My Dear Sir,

Let me acknowledge your reference, with thanks for your thoughtfulness²

I have had some correspondence with Prof Blackie & asked him about my new substance. He made some ingenious suggestions, but the results were awkward and I prefer “Azerin” to any other word I can coin.³

There is no doubt that this substance will be found in many places now that we know of its existence.

It is very curious. A temp of 212^o does not interfere with its properties, but alcohol does. It dries into a straw coloured substance, transparent, but as soon as you remove heat & allow the access of air it absorbs very many times its bulk of water—probably over 30 or 40 times its bulk.

Please do not answer this.

Yours faithfully, | Lawson Tait.

Winter has put a stop to my enquiries in many directions when I think there is much to be done.