No. 2.
Meal-powder 16 „
Sulphur 3 „
Charcoal 3 „
Iron borings 7 „
Or,
No. 3.
Meal-powder 8 „
Nitre 16 „
Sulphur 3 „
Charcoal 3 „
Iron borings 8 „
Or,
No 4.
Meal-powder 16 „
Nitre 8 „
Sulphur 4 „
Charcoal 3 „
Iron borings 7 „
The compositions given above produce what is termed _Red Chinese Fire_,
since they all contain charcoal. I have numbered the charcoal, because
Mr. Bolton, 146, Holborn-bars, supplies three different degrees of
fineness, the _second_ of which is proper for this purpose.