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Marsh's Yellow Fire
Mix 12 parts charcoal, 149 parts dry (see No. 2065) nitrate of soda, 39 parts sulphur.
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Mix 12 parts charcoal, 149 parts dry (see No. 2065) nitrate of soda, 39 parts sulphur.