True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-06-04

JUhI fUBLI>HEDtEON sTEREOIIEk PLIES,
The FIN Ed,i,ono:
ROWLETT"S TABLES OF INTEREST,":
Two which is rev adtira Average Time Calcutta
H. tor q" easy methods for tintny the average lime
on Storage rncs of haai or bills of goods when mr.
CHASED at different dates. different credits, a,d tr
Va, ''s amounts; besides us tul and complete banking
lime la lie, the bes, That c,,, be conriyed ar that H.
CURES can pr 's'ce within the same conesend cpmn,ss
and size otnpe.
Ana verlsement in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words:
The hrgh distinction this work has received ,h,ouo,,
The ten legislative acts pretxed to tie title ,rpr is re-
comm I'd tan, in itself u.c'.nmon, and SO eonrl,,-
sHe' IN thohE is NECESSARY more than hy VA, of adj
'ei'Scme', 10 givea condensed view Of some Of its pc
instance, the ncres, has been cn, Is.
' from, and comare, WITH wins, is euuiyalcut ia to,
zen se's ell eaie''ia'onc ex,ne in the press ,hi.-
NE tl'ies, aud printed from trrcu,yrc n!a,,s ,e,,.
''m'\! -""e t1'cs, from al which it ,nnsi be- ryc,
even /" the skeptc (e>tecialy tho I've sosl of de-
tail at proof N the prtsce) tia, 'Ie wc,k mus, he r
n'etea. '"al'ihe, and in confirmation of This hrl;sr ,
premium I" two hundred and lttv dollars is now Otter
e' I 'e ".'er'" ct an error Of il, the lrsc,r
or nun edition. az expressed preface making Fl, e.
large inen'o's h.,rCd for The same error since me frs,
| publication in the wear 1907
'''e I'll mo most conspicuous features of the tables
IN 'he arrangement {" the Time and Am",n,s which
Tor expeditions, rnfcrence on ;erspeuiv, with The he'll,
OF me size anu INDEX, cannot be ,xceii,a AT, the salt,
y anu ease with which the n:ecsi can h. found to the
extent OF general business, wihon, doubling Of sums
'nSs''s IL S''>cHtllce essential that tn,
Ton {" some c' NC most competent, and prav.i cal hsi.
ness men an" public Off WHO have inY,lc nv "A, III,
Of the work, il has been Distinguished l tho lo,obI,
| Appreciation ct ufa "nE,ser p.occ''. And considering
'ne mia. ''i'y ot The n'e'h" originally adopted IL
CONFUSING The work. and HE txtIrl,i,,.l, ll,nbtr ant
variety OF lhe organizations, and tests Of ever, edition il
las lmS>'l'n the press entw outstanding the Lule is i,
STEREOTYPE, considering. in s6 I. he positive ::ccruc.
see''r" ny 'h r"rrre'.,n''d ns "!nplo, cd, the
li"e las hee" h III ny aud cm,ha,ir.y s,,lcd tn,
most "'n'' rful book in tie w"slk," most crr,ai,, II
man can name fg'rc work othc same extent, w,icl
since NE beginning nt creation, has had the same ,n,.
hti' a'r variety at tests III the same nn..,rr If editors
no. "r one hall the number, is clearly show, in tn.
preface.
Resides, astcst and standard, it has bcc4 tried am,
proceed IN ne'i! all the bank and public .iccs in the
on'eh .rs, and by cpusic generally, during tho
lnn% period I" tiry-v re9rs vet no error Of The ca
c "'"'s has ever been onnd in PRINT although ronlin
AL! challenged by the offer Of very large pr, mi,,ms.
he borkls IN fac, expressly a"Wcd > al tn, court
ora" 81 sev"" OF the States The 3" of Irulao,
Tor statute Interest,"" also h, law fr bank in,ces,
acr"''hSas the book is used, a,h as nav lie sre, ii
part by names of the subscribers, ard few Of h,
subsequent purchasers, in the list :,h" end of Tho book
Ism pos ess Ct Gloss OF citiz,us in every qua
! tc nj the tn'l ed States.
1t 's'n"eov"r well known that by its rcarl, check
it las so often detected lrg- erlurs long after they wcr
made, even ly the n,nst careful and mos, cometen
a''.'n'.'eans, ~, IT'S usefulness, and 'h absolute
cess'iy tor its u.s., have been extensively insisted up II
So evident, incecd, nave been its a', ,,tagrs aud i,
savings, that, scvr,rl I'arsag" whilst the first edition
was scarce aud out ot print, great nhtr Of seem,
!'anl copies su,,. inr, I" gre distance
AMI rurcaScd Il various prices, they could nrc,so,.
alS ho licked "pa' from S'",o per copy. IN,
Some persons have v d.cia,r, aud INSTANCE
cnlN quoted that the, would pay S. SIW,, ami s5Ol
for e"p,, II MOTTO be had fer less ar,l III individual
in the latter instance particularly, ivg n, the sam,
lime rxihited sa,isac,o. roat several persons Pre-
sea, that to him it really worth that money an,
more TIN "'gh the saving Of his valaablc time, h,
being very rcll manaud in ,-nblic Office
tits likewise worthy OF nui re, md indeed proper tt
mprc ~ that such is the nature OF t,e work GENERALLY
and Especially when vi the extent aud ju,u,r, ,re n
these los, that lad this hook or its ike b. on ,puar
ed in The usual manner ylonc, b. the most con,elen
calculator in the world, and a,erv ards printed mos
cal'iouy under his own correction of proof sheets, i
would, almost to certainly have been Hnsaf' for re-
ference, AMI dear II any pricv, tie preface d,lc,l
larlp explains But 81 perfect al" valuable have The
Stereotype plates of this worklheen &C. that To sec,,,,
ihem wiiln,tir numerous and extraordinary ex,m.
tons, against fire, for the general ben, fit, they are %,
=d.cIt'scmcn,) constantly kept in place Of speeia
safety, except while Use in y, hitting.
Amr'e directions to t,l both banks and statute inor
est with useful Hotes. follow the preface which, in M
fifth as in the tive preceding editions, contain much liz
Formation concerning the two lawful modes Of comput.
lug inter sts, tee days al K, ace, &c.
II remains only to rcn'ark HAT, matw Outstanding ti
ul,cOmnony costly work, which was published before
interest tables were in,0nuc ID in dollars and cents be.
ycnt AM anr has been cXensivrl, a.d so Iherall,
Patronisc, il has not yet much paid with Interest
tee heavy loss of yearly four thousand dollars beside
six n time from l799to 1905 sustained on TN, first
edition OF 1000 copies. arising chiefly from its lucr.
ton at tina, time, at an under price, to say nothing 81
compensation profit for almost Lifetime OF care toll
and sacrifice. Wherefore The author still relies on The
is~ernnen and generosity of the public for continu
ancc OF preference and patronage. FIR sale by the
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