Ősi bölcsesség, amiben szinte minden benne van a barométer értelmezéséről: „BE EVENING RED AND THE MORNING GREY, A CERTAINS SIGNS OF A FINE DAY, BUT THE EVENING GREY AND THE MORNING RED, MAKES THE SAILOR SHAKE HIS HEAD, WHEN THE GLASS FALLS LOW, LOOK OUT FOR A BLOW, WHEN THE GLASS RISES HIGH, THEN LET YOUR KITES FLY, A SUDDEN RISE AFTER LOW INDICATES A STRONGER BLOW, LONG FORETOLD, LONG LAST, SHORT NOTICE, SHORT PASS, AT SEA WITH LOW AND FALLING GLASS, SOUNDLY SLEEPS A CARELESS ASS, ONLY WHEN ITS HIGH AND RISING, TRULY RESTS A CAREFUL WISE ONE”