True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-11-05
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The Filth Editionof
ROWLETTS TABLES OF INTEREST,":
FEfO which is now added an Average Time Caleula-
III tor easy methods for finding the average time
on storage notes Of haa bills of goods, when pu-
chased at different dates. different credits and for
various amounts besides useful and complete Banking
lime la lie, the best That be con,rved or that fl
CURES can pr, tuce within the same conleseud comnass
and size oft,pe.
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ing words:
The high distinction this work has received through
the Ten Legislative acts prexed to the title nape is re-
commendatiun in ITSELF so uncommon and 90 eonrI,
sVe IN nothing is necessary than By way of adj
retsenicnt, to give condensed view of some of its ne
earities: as fer Instance, the Interest has been
ed from, and compared WITH what is equivalent to fnu
teen sets eft calculations, exaned in The nr.ss Ihir,
me times, and printed from .rreotype mates tested
thl'tyty-ohe times from all which it mnst b.. eyiden,
even 70 me skePc Especially on tho pc son ofhe de-
tail OF proef in the preicel that the wcl must he or,h
netcaly infalbIe, and in confirmation Of his heaf.
premium OF two hundred and flv dollars is now offer
cd Tor The detection of an error of cent in The
or mn e"'ton as expressed in Preface making five
large premions offered for the same error since ihs rs
publication in the year 1902
One oil tho most conspicuous features of the tables is
IN the arrangement of the Time and Amounts which
Tor expeditions, reference ondperspeuiy with The ,eI
of the side and index cannot be eXcelled ard the sat,
y and ease with which the interest can be found to the
extent OF general business, without doubling of sums
besides convenience essential that in the estlma-
tien OF some OF the most competent and pl4cti cal bust
ness men and public Officers who have made rrea, use
OF the work, has been distinguished by tho honorable
Appreciation ct Of ''master pioce'. And considering
the lntabilty of the method originally adopted in
COMPOSING the work, and the extraordinary lumber and
variety oil The examinations and tests of every edition it
mas Passed the press notwithstanding the whole is in
stereotype, considering, in Short he positive accuracy
secured by the unprecedented means emlo, 3D. the vo-
lnme mas heen 'c'duP and empiatically styled &C the
most wonderful book in the wasik;" most,cer,ainly no
man can li'mea 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 editors;
no. nor one hall The NUMBER as is clearly shown in the
preface.
Resides, test and Standard it has been tried and
proceed IN nearly all the bank and public offices in the
United states and by the public generally, during the
cmatIons has ever been found in print although continue
ally challenged by the offer of very large premiums
he bookis III fact expressly adopted by all the courts
OF law 81 several ofte States the rate of calculation
Tor statute interest,"" alse by law for bank interest,"
according rs the book is used, and HAY be seen in
part, by names of the subscribers few of the
subsequent purchasers in the list at the end of the book
lsin possession cfevery Gloss of citizens in every quar-
tie OF The Unit ed States
it is moreover well known that by its rearly check,
has so oteu detected large errors long after they
Wadc even by the most careful and most competent
aritmclci.hs, its usefulness, and the absolute ne
cesy for its use, have been extensively insisted upon
so cvicn incced, nave been its advantages, and its
savings, that, sevelTl years ago whilst the first edition
was scarce and out of print great humber of second
hand copies soug for some to a gre distance
and purcased at various prices, they could OCCASION
ally BIO picked up at from so to $25 per copy and
Some persons have reecn.,y declared, aud Instances
could quoted that they would pay $50 500, and $500
tor copy, ttnot to be had fer less and an individual
in the latter instance particularly having the same
iIe Exhibited satisfactory proat, to several persons pre-
sent that to him it was really worth that money and
more TIN "ugh the saving of his vanabe timc he
being very rich man and in pnbc office.
1t is likewise worthy of md indeed tn
impress, that such is the nature OF gue work generally
and especially when of the extent and importance OF
these Ia los, hahad this book or its like boon prepa-
ed III the usual manner vone, by the most competent
calculator in the world, and afterwards printed most
cau'iony under his own correction of proof Sheets it
would, almost to certainty, have been Unsafe Tor re-
terence, aud dear at any price, the preface ditiicu
lup explains. But SO perfect and valuable have the
stereotype plates of this worklbeen ma'c that secure
hem, withtheir numerous and extraordinary examine
tons against fire, Tor the general benefit, they tby
advertisement constantly kept in place Of special
safety, except while use | in printing.
Ample directions to find both banks and statute iror-
est with usetu! notes follow the preface which, in this
ha III the two preceding editions, contain much in
ter,nalion concerning the two lawful modes of COMPUTE
lug inter sts, tee dt, af grace, &c.
1t rtimiWs only 10 remark that, notwithstanding this
unconmonly costly work, which was published before
interest tables iniouc ID ia dollars and cents be-
you'd analnanac, has been extensively aAd literally
pntronsed, it has not yet much paid with interest
tee heavy loss OF ucHrv four thousand dollars. beside
SIX years (" time from 1890 1908, sustained ON the first
edi'lo" OF 1000 oopies risAg chiefly from its publica-
ton AT that time, at under price, to say nothing OF
compensation profit for almost lifetime of care toll
and sacrifice Wherefore the author still relies on the
dIs&cinnent and generosity Of the public for connu:
a'ec OF preference aud patronage. FIR b, the
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