Chapter II

Preliminary operations in the preparation of fire-works, and
observations on the preservation of Gunpowder, and sundry
manipulations, 235
Sec. i. Of the Workshop, ib.
ii. Of the Magazine, ib.
iii. Of the Driving or Ramming of Sky-rockets, 236
iv. Of the Boring of Rockets, 238
v. Of the Preservation of Steel or Iron filings, 239
vi. Of the Making of Wheels and other Works
incombustible, 240
vii. Of the Formation of Rocket and other Cases, 243
viii. Of Tourbillon cases, 245
ix. Of Balloon Cases, or Paper Shells, ib.
x. Of Cases for Illumination Port-Fires, 246
xi. Of Cases and Moulds for Common Port-Fires, 247
xii. Of Pasteboard, and its Uses, 249
xiii. Of the Pulverization of Substances, 253
xiv. Of Mixtures, ib.

PART III.

Fire-Works in General, 255

CHAPTER I.

Observations on Fire-works, 255

CHAPTER II.

Fire-works for Theatrical Purposes, 262
Sec. i. Of Puffs, or Bouffées, ib.
ii. Of Eruptions, 263
iii. Of the Flames, 264
iv. Of the Fire-rain, ib.
v. Of other Compositions for Fire-rain in Chinese Fire, 265
vi. Of Thunderbolts, (_Foudres_), ib.
vii. Of Dragons and other Monsters, 266
viii. Of Lightning, 267
ix. Of the Artifice of Destruction, ib.
x. Of the Spur-Fire, ib.
xi. Of the Coloured Flame of Alcohol, 269
xii. Of Red Fire, 270

CHAPTER III.

Of Portable Fire-works, 271
Sec. i. Of Exhibitions on Tables, ib.
ii. Of Table Rockets, 272
iii. Of the Transparent Illuminated Table Star, 273
iv. Of Detonating Works, ib.

CHAPTER IV.

Of Scented Fire-works, 283
Sec. i. Of Pastilles, 286
ii. Of Vases of Scent, 288
iii. Remarks on Spontaneous Accension, ib.
iv. Of Torches, and Odoriferous Flambeaux, 289
v. Remarks concerning Odoriferous and Fetid Fire, 290

CHAPTER V.

Of Matches, Leaders, and Touch Paper, 292