. Games of skill, and conjuring: including draughts, dominoes, chess, morrice . 121 CHINESE SHOW OF FIEEWOEKS. wlieel is adapted for anything requiringa wavering light; the second is exceed-ingly well calculated for brilliant stars,the sparks from which are to appear asif they were radiating from the centieto the circumference. The third is in-tended for such pyrotechnic figures andstars as have jets of fire playing frompoints away from the centre of the piece,as well as those immediately from it; ofthis kind are the three annexed marginalfigures, and the different directions inwhich the fire
. Games of skill, and conjuring: including draughts, dominoes, chess, morrice . 121 CHINESE SHOW OF FIEEWOEKS. wlieel is adapted for anything requiringa wavering light; the second is exceed-ingly well calculated for brilliant stars,the sparks from which are to appear asif they were radiating from the centieto the circumference. The third is in-tended for such pyrotechnic figures andstars as have jets of fire playing frompoints away from the centre of the piece,as well as those immediately from it; ofthis kind are the three annexed marginalfigures, and the different directions inwhich the fire will seem to be ejected,particularly if variously coloured fires areimitated, will produce an animated andinteresting scene. A shower of fire requires but little artto imitate it; have a roller fastened atthe top of the box, close to the front,and another at the bottom, likewise closeto the front, and let there be handlesafiixed to them ; upon these rollers winda very long coil of blackened paper, pro-fusely punched with holes of various di-mensions ; and when by moving thel
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