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Water Fire-fountains


To make a fire-fountain for the water, first have a float made of

wood, three feet diameter; then in the middle fix a round

perpendicular post, four feet high, and two inches diameter; round

this post fix three circular wheels made of thin wood, without any

spokes. The largest of these wheels must be placed within two or three

inches of the float, and must be nearly of the same diameter. The

second wheel must be two fe
t two inches diameter, and fixed at two

feet distance from the first. The third wheel must be one foot four

inches diameter, and fixed within six inches of the top of the post:

the wheels being fixed, take 18 four or eight-ounce cases of brilliant

fire, and place them round the first wheel with their mouths outwards,

and inclining downwards; on the second wheel place 13 cases of the

same, and in the same manner as those on the first; on the third,

place eight more of these cases, in the same manner as before, and on

the top of the post fix a gerbe; then clothe all the cases with

leaders, so that both they and the gerbe may take fire at the same

time. Before firing this work, try it in the water, to see whether the

float is properly made, so as to keep the fountain upright.



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