This section is from the "Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas Recipes Processes" encyclopedia, by Norman W. Henley and others.
Calcium chloride. 184 parts Magnesium chloride........... 57 parts
Sodium chloride.. 13 parts Potassium bromide ......... 22 parts
Barium chloride. . 3 parts
Water to make. .. 1,000 parts
Dissolve and fill into hand grenades.
Iron sulphate..... 4 parts
Ammonium sulphate.......... 16 parts
Water............ 100 parts
Mix, dissolve, and fill into flasks.
Sodium chloride. . . 430 parts
Alum............ 195 parts
Glauber salts...... 50 parts
Sodium carbonate,
impure......... 35 parts
Water glass....... 266 parts
Water............ 233 parts
Mix, etc.
Sodium chloride. .. 90 parts Ammonium chloride ........... 45 parts
Water.,.......... 300 parts
Mix, dissolve, and put into quart flasks of very thin glass, which are to be kept conveniently disposed in the dwelling rooms, etc., of all public institutions.
Make 6 solutions as follows: a.—
Ammonium chloride..... 20 parts
Water.........2,000 parts
Alum, calcined
and powdered 35 parts
Water.........1,000 parts
Ammonium sulphate, powdered........ 30 parts
Water......... 500 parts
Sodium chloride 20 parts
Water.........4,000 parts
Sodium carbonate .......... 35 parts
Water......... 500 parts
Liquid water glass........ 450 parts
Mix the solutions in the order named and to the mixture, while still yellow and turbid, add 2,000 parts of water, and let stand. When the precipitate has subsided fill off the clear liquid into thin glass (preferably blue, to deter decomposition) containers each of 3 pints to a half gallon capacity.
Calcium chloride.. 30 parts Magnesium chloride........... 10 parts
Water........... 60 parts
Sodium chloride.. 20 parts Ammonium chloride........... 9 parts
Water........... 71 parts
Sodium carbonate 16 parts Sodium chloride. 64 parts Water..........920 parts
The most effective of all extinguishers is ammonia water. It is almost instantaneous, in its effect, and a small quantity only is required to extinguish any fire. Next in value is carbonic acid gas. This may be thrown from siphons or soda-water tanks. The vessel containing it should be thrown into the fire in such a way as to insure its breaking.
 
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