True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-11-29
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ROWLETT's TABLES OF INTER Es'r:
Two which new a,l.'ea an Average Time Caleua-
tor, or easy methods for fndins the average time
on Storage notes Of had bills of goods. when n,
chased at different dates different credits and i,r
various amounts; besides useful and complete Eansinu
ime Tahle, the best That car: be con,rycJ III, that f.
cures can nr auee william the condcseul commss
and size oftype.
An advertisement in the book is in nearly the tol,ow
ing words:
high distinction this work has received, ,hrol,
The ten Legislative acts reixeh to the title page is re-.
comneT''Son in itself, so uncommon, and 50 eopcl,,
sive, tn nothing is necessary more than by wa, of ,,
vertisemcn, to givea condensed view Of some of its ne,
c'',aitics: rs fer instance the Interest has been CONN M
Ell IRON, and compared with, what is equivalent to four
teen sets ct calculations, examined in the prcss ,hr,,
five times, and printed from t.reo,ype pla,cs tested
thr.t-o"e times, from all which it nns BIZ evident
even to the sketic Especially tho nc sonal of the de-
tai" OF proof IN The prcsce) that the wcrk mus, be ari,i
metcaIIy intallib|c and in confirmation o! this brl;f
premium OF two hundred and lv dollars is now Offer
cd tor The detection OF error Of cent in tn. present
or NTH edition. as expressed tue preface making five
large cm'nns ofercd for the same error seet he frs,
pn''icali"n in The wear 1872.
One &c tho most conspicuop. E.,ur.s or ,;, ,.,, :;
,ntte arrangement of the Time aud Amounts which
tor expeditions. reference ond perspieuv, with The helm
ofhe side and index, cannot be excellcd and the. salty
~ and ease with which the interest be found to the
extent ~ general business, without doubling Of sums
is besides convenience essential that in the est lima,
ton OF some ~ The most competent and prcti cal bsi
ness men and public officers who have made srxa, use
OF the work, has been distinguished by tho honoahIe
arpelia''nn cftfa 'master piocc'. And CONSIDERING
the ntallI'nity OF the method originally a,opted in
CONFUSING the work, and ME extraordinary ulnl,er and
variety OF the examinations, aud tests of every edition il
mas Passcn the PRESS notwithstanding the whole is in
sere"yre considering. in shot, he positive accuracy
secured n.y. the unprecedented means enplo, od the vo-
'nmc has hetn held up and emphatc:lly STYLED ",hc
most wonderful book in the wask;" most certainly N,
ma" can a'nra figure work of the extent which
G,r min, ~ I.,J .I..
Der anr variety 1T tests in the same number of editors
no, nor one half the number, is clcll shown in the
preface.
Resides, astcs and standard, it has beca trie, and
rrceedn nearly all The hauk and public fices in the
United States, and by the public generally, during the
long period OF rtyvc rc.rs yet error Of The cal
cmat'ons has ever bcen found in print, although continue
ally challenged! by the offer Of very large premiums.
lie book.is iii fact expressly adopted by all the courts
OF law q several ot,c States The rate OF calculation
Tor statute interest,"" AS also by law for bank interest
according rs the book is used, aud nay he seen in
part, by names Of the subscribers, and few of the
subsequent purchasers in the list Al the end of the book
's'n possession cfevery Gloss Of czens in every quar-
te OF the Unit ed States
1t ismoreovcr well known that by its rcarlv check.
1t has so "ftcu.e,rcte large errors long after ey were
made, even by the most careful and most competent
arIllmclicians, its usefulness, and he absolute ne
cessy tor its use, have been extensively insisted u,nn
SO evident incccd, have been lis advantages, aud its
savings, that, se,cirl ycarsag", whilst the first edition
hand copics were souph, for some to a nrc ;s,w,o
and prcrase at various prices as thew could ,casnn.
some persons have reccu. " declared am, ;nsi,,...
could be quoted that ,hey wou nav s5C 500. anI son
for copy, ,fnotto be for less. and an iudiyJn.
in the latter instance particularly. having at ,hc same,
lime Exhibited SATISFACTORY nroaf 10 sey.,,
more TN ourl I'M, saving nj lie ycry ,,.,Ir t;, h
being a ycrS ,.;rh man .H II; ,nh,;c oe;"a @'0' "o
IL IS likewise worthy OF notice md indeed tn
AMI o.au s".M 20 't "''"'e VI ''S"I Holh sec'ay
,h"s -, @ "n.n ~ "ne extent anu importance OF
III "s' o,a 'E'h t''s DOCK or It's Ike boon peh'l-
Gu III me usual manner vlone, by the most comcten,
s s"':' III "'e w"r'' ana Afterwards printed most