True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-09-20

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RONLETT'S TABLES OF INTEREST:
FHFO wheel, is nc atltn 81 Average fine Caleula-
Il tor easy methods for fimng the average lime
on storage, notes Ct lraal or hill of goods when pur-
chased al different dates ,te..,t credits, NJ" for
various 's; besides useful and complete Banking
Time la lie, the lrs That be co,riye,l en- tia, f.
cures can I'r "ce within the cnn.esend compass
and size oi type.
Ana vetisement in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words:
The high distinction this work has recrive,l through
s len legislative acts prthxel To- the title page
enmmert.ti"n in itself. mnlon, and so eoucu-
sve, III nthiny is necessary more an Nv WI, Of adj
vertseme', to grea coit nsr view Of ni its pc
c',arts:s fer instance, the Interest l,s hetn conn s
ed from and compared with, what is equivalent to four
zee" se's e cac''a'lone, ex'i' ed j" the press thirty
he tin es, and printed from trrco,ype mates tested
hi.ly-cne t'Mes, from MI which il must be r,iden,
even to the skeptc (estrciI, tho nc so,l Of The de-
t Of rr"ot ~ The etace that the wck mus, he ari,l-
met'cal'! f''hbe. and in confirmation Of this htiicta
premium oi two hundred and fttv dollars is INV offer
cd frthe detection st an error If cen, il, the rr,.cn,
or nth edition, as expressed preface making five
lart neminns 'ered for the same error SIM e,le frs,
publication in the year 1907.
One Of tho most conspicuous features Of the tabI. is
the arrangement OF the Time aud Amounts whict,
Tor expeditions, reference ord perspieni with the help
OF the se and index, cao, he eXcelta; tn SALTY
ty and ease with which the interest can be- found TO the
exfhh OF general business, wiil,nn, doubling OF suns
tien OF some o The com,eten, and prac,, cal bust
moss men and public off who have made g,s at use
OF the work, il las been Distinguished l tho honorable.
ape',a'',m &C, cfofa '.mastsr pece" And considering
the 'nsAllihhty Of the method originally adopte,I in
CONFUSING the work, and The extraordinary lumber and
variety OF the examinations h tests Of every edition il
has Iassedin the lr"ss notwithstanding the hole is in
stereotype considering, in s6 I, he positive accuracy
secured ny the unprecedented means emplo oil, the
lume has heen hridup and emplatically styled ",he
most wonderful book in the wsslk;" most certainly II -,
man can namra figure work of the same extent, which.
since tie beginning OF creation, has had the same nu,-
her ans variety ct tests in the same number Of editors;
no, one hallthe number, as is cleal, shown in the
| preface.
Resides as and standard, it has bees tried and
proceed IN nearly all the bank and public tfres in tie
United States, and by the public generally. during the
long period ct thirty five rea,s, vet error of The cal
cations has ever been found in print although con,in-
ally challenged by the offer of very large pre- mnms.
he boakis in fact expressi, adopted by all the courts
OF law 81 several othe States rs the rate OF lculalon
Tor statute interest,"" alsa BY law for bank interest
according as the book is used, and as Hay lie seen in
part, by names Of the subscribers, ard few of lie
subsequent purchasers in the lis, n, the cnl of III. hook
ls'n Iosessi" fevery Gloss of ci,zys in ever, qua
| IL OF The Unit ed states.
Ii is moreover ell known that by its rearly check
it has Often detected large errors long after lie, were
| H'ale, even hy the most careful and most comuee,u
aritlmclicns, its usefulness, and the absolute Ne
cess'ty Tor its U.S., have been extensively Insisted M H.,
n" eN''Vh'S iictc's IaNc pel IT'S
savings, that, scve,rl ,.arsag" whilst the first edition
was scarce aud on, Of prints grra, lumber Of srcnr
hand copies were sought for some to gre distance
and purcrased ,ariens prices they could rcc,sio,-
ally lo picked "ps from : soto IS per copy, anil
some persons have recrn. declared, AID instances
could quoted that they would pa. ST., Si0o, AMI $500
for copy, itmot to he lad fer less a.,I individual,
IN the latter instance particularly, having AT the
'me rx'itet sa,isacor, l.t, tos,ers'l persons pre-
sent that tn him it really wnrt, that ,,,oey and
more through the saving of his YER, valuable time, liz
being very rich man and in snbc office
lis likewise worthy OF MOI &c, mud indeed proper tn
'm'e that a,'ch is the nature OF fgue work general,
aud especially wl,e of the extern, aud imror nure Of
these la los, ha, had this hook its ike b rear-
| ell III the usual nan,,er vout, b> the most concteI,,
calculator in the world and af,crwar S printed mos,
c,roul, und,r his own correction If proof sheets, it
WOULD almost to cei t,i"'y, have been Hns;E Tor
tt1esc, and dear amy price, AS tie preface tiarir''
lirlp explains. In 81 perfect and valuable have III"
Stereotype pHes this wa kheen maze. that Ia Secure
item, wih'hrr numerous nnd extraordinary exarmins
tons, against fire. for tn general hem fit, they ID.
.d,c,lstu,n) constantly kept in place of special
safety rN,;rut whil.uSe in printing
Amrlc dire c,o's to Fl Il n' b nks and Statute ntn,-
est Ih useful mites follow the pr,ime which, hi,
filth as in the twu pi ee'Iur editions, contain much
t.'iiiti concerning IL" Two lawful IN dies ni crmlu'-
iifg inter at, tee days af gince, Ike.
II renrus nnly to rc"ak that, notwithstanding thi
nnconmmly cost, work, which was ubsh"' heto,e
iia"rrs tables were iuro uc.d IN dna and ccnls be-
>tnl anannna ha, cen socXruSivel a''' SO Ilhcral,
pHrnised, ii has not vel iu'wh pai with interest
t,a heavy loss Of ut,> rnr til usaul dollars beside
SIX wears ot time from 7QDln 1905, sustained u tho s
"'Iion nt 1000 ani,N,. arising c'ti. from i,s r,i
tn' Al 'n t'mt at ~ nn'tr price,, I" 81, dung %
compensation profit for ,lmosl alit.-tme OF are, toll
and sacrifice Wherefore line nutur still relies on tn,
d'seenmcu, aud generosity Of i,e public for a cm,iu
ance u icie'enc" and rarNnrse F,rsar ny the
Pr' 'cijni Rooksrl.r ia the Uutc! s ate'
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