True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-12-11


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TIE tSH,t hdih5nioF ffEL I'll
RoWLET1ns TABLES OF INTEREST,"
yH7O which is ncw aaes an Average Time Calcutta
n tor. or easy wc,h>s to tmsli, the average lime
on storage. c aal or bills of Goods, when pur-
chased different &.cs, au Different credits and for
,ai lou ap,Du,s: besides ausfui and uonnlee Banking
Time la lc, the best HAT csn be cnn:ryet %, that H.
cures can r atec within the cnuescnd compass,
and SIZE nj type.
An vpgisemEnt in the book in ne.ry the follow
ing words:
'shc high distinction this work has received through
the ten legislative acts pcxed tothe title page,
cnnsnendston in itself, uncommon, and SO eoncu-
sve III nothing IS necessary than by way of adj
rcrsemcnt, TO gVea CONDENSED view of some of its pc
ctaltles:as fer instance, the Interest las been comnos-
ed from, aud compared with, what is equivalent four
teen eff calculations, examined in the press thirty
f:e tines, and printed from tcleoype plates tested
hrtyW-one times, from all which il mnst be evident
even TO the skeptc Especially tho pc sonal ote de-
tail OF proof in the prelace) that the work must he arith
metically niallibe, and in confirmation of this beefa
premium OF two hundred and ttv dollars, is offer
cd tor The detection OF Of cent in the present
Or fifth edition, as expressed in preface making five
large premions otered for the since the first
publication in the year 1909.
One Of tho conspicuous features of the tables is
in the arrangement of the Time and Amounts, which
for expeditions, reference ond erspie.y with the help
OF the SIDE and index, cannot he eXceed and the salty
ty and ease with which the Interest can be found the
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is besides convenience 81 essential, that in the esma
ten OF some Oh The most competent and pYctl cal bust
ness men and public differs who have made great use
OF the work it has been distinguished hytho honorable
appreciation ct tf a "naster piece" And considering
the intllibilisy of the method originally adopted in
composing The work. and the extraordinary lumber and
variety of the examinations, and tests of every edition it
has passetiin the press Notwithstanding the hole is in
stereotype, considering, in shot. he positive accuracy
secured by the Unprecedented means enplo, 3D. the
lume has heen held up and emphaealy styled {" the
most wonderful book in the waslk;' most certainly
man namea figure work OF the extent, which
since the beginning OF creation has had the
her an variety of tests in the nurber of editors
no, nor one halt NUMBER is clearly shown in the
:. prelare.
Resides, test and Standard it has been tried and
proceed IN nearly all the bank and public offices in tho
United States, and by the public generally during the
long period of thirty five years, yet of The cal
claons has been found in print although continn-
ally challenged by the offer of very large premiums.
The boeks III fact expressly adopted by all the courts
otaw Ct severa othe States the rate of calculation
or7tau,e Interest,", asalso by law for bank interest
according the book is used, and as Eay he seen II
part by ,,e names of The subscribers, and few of ht
subsequent purchasers ne list att the end of tho book
ism pos cs0n CT every Gloss OF citizens in every quar-
tc Of The Unit ed States
1t is moreover we'll known that by its rcarly check
t',as oitc detected large errors long after they wer,
made, even hv the most careful and most compe,cn
aritme,icians, tat its usefulness, and the absolute
ecssity for its USE have been extensively insisted upon
evident, incecd have been its advantages, aud it
,l's ''" ssNe'' WIS. IN III ~ e''''o
was s'"s.' an" OUT VI it'" h'u' '"pef VI '.''''
a prersed 1T various prices, as they could occasion
ally DO picked up al from aloso SIS per copy, am
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loore though the saving OF his valuable time, h
: being rich manaud in rnbiic Office
IT. likewise worldly OF not &C, mud Indeed proper
4 n,prc ~ that such is the nature OF Ggue work general
! am, asucvially when of the; extent and importance
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s cvo,,ly m,,,r his owl correction Of proof sl.ccts,
woud ;mo,; to a certainty. have been uns,'. for +,
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= lmlp explains, But 50 peiret and valuable have t!
stereotype plates OF this wnkhecn 'r, that to secn
r Them, "hIhcr numerous and extraordinary eNah''H
uohs, against 're lor me general oe"ht We! are (.
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q n,commony costly work, Which was publisllc 6eo
o. interest tables weEr n'ro,uc ID ia dolas and rcts
u yend anaInuo", has been so e&teHsvcl, a.d 50 liberal
m pa'i""se'i it has NOT yet 50 much as PAD With m"t
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