True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-04-03
JUST PUBLISHEDFROAf STEREOTYPE pLJTES,
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49,. KoWLETI'S TABLES OF INTEREST,":
Nv "h'ch's new aa"ea an Average Time Caleuia-
~. lor, or easy me'ho"s Tor hntng the average time
c,na., y M. VI n.a" VI pus OF goots. when nnf-
sase" al dHereht aacs on different credits, and tor
various amo''"s; besides useful and complete Banking
e 'e t''e oes! mat can be conrivetI. that fl
e' f "'uee "'''''h me same condesend compass,
''" s'Ae VI NPe
An advertisement in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words:
Nv r's" ".s"'c"on ''s work has received through
acts pfehxed to the title page, is re-
'i."m ' III !tse', so uncommon, and e0nclu-
ror.so "'s ~ necessary more than by way Of adj
Sesemen, to gives condensed view of some of its me-
Us cf'"s''aec, The Interest has been compos-
-. rum a,d compared with, what is equivalent to four
c' e'c"'a'ione, examined in the press thirty
ill.,. ' ~" '''ne" from trreo,ypc plates tested
''s '"e ''h'es' from al which il must be evident
even 10 e skcpc Especially tho lc sonal o,he de-
1 ~ T'o IN t,e PrcfSce) that the wcrk must he ariih-
"'e"':s ''anc, a'u IN confirmation of this belief
brennan I" TWO hundred and iittv dollars, il now offer
w. 81, nL,;. OF an error OF cent in the present
" w e'.'' as expressed IN tie preface, making five
''S t'S offered tor the same error since the first,
P' m1r .,' VI '''e year lso2
he st mo most conspicuous features Of the tables is
c :" '"e 'i,:seeht OF Tie ime aud Amounts, which
AZ! @Aeo'is, reference htipersrieniiv with The helm
VI e sue 'u '"ex cannot be cxcclca and the salty
'''. ease WIN "i'e. the Interest be found 10 the
eA'eh :" sehe'" business, without doubling of SUNS
e".,e"ehce 81 essential that in The eslin:-
"oh OF s'me {" Nc most competent nn, u,s,ct cal ls
r ., p''"e o'h crs who have made great use
III ''e ""'S' u has been distinguished by tho honorable
"Pres',,.' ~ "' a master p'ecc" Aud considering
.ns 'na'';.,ny OF The method originally adopted in
CONFUSING The work, md The extraordinary ,,ber and,
variety of The examinations, and tests of every edition il
'.'s ''sse" me "ss notwithstanding the nlc is in
'e'',le' e''s''cr''s in sh6 I. he positive accuracy
s'e"'r'' ny me unprecedented means enpIo, cd, the vo-
. "'a .." "'"" ana emI,hatcal'y sly led " the
''s "'""'r'"' book IN the w"sk;' most certainly n
man can name figure work Oft the same extent which
s''ee "'e "tE"h',g o creation, has had the same ,n,-
hei ans variety ut tests in the same number of editors
o ' o"e "a'' The number, AS is clearly shown in the
l"'Ia'c.
ffs's, stest and standard, it has bee. tried and
!r'ee" III nearly all The hank and public ffccs in the
Ch'o states, anu ly the public generally during the
'nS ie''" I" 'h'H!-i, rc9rs, yet Of The cal
,,,x s ever ose'' o'n' m lr'n'' although con'in'
any challenged by the oier of very large pl, m,ms
c nookis III Tact cNprrs>l. adopted by all the courts
~" q scV"ii OF The States the j" OF lcu|nou
"r ,'''c interest,"" MS also by law for bank interest,"
.,, US 'he book is used, aud as nay he in
part b. ."e names Of The subscribers, ard few of The
subsequent purchasers, in the list at Send OF Tho book
W r''cssin ct every Gloss u citizlns in every qua
" :, W '''e c"''c States.
IS moreover well known that, by its rcvrly check
s SO ileutlrece'l large errors, lon. after ihey were
Ha'c, even ,v the most careful and most COMMUNION,
At its usefulness, and the absolute ne
ccss''y Tor its usc, have been cXt,s; v,y insisted ,
50 evident, '"cecd have been its advantages, aud its
savings, that seycrrl wears en whilst the fret ,Iit;o
was scarce and out of print great ,lunur of srcon,
nan" copies sought for, some to gre distance
anu r'crscd III various prices, they could ,ccasio,-
ANY no picked "pa' from so to SIS per copy, AMI
SONG persons have recon. y tccnrc'', aud instances
c'ul' DC quoted that they would pay $50 slUN ami $500
!or copy, II MOTTO be had fer less and IN individual
IN '!c latter instance particularly having at the SANE,
time r>'ihii, satisfactory proai severn. persons rrr-
more TN ouch ,lr s,,;n Of liz ''" '", ana
being very rich nauand in .:,,c office >'''''' ~
m ,l, ",', " NOV &C, W." '"''cch pr'p"rto
and ,s;,, W. - wy n''''"e OF fS'c WORK s'r'''i,
I,c. =, I ",'." =" "ie extent aui 'i1'ora ''rc %!
I'd in The n,r .,' "' as "'"k or IT'S IKE boon lcr-
calculator IN the world, and acr"nr printed mos,
ro,, ''",t "so"n correction OF proof sheets, it
r,rrsr ami ,, ,,.' .y' nav. "'eh h''sa'c Tor re-
a,h, e>n,;us n,,, 90 pr -. ue l'' r"e "''t'-
stcrea,,,c ,n.,cs Of HE wnL io" % 'se ''
cm wih'Irir um,rcus and ,x,ran,,,; .'' ~ azure
ions nsans, fire, for the general benz, g, ',., ,, m,
ADVERTISEMENT constantly kept in a Mace of su,,al
safety, except wcuse in printing.
Ample directions in find hn,h h,,i. .r, ,,.... :,
:, WIN useful notes. follow the Preface which, in hi,
'' 10 " ''e TWO preceding editions, contain much IN
; eo''eeih''s 'is Two lawful modes OF COMPUTE
i ', r'.n,.. 49, ''r "'.ss al GRACE, &c.
., !" 'o',''N '!'' MISUNDERSTANDING iii
n,crcs, tables were "; M',t'o''''c' before
end anaa,ar, siccn So cs,cus;y"i' '1 Its Ii-
il has mo-, ,r :, mich s ;, w. w. i'ne''''s
&c !ic,, loss Of u..Iy four ,hons,nI ,, , ,,;
* Years "t time from 1890 1905. sustained ON the Fl, :,
d'Il"i,"f 1000 ics .ari in. chief, from, il, ,,,,
70" at ''' ''mc at under price to sly n",Lmy Of
on" '":I''on or rfi'tr "'nos alt-tlr Of c.;c, io
N''r''"r. me author still relies the
nee Of .,r',,: and ,,', W. we '','s ,r rnn''"