True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-12-15
JUST PUBLISHED FROM STEREOTYPE pL1TES,
The Eth Ediiono;
ROW. EpIrS ~ A ES DF INFER


JUST PUBLIsHEDF FROM STEREOTYPE pL1TES,
The Eth Eiitono:
ROWIETTS TABLES OF INTEREST:
FE1O Wi'chi new adhca an Average Time Caeula- /
4 tor, or easy methods Tor iurrs the average time
on Storage, notes Oh haad bills OF goods, Ncn ur-
CHASED at different dates, different ,ets AID tr
various atuGams; esiirsa ant, complete Banking
me la ic the rest htu en- be conriyu,' nr thai H.
Snres can r duse within the cun,esr, compass
and lie "tN pc
An veilisenen in the book is in uea,l, tlp foo,;-
ing words:
lie h'sh distinction this work has received through
the ten '.a'!,e acts pieAed IT, the title page is
eonme1dahn in itself so urcummon and So eourlu-
s"e, III 'h'''is Is necessary more dian by wa, Of adj
fertsecn To gIvea condensed view Of some of its De-
cuilatcsas fer instance. the Interest has brrn comm rs
ca from aud compared with, what is equivalent to four
teen sets e' eacnla'lonc, examined in lie press dirty
NE h"es' %nd printed from tclenype plates tested
hr'!y-nne unies, from AL which it nlnst b.. eyiden,
even to the ssep Especially tho nc sonal of tn, de-
tai OF proof IN the preface that tie wek mus, he ori,I
met'ea'i. falllbe, aud in confirmation of this Iclieta
Prini" q. TWO hin' retl and Fifty dollars, is now offer
c'' t me 'etccon OF error of cent in the present
Or nth edition, as expressed in tc preface making f We
barge reminhs offered for the same error sin, The frs,
publication in the Year 1902
he e' mo most conspicuous features of the table is
IN '"e Arrangement OF the Time and Amounts which
Tor exretii'ians reference ont perpeny with The helm
OF the SIDE and 'nex cannot be cxce!lea ard h. salty
" ana ease with which the interest can be found to the
49," w SSNS'" business, without doubling OF
IS hesil's convenience essential, at in tn. esma-
ton OF some Oh the most compeent and u4cti cal k,si
ness men and public off WHO have made gl,:, use
OF the work, It las been distinguished II, tho honorable
apreiia,nn CT at "master piece" And considering
the inallihilliy OF the method originally aopted il,
CONFUSING the work, and the extraordinary ,lnLer aud
variety OF The examinations, and tests of every edition
has passed'nhe press. Notwithstanding the hole is in
S1ee'te' considering in slot, he positive accuracy
secured by the unprecedented means empo, od the ,o-
lune has iietn held up and emphaticnlly styled &c the
most wonderful book in the wMsk" most certainly n
man can namea figure work of the extent which
since the beginning OF creation, has had the same num-
hcranH variety ct tests in the nuabcr of editors;
no. nor one half the number, is clearly shown in the
preace.
Resides, test and standard, il has been tried and
proceed in nearly all the bank and public eifrcs in tue
United States, and by tic public generally, during the
long period of thirty five re,rs vet error of The cal
ci;ons has ever been found in print, although conlinu
ally challenged by the offer of very large p,, muns.
he books in fact expressly adopted by all the courts
OF Ia" CT sevora! otthe States the rte Of calculation
Tor statute interest,"" AS also by law for bank interest,"
according as the book is used, and Hay he in
part by names Of the subscribers ard few of he
subsequent purchasers, in the list Al the c of tho book
'sin possession CT every Gloss of citizens in every qua
tie of the Unit ed States
1t is moreover we'll known that, by its rearly check,
1t has so neudccce,! large errors, long after they were
Nade, even by the most careful ard most competent
a'in'ce'ans, at its usefulness, and the absolute
cessy tor its U.S., have been cXcnsvely insisted Nh ~
so evident, ueecd, nave been its advantages, aud its
savings, that, se,enl yrarsas", whilst the first edition
was scarce, and out of print great lumber Of second
hand copies sought for, to gre distance
and purcr,scd at various prices. they could occso-
| ally DO picked mp at from sioto SIS per copy, anl
some persons have lcccn. declared, and instances
could lie quoted that they would pay S5n 500, and $500
for eU,> tt not to be had Cr less and 5n individual
III the latter instance particularly, having at the same
Iine rNlibc, satisfactory pro to several persons pre-
sent that to him it was really worth that money aud
more Though the saving OF his very valuable time, he
being very rich man and in rnbc Office.
1t is likewise WORTHY OF not cc md indeed proper to
'mpre that such is the OF isue work generally
and especially when OF the ex,cn, and importance OF
these Ia los, th,, had this book its like b. rcpn-
Ct, III the usual manner vouc b, the most compe,en,
calculator in the world and atlerW ards printed
cau,iouls under his correction of proof sheets,
would, almo>tto certainty, have been Husa for
leienfr aud dear It any price, tie preface daric,-
l'rlp explains. But 81 perfect and valuable have the
stereotype plates of this wokhccn ma!c, that to
hem, wihhcr numerous and extraordinary examine
tons, agains! fire. for the general bentfit, they by
=d.eF'ise"rn) constantly kept in place of special
safety, except while use | in printing.
Ann directions to fud both banks and statute inflow
est with useful roes follow the preface which, in this
huh MS in the preceding cdi,ios contain much in
formation concerning the two lawful modes of compute
Tug tntcr SITS, tee days nj grace, &c.
II rcm#ius only TO icHMk that, notwithstanding this
,mcommouy costly work, which was published hcIorc
interest tables were intro II in dollars aud cents be-
Ne' hlauanar has been so cXcOsivch a.d so literally
pfr'miHc'l, II has not yet mitch paid with iutcr, ST.
tee heavy loss Of u.I, four thousand dollars beside
SIX wears 81 time from Ig9tO 1895, Sustained ON the first
edition OF 1000 aoies, TisIng cheiiy from It's lnhra-
ton at trlt tImc at under price, To shy thing If
compensation or p'hiior almost lifetime OF rar, toll
ana sacrice. Wherefore The 3ulhnr sim relics on the
H's@elmr" and generosity Of tie public ti u lunti,u:
/ ancc u preference m'd pH'rnnrgr r,r sale iN the
PrHrl nj hoohscHeaS /" The taitat States.
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