CHAPTER XX

SUGGESTIONS FOR FOURTH OF JULY 272

The First Fourth of July Celebration--Pyrotechnics Costly and Dangerous to Make--The Making of Harmless and Inexpensive Fireworks--A Fire-cracker Cannon--To fire the Cannon--A Fire-cracker Mortar--Mimic Battles with Paper Soldiers--Another Toy Cannon--To fire the Cannon--Firing Fireworks from Kites--Firing a Pack of Fire-crackers from a Kite--Shooting Nigger-chasers--Japanese Lanterns hung from Kite-strings--A Shooting-torch--A Final Set-piece.