True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-07-31
JUST FROM STEREOTYPE pLJTES,
RowLETTs TABLES OF INTEREST,".

TIE FIN tdifioao:
RowLETT's TABLES OF INTEREST:
TENO winch is nc atitA al Average Time Cae,ila-
4 tor or easy methods for innng the average lime
storage ct haad bills Of g00ts, when pui-
chased at different dates. sn different credits, aud for
various ano nis hesea useful and complete Banking
Time Tia lie, the best That can be con'rived. TINT fl
cures pr uuee within the codesend compass,
and size OF ,pe.
Ava vsriisenent in the book is in nearly the follow.
ing words:
The hig, distinction this work has received through
thu ten legislative acts pehxeti the title page is
commend tion in itself so nmmon,, and eoncl,
siye, I'll n"hinp is necessary l'an by Of adj
yertserItn, To gi"ea condensed view of some OF its pc
cari,ies:as crinsancc, thu interest HIS be.n comp,
ed from and compared with, what is equivalent To four
een eft ealcula'iome ex; ed in tile press thirty
| "e tin es, and printed from ,r,enype plates test, d
| hiitNN-one iines, from al which il must be evident
even to the skeptc ereeis, tho lc sonsl of,h" de-
tail 81 proof in the pre.cel that the wck mus, liz aill-
meticallA intah'e aud in eoiTnaon of This biieta
premium OF two hundred and fifty dollars is otfs,-
cd tr the detection of ',fa in the Urt'>rn,
or fifth edition, as expressed IN he preface making Ave
large. p,eninns ,erct fr the error sin, III. frs,
pnI'icaiinnin the wear lsn2.
One Of tho most conspicuous features If the tables is
| in The arrangement Of the Time aud Amounts, which
for expedi'I'ns reference old erspie,, with he help
Of the side and index ca,o, he led ~, d III salty
I, and ease with which the interest cun he found TO the
exen ut general business, without dn,lhng OF sums
she.id So convenience essential, that in tn es,lm-
sn III some III 'te mot competent and lIrctI cal bus-
and public off who have made great use
Of the sors il has been distinguished b, tho honorable
ar,ella'inn ef"fa 'master ecc'' Aud considering
the inallihliy Of the method originally adopted in
conn using the work, and The extraordinary ulnher and
variety The examinations, and tests of every edition i,
has passed in The pr SIS notwithstanding The whole is in
stereotype, considering in s6 t. he positive accuracy
secured by the unprecedented, means cmplO od the vo-
lune has heen h, Id up and emIhatcay ST, led the
most wnnd, rfi hook in the w,slk;" most cerlal,
man figure work of the extent, which
since the beginning of creation, has had the same n'M-
her ana variety Of tests in the same number OF et"rs
no. hallthe number, AS is clearly shown in the
n pre!are.
y Resides, astest and standard, it has been tried and
= prreed in nearly all the bank and public offices in Il
y United States, and by the public gnerall. during The
long period of ,hirt, five years. yet error Of The cal
IS cations has been found in print, although con'in-
ally challenged by the offer of very large premiums.
IS The book is in fact expressly adopted by all the court
olaw Ct several oithe States the rate OF clc'lalm
for statute interest,"" ase by law for bank interest
IS according the book is used, and Tay lie seen il,
IS part b, e names of the subscribers ard few Of h.
n subsequent purchasers, in the list at the c' of 'ls book
isn CT every Gloss OF citizens in ever. qua
t. of the UNI ed States.
1t is moreover we'll known that, b, its rearl, check
L. has "t detected large errors, long liter he, W,r,
e ",'ir, even by the mos, careful and most c"mee'
ari,n,ccians ia, its usefulness, al 'h' absolute "e
ccssy Tor its ,,s@ have hren xtcnsy,, insisted mp
IN evident, ncec iavc hren its ad,au'ag,s, AID ii
t. savings, that, seyrrl ,,arsag" whilst til" first rlmi"
rs scarce, aud on, Of pr"t,a great umr If str""
hand copies sought tor some I" agr "'s'a'c
and p,ucased various prices Ms they 81 ul'l '~c;,>in
ally 10 Kicked up Il, from $'ot, per copy, an
e, sume persons have recvn. declared, md insta"c"
c,.uh be quotes, that thu! would pa, S., sIoo an ssh
IL for e,l, ,tuot be lad fer tess, ael IN ''i,ian
in the latter instance particularly, hvng at the sam
lime rxhitsd s,istaclor, prr, to s>el prsons PR
Us sed thu, to him il really worth that "ont1 s''
d. more TIN o,sh The saving Ills Valuable time. h
le being n y-r, rich aud in knblic Office.
I,
IN imure = that such is the Of hgue work general
=. aud s,pcriay When nj the extent aud Inlnr a'ce
:" t"se lbs, that had this hook "r',s IKE ""ure"'
"a e., IN the usual vlone, h the most comlc,e
W" calculator in the world, aud aerw ar printed mo
80 caliouy under his own correction ut proof sheets,
q; would, alm">, to certainly, have been insf for n
ference, aud der any prcr, AS tie preface da''ic
- larip explains But s., peri ct and valuable have II
Nere:.yle u of this wn kern maze. that I" seen
III ,hem mihiluir numerous and extraordinary exan,
tions against fire, for thu general be" fit, they are 4
he -d,e,tsem,n) constant, kept in place OF spee
'on safety, except whilrnsc in p i,hims
ar Amrc directions to dhuth nks and statute int
NY est i'm useful TO low the preface which. in Il
filth ,s il, HE tvs preceding ,diuws, contain much
rs f.r2n,i II concerning the two Iawfl in dies Of cnm'
'N' lug utter ST., tr- dtys t .lucr Ne.
t- II rem.,us unlN tn lcrrn'k that, ~ Understanding Il
CT uucommuuy cost, work. winch u'tnhe'l hct'
ST. interest tables were intro "u,, IN 'loa and cents
~" vent ana'nea ha, "ecn sorS'rosvr! H.d Spli'"ra
"i- patrmsrd, ii has "t yet 50 mitch Ms pail With inter-
,c' toe I,i,, loss Of Ia ltsat. dollars, hes
s Wears IL, m 7g9tu ISh5. sustained n the Fl
IT. ~diim Of 1000 ,nirn, r,,lrs chr l.! from us '"h''
nou ~ i'r' tins, ~ -. under pc't,, 4" SAY di"1
'Ad compensation or ', f. for anos' !i'-c 81 are, L
aU' aud sacrifice ~ wherefore le autnr stA r'le, on
5to isvplnnru and g,rrosiy al tie puir t'r CONT
t'!e 'uee u pset- rucr N,t mrnrse F'rs'!r h! Me
Hs' t'e'lnJot 6nohal'r in TIE tnjhi s n
"h, r.IIJf.l.L's NEW WOH,>, 3,r,--lhc Anleic.
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