Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 261, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1913 — Fiery Writing. [ARTICLE]

Fiery Writing.

First of all obtain a pennyworth of saltpetre at any grocer’s or chemist's shop, and dissolve it in a little water. Now, using this solution as ink, draw on a piece of thin paper any design, provided that all the lines in this de sign are connected with each other Before allowing the drawing to dry mark the spot where you commenced to draw with a small cross or other distinguishing mark. Now, When tho design Is perfectly dry, nothing at all can be seen on the paper except the email cross. Next light a match and let burn for a second or two, then btbw it out and present the glowing end to the centre of the cross. Almost immediately little sparks of fire will follow the course of the design, and in a few seconds the whole design will bo burnt out *