Talks about pyrotechnics and fireworks, and their various uses.

A System of Pyrotechny, comprehending the Theory and Practice, with the application of Chemistry; designed for Exhibition and for War. In four parts: containing an account of the Substances used in Fire-Works; the Instruments, Utensils, and Manipulations; Fire-Works for Exhibition; and Military Pyrotechny. Adapted to the Military and Naval Officer, the Man of Science, and Artificer. By James Cutbush, A. S. U. S. A. late Acting Professor of Chemistry and Mineralogy in the United States' Military Academy-Member of the American Philosophical Society-Corresponding Member of the Columbian Institute-Member of the Linnæan and Agricultural Societies of Philadelphia-late President of the Columbian Chemical Society, and Vice-President of the Society for the Promotion of a Rational System of Education, &c.

'A System of Pyrotechny' by James Cutbush is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of pyrotechnics, suitable for both public displays and military applications. The book covers a broad range of subjects, with each topic presented in a chapter and section format that allows the reader to easily grasp the full concept. The chemical properties of each substance are also explained in detail, providing a rationale for pyrotechnical effects. This book is an indispensable reference for anyone interested in pyrotechnics or the chemistry of explosive materials.

En manual om pyroteknik og fremstilling af fyrværkeri, som beskriver bl.a.: history and description of gunpowder; materials, nitre, sulphur; charcoal, steel-dust, iron-sand; oil of camphor; grinding machines; methods of grinding; methods of mixing the ingrediens; variety of fireworks; touchpaper; quick-match; portfires; illuminations; single fireworks; serpents; crackers; pinwheels; stars; roman candles; chinese fire; rockets; cartridges; line rockets; towering rockets; compound fireworks; girandole chest; brilliant fire; fixed fire globes; fire fountain for water; etc. Emneord: Festfyrværkeri; Fireworks; Fremstilling af Fyrværkeri; Fyrværkerimetoder; Recreative Fireworks

Proceedings of the Society are included in v. 1-59, 1879-1937.

Reexamining the story of holidays in the United States, Leigh Schmidt shows that commercial appropriations of these occasions were actually as religious in form as they were secular. The new rituals of America's holiday bazaar offered a luxuriant merger of the holy and the profane - a heady blend of fashion and faith, merchandising and gift giving, profits and sentiments. In this richly illustrated book that captures both the blessings and ballyhoo of American holiday observances from the mid-eighteenth century through the twentieth, the author offers a reassessment of the "consumer rites" that various social critics have long decried for their spiritual emptiness and banal sentimentality.