True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-11-10

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RoWIETTs TABLES OF INTEREST:
Two which is new added an Average Time Calcutta
III tor, easy methods for finding the average time
on storage, notes of haad bills of goods, when pu
chased at different dates. different credits and for
various amounts; besides useful and complete Banking
me la lie, the best HAT can be con,rye or thai f.
cures can pr luce within the same conIesend connass
and size ott,pe f'
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ing words:
The high distinction this work has received through.
the ten Legislative acts pefxe to the title pace is re-
commentator in itself, so uncommon and so eonclu
sive, til nohng is necessary more lhn by way of adj
versemeht, to givea con, nsed view of Some of its me-
as fcr instance the Interest has been compos-
cd IRON, and compared with, Whist is equivalent to four
teen sets ct calculations, examined in the press thirty
five tmes and printed from tcreotype mates tested
,h'''yty-one times, from all which it mnst be evident
even 70 ,s Skep,c Especially on tho pc sona of the de-
tai OF proof IN The preace tina, the work must he arb-
metcay Inialble and in confirmation of this belief.
premium OF two hundred and fifty dollars is now offer
cd Tor me ae'ceto OF an error of in the present
or nth edition. as expressed in preface max ing five
large premons offered for the same error since The fret
publication in the year 1902
One oil tue most conspicuous features of the tables is
mine arrangement of The Time and Amounts, which
or exea1ns reference ond perspie,y, with the help
OF the SHE ana index, cannot be exceea and the salty
N and ease with which the interest can be found to the
extent OF general business, without doubling OF sums
besides convenience so essential that in the estlma
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ness men and public off who have made g,Ys, use
of the WORK. it has been distinguished by tho honorable
appella'Io,n efofa '.naster piece. And considering
the ntalliby of the method originally a,Iepted in
composing the work, and The extraordinary lumber and
variety OF the examinations, and of every edition it
has assein the press. notwithstanding the whole is in
stereotype considering, in sh6 t.. he positive accuracy
secured by the unprecedented means employed, the yo-
lame has heen held up and empmtcaly styled &C the
most wonderful book in the weslk;" most certainly M
man can namca figure work of the extent, which
since the beginning OF creation, has had the
her a'H variety OF tests in the number of editors;
no. nor one halfth number is clearly shown in the
prriare.
Resides, astest and standard, it has been tried and
r"eed IN nearly all he bank and public Gires in the
United States, ami by tho public gore" n.y. during the
long period OF thirty live rears, yti rot The cal
citations has ever been found in rn, coniu,-
ally challenged b, the offer of very ,..,l.us
he book is III fact expressly adopted Ill tn, 7J,rta
OF law CT several otthc States the "r:te OF calculation
Tor statute interest,"" also by law for hrN interest
according the book is used, and NV he ser, il
part by names OF The subscribers AVID of ,hc
subsequent purchasers, in the list r c, Of ''.u ,eok
lsin possession CT every Gloss Of ctizns il every quar-
tie Of The Unit ed States.
1t is moreover well known that, by its rearly check,
1t has so "ru detected large errors long after they were
mahe even by the most careful aad most competent
ari''me1iciaHs, "a, its usefulness and the absolute
eesSy Tor It's nse, have been extensively insisted up H.
SO evident incccti, have been its advantages, aud its
savings, that, se,c,r yoarsag whilst the first edition
was ace, and out OF print, great lumber of second
hand copies sought for, Some to agret distance.
and pncased at various prices they could
ally DO picked up at from soto SIS per copy, and
some persons have reccn.ty declared, aud instances
could be quoted that they would pay $50, 800, and $500
for copy, ,tnot to be had fer less, and individual
in the latter instance particularly, having at the
lime Exhibited satisfactory roa several persons pre-
sent that to him it really worth that money and
more TN ough the saving of his valnable tmc he
being very rich and in rnblic office.
Ii is likewise worthy Of &c, md indeed proper to
finite,
and especially when of the cAtent and importance OF
these la los, that had this book Or its like been prear-
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calculator in the world, and afterwards printed most
cauouly under his correction of proof Sheets it
would almost to certainty, have been Unsafe for re-
ference, and dear at any price, as the preface daric
larlp explains. But perfect and valuable have the
stereotype plates of this worklbecn maze that to secure
them, wih,hcr numerous and extraordinary examine
tons, against fire, for the general benefit, they (by
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SAFETY except while use in printing.
Amrle directions to find both banks and statute intor-
est with useful notes follow the preface, which, in this
fifth as in the two preceding editions contain much
formation concerning the two lawful modes of conput-
lug utter sts tee day al grace, &c
1t remains only to remark that, notwithstanding this
uncommOnly costly work, which published before
interest tables n,roduc ii IN dollars and cents be-
yrnd An almanac, has been cxensEc, AID SO literally
ttronse, IL has not yet so much AS paid with interest
tee heavy loss of ueary four thousand dollars beside.
wears of from 1899 to So5 sustained on the first
edition Of goo oolcs, arishg chief from its blica-
ton at that time, at 81 under price, to 81, ,iw f
compensation prot'r almost lifetime Of care t
.Ad scritge Wherefore lie .hni still relies on the
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