True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-10-14

JOHN nt. AN.
New ORLEANS. Feb |, 1919. fell II "
JOsI rUBL1sHkDFROM STEHEOyY"t "LL1ks
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ROWLETTS TABLES OF INTEREST,"
TTNO which is a!r'Ca an Average Time Calenla
L tor, or easy me,lrls t, inning the average lime
Storage, notes Of llaAd Or bills of goods. when
chased at different dates different credits, AID TOR
various amounts; es''itsa"s'tn and complete Banking
Time la L., the hest That be conri,e,l nr tina, f.
cures pr 'tuce within the cOn,iescu compass,
and size type.
An a ve,;scment in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words:
The high distinction this work has received through
the ten legislative acts prexcd the title page is
commentator in ITSELF so ucnmnon,, and So eonclu-
sive, IN tE"lhlng is necessary than by Of adj
vertisemen to givea condensed view Of some oi its pc
c"'iarii'es:as fer instance, the Interest has been comp
d from, and compared with, what is equvaen. 10 four
'rn sets ef calculations, examined in the press thirty
IKE times and printed from tereoypc plates tested
thirtyty-one times, from all which it mnsi h.. cvLe,
even to the skcptic Especially tho ne sona of III" de-
tai 81 proof ~ the lretAce that the work must he ar-
medically 'nfali'bie and in confirmation Of this he,isfa
premium OF two hundred and fifty dollars, is otr-
cd tor the detection Of error Of cent in tn. rese,
or fifth edition, as exrrssc preface making f,.
large prcm0ns offered for the same error since, he first
| publication in the year 1SR.
One vt tho most conspicuous features Of TIE tables
in the arrangement ct the Time and Amounts Which
fur cxIetlit'tns reference nil with he helm
OF the side and H"ex, ca,mm he rxre!.,A -, d h salt,
ty All" ease with which til. i. cs can t., fund to The
extern, OF general business, without doubling OF sums
IS he:rs convenience essential that in III. estim,-
ton Of some o the most competent and pract. cal bust.
ness men and public off who have made great
OF the work, i has bee" distinguished by tho honorable
arpella'nn t"ta "mastcr p'ece'. Aud considering
the nt;,lliny Of the method originally adopted j,
CONFUSING the work, and The extraordinary lumber
variety OF the examinations and tests Of every edition
has passed. the press notwithstanding the whole is ii
ste'"ye, considering. in s6 I. he positive "cc'rac.
secured by til: unprecedented means erno, cd, the 70
lumch has lecn up aud emphatically >leh 1" tin
'nos, wonderful" hook in the wsslk; mos, certainly
man can 'a'nra figure work Of the extent, whic
since the beginning OF creation, has had the same ''al
Der ans variety Of tests in the nusber "f editors
MIR one half the number, is clearly shown in tn
preface.
Resides, test and standard, it has been tried am
r"ee in nearly all the hank and public sffiees in III
United States, and by the public generally during til
long period OF thirty five rcars, yet Of The cal
cnlanns has ever been found in print, although con,inI
ally challenged by the Offer of very large premiums.
The boeks j" fact expressly adopted, by all the eonrt
law 81 several ofhc States the rate of cc,,la,lo
tor statute interest,"" also 10y law fer bank interest
according rs the book is used and Tay he
part, by names of The subscribers, and few Of III
Subsequent purchasers, in the list 1T the cl Of u book
sin POS esain cfevc'y Gloss Of ci,zcns in every qua
t. Of the Unit cd States
1t ismoeover well known that by its rca,ly CHECK
ii las so ottcu detected large errors long after they
made, l'y the most careful and most compete,
a,ithnc'icians, al its usefulness, and the absolute
cessIty tor its usc have been extensively insisted
evident, cecd lave been its advantages, and
savings that, scvtrrl .rrsag" whilst the first c'Iic
: WAS scarce, AVID ont NJ rnta great Lumber OF srco'
han" copies s,ns l nr some to u gre ,!istaIc
and ncrascd al various prices they could occasion
. ally DO licked up =, from SO To Is per copy, ar
some persons have rcccn. a. cn,,'', a'I inStanct
could be quoted that thu! w'ud ,s, So, :m, and So
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il in the latter instance particularly, hsv'"% al the san
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more til, nugn The saving Of his very valn4lle ti,uc
being very rich man aud in :nhlic Office.
I. II is likewise worthy OF moi &c, had indeed proper
impre that such is The nature Of sae work general
and especially when OF the extent and inpor, ance
these los lha, had this hook or its ike h prep,
Is ed in the usual manner ,!one b> the compete
calculator in the world, and afterwards p,i'it', MT
ca,.,iouy under his own correction Of proof sheets,
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/" arlp explains isu, ,r,; ct aud valuable have II
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safety, except while use in printing.
Amtle directions 10 H. d both banks a, statute intn
Il est with useful rolcs follow the preface which, in II
- fiji, in The tive preceding, editions, contain muc,
r er:,n coI,rerl', the two law FIJI modes of comp,
i u. utter sts, dA, af grace &c.
II rcm:lns only To rc"'a,k that, notwithstanding Il
rr uncommnnIy costly work. which, was published heo
h interest tables inr,c ii H .'na,s and cents b
yend almanac, has'ern extensively a.h Iihrra
~ atrms.sl, j, has not yet much paid with inerc
s. tee heavy loss Of yearly four thousand dollars, bes
SIX years from 1890 1905 sustained On the fl
h. edition of 7G'O ooles, ARISING chiefly from its public
n ton at that time, al under price,j Sly noing
u compensation prot, Tor almost lifetime OF care
II aud sacrifice. therefore the author still relies
discern nent aud generosity of the public for a con
Of preference and patronage. f.r sale by the