True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-09-01
JUST PUBLISHED FROM STEREOTYPE PLATES,
The Filth Edition n;

The Filth Edition ~
ROWLETTS TABLES OF INTEREST,"
VHNO whichis new ad'iea an Average Time Ca'eula-
IL tor, easy methods for fn,iin the average fine
ON storage, notes Of head bills of goods when pu-
chased at different dates. different credits and for
varions amounts; besides useful and complete Banking
Time Tanle the begi liza, can be con,ryet ar that f.
cures produce within the sumo condesed compass
and size otNpr.
An al veFiisenent in the book is in nesrv the follow
ing words:
The high distinction this work has received through,
inc ten legislative acts prexed to the title page re-
cnmmendstion IN itself, uucommon and SO eonc,,,-
sve III nothing is necessary more tI,an by way of adj
vertisene to givea condensed view of some Of its ne
c'ares:as crinstance, The Interest has been conn IS
cd from and compared WITH wha, is equivalent to four
teen se's eli eairn'a'one examined in the press thirty
fire times, and printed from trreotyre mates tested
'hrtyty-one times, from AL which it nns be evident
even to the skeptc Especially tho pc sona of,hc de-
tai al proof in the preface that the vycrk mus, I've arj,h
met'caliy inalibe and in confirmation of this belief
premium OF two hundred and fifty dollars is now Offer
ca Tor me detection OF of in the present
or fifth edition, as expressed in prece making five
large remions offered for the same error since the first
publication in the year 1902.
ne oil mo most conspicuous features of the tables is
nthc arrangement OF the Time aud Amounts which
Tor expeditions, reference ond perspieuv with the HELM
OF the side and index, be eyceled and the salty
ty and ease with which the interest can be found to the
extent ct general business, without doubling of sums
Is 81 essential, that the eSjn;i-
ton OF some OF the most competent and pgctl cal hsi-
ness men and public officers who have made sr,al use
OF the work, has been distinguished by tho honorable
appela'lon efofa ''master pioce'. And considering
the inihlliby OF the method originally adopted il,
composing the work, and the extraordinary lumber and
variety ofthe examinations and tests of every edition il
has rassedln The press notwithstanding the whole is in
stereotype considering in short. he positive accuracy
secured by the unprecedented means empo> 3D. the vo-
lume has heen held up and empIaticallv STYLED the
bopL Al, :,,J,-
man can names figure work of the same extent which,
since the beginning OF creation, has had the same num-
Der ana variety of tests in the number of eitors
no. nor one halt the number, is clearly shown in the
pretare.
Resides, test and standard, it has been tried and
proceed in nearly all the hank aud public offices in tic
United States, and by the public generally, during the
long period Ct thiitype rcars of The cal
caIons has ever been found in print, although continue
ally challenged by the offer of very large pre- mlms.
The books a fact expressly adopted by all the courts
OF law 81 several othe States the "rte Of calculation
Tor statute Interest,", also by law for bank interest,
according as the book is used, and my he in
part by names OF the subscribers, and few of The
subsequent purchasers, in the list at the end of the book
lsn possession CT every Gloss of citizens in ever, qua
tG OF the Unit ed States.
1t moreover well known that, by its rearly check
it has oteu detected large errors long after die, were
n'ate even by the most careful and most competent
amctitians, its usefulness, and the absolute ne
cessy tur its use, have been extensively insisted up H.
evident incec,i, nave been its advantages, aud its
savings, that, sevenl yrarSago whilst the first edition
WAS scarce and out OF print, great humber Of srcOn,
hand copies sought tor, some TO a gre distance.
and purcrasc Ut various prices they could ,caso-
ally DO picked up at from soto i Is per copy, anil
some persons have ICccn. declared aud instances
could quoted that they would pay $50 500, and $500
for copy, not to he bad Ter less, anh individual
in the latter instance particularly, having at the same
lime rxbit satisfactory proat, to several pcrsonse-
sent that to linn ii really worth that money and
moro TIN ough The saving Of Ms valuable tmc he
being very rich manHnd in ynblie Office
1t is likewise worthy OF not &c, mud indeed proper to
impre ~ that such is III" OF fgle woil; generally
and especially when of the extent and importance OF
these ia los ,htlmd this book orits Ike boon prcpar-
ed IN the usual manner Nloue, b, the most Gonrcten,
calculator in the world, and acrw ar S printed most
cautiouy under hisowu correction Of proof sheets, it
would, almost to certainty, have been unsI for re-
ference, and dear any prir", tie preface dniicn-
| nrlp e>p!nus 5ut perfect and valuable have the
stereotype plates Of this wnrklhcl &C. that to secure
| them, Wi,hhcir numerous and extraordinary examine
! tons. against tive, for lhr gcurHi benz f hcv (by
";NeitscurIt) constantly >elt in p!,cc If special
s,tytI except whit in niuiUr.
An, le,Irrelio To ii,hoth b,ks aud s'aiu,r utp,-
est " m nseIai follow the ,rafup which. iuti,i,
fin SIS iulh> Tvs preceding cdit,os contain much ,-
Formation coil. ~21ru% tie Two lawful N dies ol comput-
| lug utter ST, ice H.! al @'""e, S.r.
ilrcml rs urtv ~ Ic,ral llrI, uotwi,i.t udlrg vi.
uuroumnuy costly work, which ~'Js uhIi,hrDl lc'n,
interest l'lrs 70 MIR 7Nc.d IA oIihs u3 rriia be-
ycujaostIauot, ha, >'rN'c-'vch r'' solivrr1'N
par,ui ed. It n4 lut vet so n 'uh rs uHl WITH u'cr st.
/ toe h~a,y - If ttHnAy '.r y %'s'n! ''pHr beside
go Nr,s Il TINE lr IN i.gglo iS1, sustained ou'ne i 5
e'luunot 1l'N a'l rr.s r3sey rhinl> lrm'tn I9."ra
uu ~ t'' tH". 81 wade" price,. u sHv rGl"" ~
c,,.u II NV n Ur ,l,,o9, ,lr-,n. Il ,ar', id
'D'u rugr er " hnptl' Tive utt.nr St, 4 r'es Oh tir
DDS lrINN So, .'ucrt-it' ,G iHe n'.lc inr Con'iuu
au"e at ,nr!rtVc' AID prl"'o'S'. f.I'suIe By Inc
frpc,Jui iiro.,4c si,L}r tapfc Sotes