LONG FORETOLD—LONG LAST,
SHORT NOTICE—SOON PAST.
FIRST RISE AFTER LOW,
FORETELLS STRONGER BLOW.
PREFACE.
Many persons have advocated placing barometers at exposed fishing villages; and the Board of Trade has sanctioned the principle of some assistance by Government to a limited extent, depending on the necessity of each case, and other contingencies, such as the care, publicity, and setting of the barometers.