Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 232
be bought inalmost any city or town ;it is sold to miners forsetting off blasts. Withthe wire, make a sort ofwheel, with two or threespokes ; cut open theroman candle and extract the powder and balls;wrap up each ball with some of the powder looselyin a piece of tissue paper and tie the paper at… … ,y/— >i&% FIG. 13.—THE PARACHUTE FALLING. higher and higher. Suddenly, the whole balloonglows with a ruddy, lurid glare ! The fire hasreached the first ball. In another instant, you seea floating globe of pale-green light, then blue, and 734 THE MAJOR S BIG-TALK STORIES. No. IV. [July, so…
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