-
sion the flame would be thrown outward from
the building and not into it