Pound together a grain and a half of chlorate of potash and two grains
of sulphur, a pinch of which mixture dropped into a phial holding a
little sulphuric acid will give rise to a splendid column of flame.
3rd. Powdered antimony dropped into a phial of chlorine gas will take
fire spontaneously and make a splendid light.
4th. With a glass rod put a couple of leaves of Dutch metal (copper
imitating gold leaf) into a phial of chlorine gas, when they will flare
up with a red light.
Gold leaf will make a red light. Two or three grains of phosphorus thus
served will also take fire. A strip of cloth or soft paper, soaked in
oil of turpentine, will be similarly ignited.