True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-12-11
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ROWLETTS TABLES OF, INTEREST,":
F3HO which is new atsiea an Average Time Calenia-
tor, easy methods for hnting the average lime
on stoegs notes of haad bills Of goods, when
chased at different Gates. different credits, and fur
various amounts; besides usefu, and complete Banking
Time 1aSe, the hest That canb be eon'rveA that e.
CURES pr ,uce within the cnulesend compass,
and size oftype.
An advertisement in the book IS in nearly the follow
ing wnras
The high distinction this work has received through,
the ten legislative acts prefxed to the title page, is
commectsiion in ITSELF uncnnmon,, and so eoncl,-
sve, til nothing is necessary more than by way of adj
rertiscmen', to gvea condensed view of of It's PEE
c'lares as fer instance the Interest has h.en comp
ed from and compared with, what is equivalent four
teen sets ct calculations, examined in the press thirty
h"e times, and printed from tereotype plates tested
trtyy-one times, from AL which il mist be evident
even to the skec Especially the pc sonal ofthe de-
tail ut proof in the prct,cc that the work mus, I've nrit-
metic'lIy nallihc, and in confirmation of this blicfa
premium OF two hundred and fifty dollars, is now Offer
cd tor me selection OF error of cent in th present
Or nth edition, as expressed in te preface, making five
large premiums offered for the sin. he first
publication in The year 1909.
One Of III" most conspicuous features Of the tables is
| nthe arrangement Of the Time and Amounts, which
for expeditions, reference onh perspicilv with the helm
of The side and index, he exceea and the salty
y and ease with which the interest can be found 10 the
ex'en, Of general business, wiihon, doubling of SIMS
he7n's convenience 81 essential, that in the es''me-
ton {" some o' TIC most competent and prac cal hIs-
ness men and public off crs who have made eIva, use
Of the work, il has been distinguished by tho horo,ne
appellalm efofa ''master piorc". And consider, ing
, thc intaih'llty OF the method originally adopted in
comnosns the work. and the extraordinary number and
variety OF the examinations, and tests Of every edition !,
has Iasse'n the press. Notwithstanding the whole is il,
stereotype considering, in sh6' he positive accuracy
secured by the unprecedented means employ 3D. the vo-
iume has hecn held up and cmr,acaly styled % the
most wonderful book in the woslk;'' most certainly NJ
man can nan"a figure work of the extent, which
since The beginning ct creation has had the
| al edit
no, nor one half the NUMBER is clearly shown in the
preface
Resides, astct and Standard il has been tried and
proceed in nearly al the bank and public uiccs in the
Un;tcd States, and by the public generally during The
long period oIhiry-ve ,e"rs, yet Of The ctl-
cu'at'ons has ever been on, in print although con'ui-
ally challenged by the offer of very large premiums.
The bonkis in fact expressly adopted by all the courts
Ia" Ct several o,hc States as the "lac OF calculation
tor statute Interest," also By law for hank interest
according tho hook is used, ard rs nav he surn III
subsequent purchasers in the list AT the end Of ,. book,
ST" possession ctcvvry .Ioss OF tiiztns in ever. quar-
lie cf the Unit cd States
1t is moreover well known that b, its ,r:rly check
has so "ttu detected large errors long after they
made, even by the most careful and competent
u'n,ccians tat its usefulness, and he absolute ne
ccssty for its nse have been extensively insisted upon
evident, ncec have been its advantages, and lis
savings that sevcrl ycarsas", whilst the frs, edition
scarce, and of print great lumber of second
hand copies sought for, some to gre distance.
fhicES AS cnuth
ally DO picked ups from SOTO SIS per copy, and
some persons have v declared, aud instances
could he quoted tina, they would pay S5o, 500, and s'W
for copy, Unotto be had tor less AND ,n individual
in the latter instance particularly, having AT the same
lime Exhibited satisfactory proa to several persons pre-
sent that to him it was really worth that money and
more TIN o,gh the saving of his vasable time, he
being yer, rich man and in ,nbc Office.
1t is likewise worthy OF NOT cc mud indeed proper to
'pre that such is the nature Of iguc work generally
and especially when of the extent and importance OF
these Ia ns tta, had this book or its like b, prcpar-
ed in the usual manner voue, b, the most COMPETENT
calculator in the world, and afterwards printed most
cauliouy under his correction of proof sheets, it
would, almost to citan'y, have been lns; Tor re-
tercnsc and dear At any price, tie preface dIcu-
ltrlp explains. But perfect and valuable have the
stereotype plates Of this wokbeen ma.c, that To
them, "itlheir numerous and extraordinary examine
tons, against fire. for the general benefit they hy
sdvcrtisemen) constantly kept in place of special
safety, except while use in printing.
Amre directions to rd both banks and statute intor-
est with useful notes follow the preface, which, in Ibis
lth as in the two preceding editions contain much in
formation concerning the two lawful modes of compute
1'g inter SIS, tee days al grace, &c.
II remains only to remark that, notwithstanding this
unconmoniy costly work, which WAS published, hrtorr
interest tables were iurOulc 4. in Ollas and he
ytn, ananaac, has been extensivcl, a.d 50 literally
paroniscd it has not yet nrh paid with interest.
lee heavy loss of ue:Ily four thousand dollars, beside
SIX OF time ru,n l1gytu 1905, sustained on the
edition of 1000 copies ..rsias chiefly from its lhlica-
ton at that time, at under price, to Say nothing 81
compensation profit for almost e-timc of care toll
and sacrifice therefore, the author still relies the
''istCI1m'nt and generosity OF the puddle for c"u:
ance of preference and patronage. Err sale by the
j'rinrI al Hoo&stAcrs The u1uiri States