True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-11-06

JUST PUBLISHEDFRoM STEREOTYPE PL1TES,
Tie Eth EditonoT
R0WLETT'S TABLES OF INTEREST,":
TWO which is new adaed an Average Time Calcutta
IL tor or easy methods for finding the average time
on storage, notes of haad or bills of goods when mr.
chased different dates on iler,nt credits and for
various anounts besides useful and complete Banking
Time Ia lie, the best That can be eorrriyed nr ha, Fl.
cures can produce within the same condescud comnass
and size OF pc.
An in the book is in nearly the follow.
ing words:
he high distinction this work has received through,
the ten legislative acts ncxed the title page is re-
commeHd"'Ion in itself, uncommon, and SO eonc,-
sve In nothing is necessary more tan Nv wac of adj
Vesenent, to gvea condensed view of some of its ne
caiitles;'s Ter instance the Inarcs, has bc,n conn,
roh' and compared with, what is equivalent to four
teen sets ct calculations, examined in the press thirty
l"e times, and printed from tcreotype MATES tested
thlryty-one times, from all which i, must be evident
even to the skeptc ESPECIALLY on tho ne sonal o,be de-
tail OF proof in the preacc) that the vcrk mus, lie er
heue'y infaiible and i'll confirmation of This belief
premium OF two hundred and fifty dollars is now Offer,
cd tor The detection of error of cent in the present
or fifth edition. as expressed in tie preface making five
large premiums offered for the same error since the rs,
publication IN tho year 1909.
One Of tho most conspicuous features or tho to1,e, 80
| m the arrangement of the Time and Amounts which
lor eNre,"ns reference ond perspicty with the help
Oh .he sue an! index, cannot be exceed and the salty
ana ease with which the interest can be found to the
extent of general business, without doubno nj sums
be'irs convenience essential that in the estIma.
ton OF some o. the most competent and pr,ct cal bps
ness men ana public Officers who have made great use
OF the work, has been distinguished by tho honorable
appella'lon cfofa "master piece" And considering
the 'ntalliby OF the method originally adopted in
com''osg the work, and the extraordinary lumber and
variety OF the examinations and tests of every edition il
mas Passedn the press Notwithstanding the whole is in
stereotype considering, in Short The positive accuracy
scared by the unprecedented cnplo>od the yo-
lume has heen hcidup and emphaticaly styled the
most wonderful book in the wesik;n most certainly M
man can figure work the uJ al,
since the beginning OF creation has had the same num-
Der ans variety of tests in the number of editors:
no, nor one half the NUMBER is clearly shown in the
preface.
Resides, as test and Standard ii has been tried and
proceed N nearly all the bank aud public offices in the
ohen States and by the public generally during the
long period OF thirty five rears of The cal
ci'aons has ever been found in print, although continue
ally challenged by the offer of very large premiums.
he DOCKS IN TACT expressly adopted by all the courts
q law 81 several olhe States the crate of calculation
for statute interest,"" also by law for bank interest,"
according the book is used, and Tay be in
part, by of the subscribers and few of the
subsequent purchasers nthc list at the cnd of tho book,
Isn possession CT every Gloss OF citizens in every quar-
te of the Unit ed States.
1t smoreover well known that, by its rearly check,
it has so large errors, long after they
nade, even Ivy the most careful and most competent
artmccians, Fat its usefulness and the absolute ne
cessy for its use, have been extensively insisted upO
so evident incecd, nave been its advantages, and its
savings, that seyerr ye,saso, whilst the FIRST edition
was scarce, and out OF PRINT great lumber OF second
hand copies sought for, to greet distance.
and purcased various prices they could occ;sio
ally BIO picked up at from SOTO SIS per copy, and
some persons have reccnly declared, and instances
could be quoted that they would pay $50, $780, and $500
for copy, If not be had fer less, and individual
in the latter instance particularly, having the same
lime Exhibited satisfactory proa to several persons pre-
sent that to him it was really worth that money aud
TIN ough The saving OF his yalHable time, he
being very rich auand in pnblic Office
| Ii worthy md indeed
mpre that such is the nature OF hEuc work generally
and especially when of the extent aud importance OF
these ia los, that had this book orits like boon repar-
ed III the usual manner yloue, by the most competent
calculator in the world, and alcrwarts printed most
cantiouiy under his correction of proof sheets, it
would, almost to a certainly have been Unsafe for
terence, and dear It any price, as the preface darcu-
lm'lp explains. But perfect and valuable lave the
stereotype plates of this wo,kbcen mac, that to
them, wthlhcr numerous and extraordinary examine
tons against fire, for the general benefit they (by
%dyer'semcnt) constantly kept in a place OF special
SAFETY, except while i'll printing.
Amrlc directions to find both banks aud statute ntol-
est with useful notes follow the preface, which, in this
filth as i'll The preceding editions contain much in
formation concerning the two lawful modes of cumput-
lug inter SITS, tee day at grace, &c.
II Remains only to remark that, notwithstanding this
mcommomly costly work, which was published before
interest tables were intrOduc- d in dollars aud be-
ychh nnnuNr has been extensively a.d so lihcrullN
patr'n,i7ed, ii has not Yet much paid with interest
tee heavy loss Of UVary four Thousand dollars beside
SIN ychrs OF time from 1@9to lSN5, sustned un the frs
e'o"ot 1000 0op'rs,s arising chief, from its pubca
ton al Ihm tinc under price to say nothing .
compensation profit for almost alitctirnc OF care, tell
and sacrifice. Wherefore the author still relies on the
dlsecrun,nt aHd generosity OF the public for Il eon,nu
#ce OF prcIcr'Hc" and patronage FIR sale by The
Prt""iat Ho,&MHc& in tlr jatitd States
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