True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-08-23
JUST PUBLISHEDFRoMS STEREOTYPE PLIIES,



The Filth Edition o; ,
ROWLETTS TABLES OF INTEREST:
YUNO which is now added Average Time Calcnla-
IL tor or easy methods for finding the average time
storage notes Of haad or bills of goods, when pu
chased different dates different credits, and tor
various amounts; besides useful and complete Banking
Time 1'aole the best That be conlrived. that IL
cures produce within the condescnd compass,
and size oftype.
An advertisement in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words:
The high distinction this work has received, through
the ten Legislative acts prefxed to the title page
commentator in itself so uncommon, and eonclu-
sve, III nothing is necessary lhan by way of adj
versement, to give condensed view of some OF its pc
euartes:as fer instance the Interest has been
ed from, and compared WITH what is equivalent to four
teen sets ct ealculaone examined in the press thirty
five times, and printed from tereoype plates tested
thrtyy-one times, from all which it mnst be evident
to the skepe ESPECIALLY tho sonal ofthe de-
tail OF proof in the preace that the work must lie arh
metically ntable, and in confirmation of this belief
premium Of two hundred and ftv dollars, is Offer
cd for the detection OF ofa in the present
fifth edition, as expressed in the preface making five
large premions offered for the since ths first
| publication in the year 1909:
One Of tho most conspicuous features of the tables is
in the arrangement of the Time and Amounts, which
for expeditions, reference ondperspiety, with the help
the side and index, be exceed and the salty
y and ease with which the interest be found to the
extent Of general business, without doubling OF sums
is besides convenience essential that in the estfma-
ton of some OF the most competent and pract cal bus
and public officers who have made great use
of the work. il has been distinguished by tho honorable
appellaon cfofa 'master place. And considering
the intallibility OF the method originally adopted IN
composing the work, and the extraordinary humber and
variety ofhe examinations and tests OF every edition it
has passed in the press notwithstanding the whole is IN
stereotype, considering in short. he positive accuracy
secured by the unprecedented means employ o the vo-
lume has heen heldup and emphaticslly styled " the
most wonderful book in the waslk;" most certainly no
"a f1utI
since the beginning OF creation, has had the num-
Der ana variety Of in the number of editors;
no, half the number, is clearly shown in the
F 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
long period of thryre yet no error OF The cal
cuations has been found in print although continue
ally challenged by the offer of very large premiums
The books in fact expressly adopted by all the courts
ofaw Ct several oithe States the rate OF calculation
for statute interest,"" as alse by law for bank interest,
according as the book is used, and as Hay he seen IN
part, by of the subscribers, and few of tho
subsequent purchasers nthe list at the end of tho book,
isn possession cfevery Gloss of citizens in every quar-
tie of the Unit ed States.
1t is moreover well known that by its rearly check,
has so oteu detected large errors long after they were
made, by the most careful and most competent
artmecians tat its usefulness and the absolute ne
cessy for its USE have been extensively insisted upon
so evident, ncecd, have been its advantages, and its
scarce, and of print great lumber OF second
hand copies were sought for, to gre distance
and purcrased at various prices as they could OCCASION
ally DO picked up at from $40 to $25 per copy, and
, some persons have recently declared, and instances
could be quoted that they would pay $50 $780, and $500
for eopv not to be had for less, and individual
D. in the latter instance particularly having at the same
lime Exhibited satisfactory poaf to several persons pre-,
IS sent that to him it really worth that money and
IS more TIN ough the saving Of his salHable tmc he
e being very rich man and in public Office
is likewise worthy OF not md indeed proper tc
~ impress, that such is the nature OF gue work generally
: and especially when of the extent and importance o
these ia los that had this book or its like boon prepar
i ed in the usual manner ylone by the most compeen
m calculator in the world, and afterwards printed mos
cautiouly under his correction of proof sheets,
4 would, almost certainty, have been HnsiAt Tor re
ference and dear at any price, AS the preface dareu
- larp explains. But so perfect and valuable have tn
stereotype plates of this worklheen masc that to secnr
H. them, witnheir numerous and extraordinary examiih'
Oh TONS against fire. for the general benefit, they are 20
e- sdyersemenD constantly kept in place OF speela
on safet,, except while use III printing.
er Ample directions find both banks and statute into,
~ with useful notes follow the preface, which, in th
fifth in the two preceding editions contain much If
rs formation concerning the two lawful modes OF compu
I've lug inter SITS, tee days af grace, nc.
ro- 1t only remark that, notwithstanding tn
ea uncommonly costly work. which waspublishe' beo'
So interest tables introduced in dollars and cents b
s yend anamanac has been extensively avid so liberal
nj patronsed, it has not yet much as paid with mteres
ces heavy loss of yearly four Thousand dollars besi'
's six years time from 1899 $685. sustained the fiji
tea edition Of 76o0 rsrg chiefly from its public
oil ton at that time at under price,, to say nothing
ant compensation roftfor almost Lifetime OF to
Gus and sacrifice Wherefore the author still relies
en' diseernmen and generosity of the public for con
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