True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-08-21


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ROWLETTS' TABLES OF INTEREST: .u.
FEfO @heslis now added an Average Time Cac'iia-
III tor or easy methods for fiunlyt the average lime
on storage, notes Of haad or bills of goods when put
chased at different dates on ereat credits, and tr'
various amounts; besides auscui aud complete Banking
Time Tale, the best HAT can be conrise,i er that IL
cures can produce within the coutssend compass,
and size ott,pe.
An advertisement IN the book is in nearly the fooy-
ing woras '.' 'W
The high distinction this work has received through
tho ten Legislative acts prefxed toe title page is re-
commentator in itself so ncpn,lnon and SO eonru-
siye,th inothing is necessary dian by wa, Of adj
yertisemen to giSea condensed vw of some OF it, ne
culiarles:s fer instance, the Interest has been comp1s
ed from, and compared WITH what is equivalent to four
teen se's ell eslcii!aone examined in the press thirty
five times, and printed from teentvpe plates tested
thiryiy-one tHies, from AL whch it nnst be evident
to the sseptic Especially the ne sofia of tile de-
tail ol proof in the preface That the crk must he arith-
,necaiy intAliible a'd in confirmation of this becfa
premium OF two hundred and Fifty dollars is now offer
cd for the detection Of All oIror of cent in the present
or fifth edition. as expressed tie preface, making five
large pemlpns offered for The error sinpethl first
| publication in the year 1902
One oil tho most conspicuous features of the tables is
iii the arrangement of the Time and Amounts, which
for expedns, reference ond perspie,y, with the help
OF the side and index, cannot be e4ceea and the salty
y and ease with which the in:escs eau be tount the
extent of general business, without doubling OF sums
is besides convenience essential that in the cstlnia-
ten OF some Oh the most competent and piAct cal bust
men and public crs who have made great use
of the work, it has been distinguished b. tho honorable
'appellallon efuta "mas'er piece'. Aud considering
the lntali'l'ili'y Of the method originally adopted in
composing the work, and The extraordinary lumber and
variety ofthe examinations, and tests of every edition it
has passed nthe press Notwithstanding The whole in
stereotype, considering. in sh6t. he positive accuracy
secused by the unprecedented means employ 3D. the vo7
lume has heen heldup and emphatically styled g the
most wonderful book in the wask" most certainly NJ
man can namea figure work ofthe same extent which
since the beginning OF creation, has had the same num-
Der ana variety of tests in the nnaber of editors;
no. one hall The number, is clearly shown in the
i preface.
BESIDES, astest 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 thrt, five re4rs We, of The cal
cnlaos has been found in print, although continu
ally challenged'by the offer of very large premiums
The book is in fact expressly adopted by all the courts
oflaw u several ofthe States the rate OF calculation
for statute Interest," as alse by law for bank interest,"
according the book is used, and n,ay be in
part by ,,,e names of the subscribers ard few of the
subsequent purchasers, the list at the end of Tho book,
lsln possession CT every Gloss OF citizens i'll every quar-
tie Of The Unit ed States.
1t is moreover well known that, h. its rearly check,
Often detected large errors, long after they
snade, by the most careful and most competent
arithneticans, its usefulness and the absolute
cessity for its uss, have been extensively insisted up
so evident, incecd iavc been its advantages, and its
savings, that seveIr yearsagn, whilst the first edition
scarce and out of print, great Lumber of second
hand copies soush, for, to gre distance.
and pu,crase various prices they could OCCASION
ally BIO picked up at from $loto $25 per copy and
some persons have y declared, and instances
could be quoted that they would pay $50, $780, and $500
for copy, tno to be bad fer less, and an individual
in the latter instance particularly, having at the SAINT
lime Exhibited satisfactory proai, to several persons pre-
sent that to him was really worth that money anC
more TIN ough the saving of his very valuable time, he
, being very rich manand in public office
1t is likewise worthy OF notice, md indeed proper tt
impress, that such is the nature of gue work generally
and especially when Of the extent and importance o
these los, that had this book or its like boon lcpar
ed in the usual manner vlonc, by the most compeen
calculator in the world and afterwards printed mos
eautiouly under his correction OF proof sheets, /
would, almost 10 certainty, have been unsat for
ference aud dear at any price as tie preface daicu
arlp explains. But so perfect and valuable have The
stereotype plates Of this wokheen mac, that to
. hem wilnhcir numerous and extraordinary eXnlnlna
u tons, asains, fire. for the general bene they b
: :dvertisemcnt) constantly kept in place Of slee4
n safety, except while use / in printing,
i Amp directions to find both banks nd statute intnr
est with useful notes follow The preface, which, in thi
f,h as "'he two preceding editions contain much IN
formation concerning the Two lawful modes Of c0mput
lug inter sis, Tee days al grace, he.
: 1t ren.ius only TO remark that, notwithstanding thi
q neommony costly work, which was published herI'
ntcrestbles wern intrnuc.h in dollars aud cents be
ycnd altlluanSr ha been sOeyleusiyri sd sol berH
G'roiseti, il has not YET n,yh paid with ner ST
tee heavy loss Of urtgY iur Thousand dollars bcsiCt
SIX e9rs ct time from 1880 1908, sustained Oh Tic IA
e'iilion"i $500 an,s, arising Clnoii5 from its puoi
tuA nj iH'' tls at Hn under price, To SAY tinng
II enHpt4oo ,rlrofi for almost aiite-time of are toll
and sacrifice htlrt r.. the author stil relies on Il,
dseGlnuru and generosity " the public for e0uliut
"nce o preference aud pa'ronrge F.r b, ,he
P""~lal booh&oLt ) IN ttc tnitci 3 ate
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