Faraday to John Tyndall   28 June 1854

Ventnor | Isle of Wight | 28 June 1854

My dear Tyndall

You see by the top of this letter how much habit prevails over me¹. I have just read yours from thence² and yet I think myself there. However I have left its science in very good keeping & am glad to hear you are at Experiment: but how is the health? not well I fear. I wish you would get yourself strong first and work afterward:- as for the fruits I am sure they will be good, for though I despond for myself I do not for you. You are young I am old, you are fresh in thought I am exhausted in thoughts and little more than a thing of habits - but then our subjects are so glorious that to work at them rejoices & encourages the feeblest delights & enchants the strongest.

I have not yet heard any thing from Magnus - thoughts of him always delight me - we shall look at his black sulphur together. I heard from Schoenbein the other day who tells me Liebig is full of ozone i.e of allotropic oxygen³[.]

Good bye for the present. We are moderately well - my wife weak.

Ever My dear Tyndall | Yours Truly | M. Faraday