Faraday to Edward Sabine   17 November 1842

Brighton | 83 West Street | 17 Nov 1842

Dear Sabine

You say the needles are in a zinc box. I should take a piece of well & recently burned lime - powder it - wrap the needles with plenty of powder about them in a piece of tissue paper or dry muslin using not more than enough to make two or three folds about the lime & needles then put the packet into zinc box filling the box up with the powered lime & soldering the box up air tight: The lime should be good neither slaked nor carbonated. The muslin or paper is to make a packet that will keep in the middle of the lime during the journey. The box need not be large for no more lime is wanted than will fairly surround the needles 1/8 of an inch in thickness. More however will not do any harm.

Ever Truly Yours | M. Faraday