True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-11-25
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ROWLETTS TABLES OF INTEREST:
THO which is now added an Average Time Cale,,lA
u tor, or easy methods for in,g the average TINE |
on storage, Of haad bills Of goods when n,r-
chased at different dates different credits, AM, for
various amounts; besides useful and complete Banking
Time Ia'ie the hest That he conrive,l or that e.
cures can produce within the cntesei compass
and size oftype.
An advertisement in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words:
The high distinction this work has received t,rcug.
the ten acts prehxed to the title page
commentator in ITSELF uncommon, and 50 eonclu.
sive, III, nothing is necessary than BY wav Of adj
vert'sement to S'ea condensed view Of Of its pc
cularesa fcrsance, The Interest has been comp IS
Ell from and compared with, what is equivalent four
teen sets ct eacatione, examined in the press thirty
:e times, and printed from tereo,ype plates tested
thryy-one times, from all which it mns BE- evident
even to the skcptc Especially tho pc sonal the de-
tai 81 proof N TIE p'esace that the wcrk lie arit-
meticlly ntallibe, and in confirmation OF this lclisfa
premium Of two hundred and fftv dollars is now Offer
cd tor the detection Of Of in tn. presen,
or fifth edition. a. expressed in the preface, making five
large premions offered for the same error since, hr fret
publication in the year 1909.
One OF tho most conspicuous features of the tables is
in the arrangement OF The Time and Amounts which
for expeditions, reference INDEPENDENTLY with the help
OF the sue "'! index, cano, be excelled and the salty
~ anil ease with which The inercs! can be found to the
exeht OF general business without doubling Of Sums
IS bc:is convenience essential that in tie estlm,-
ton of some OF The most competent and practl cal busi-
'"S p''nc WHO JNVc matte great
of the work. i has been distinguished hy tho honorable
~ppel'a',nn ctufa 'tmaster piece. And considering
the 'na!i'h'i''y OF the method originally a,iepe, in
composing The work, and the extraordinary lumber and
variety OF NE examinations, and tests Of every edition il
has asse''n the press notwithstanding the whole is in
stereotype, considering. in shot. he positive accuracy
secure" ny the unprecedented means employo the vo-
lume has i'ee" hei'lup and eml,atc.lly styled The
most wonderful book in the wNsk" most certainly n,
man can name figure work Of the same extent which
since the beginning Of creation, has had the same nuu-
Der ac variety Of tests in the number of editors:
no. nor one hall the number, as is clearly shown in the
l'ctare.
Resides, astcst and standard, it has bcea tried and
proceed ~ nearly MI the bank and public sfFiccs in tie
Unite" States, and ''y the public generally, during the
Icing period of thirty five rears vet no error of The cal
c,la'nns has been found in print although continue
ally challenged by the offer Of very large premiums
tie books IN fact expressly adopted by all the courts
OF law 81 scvoral of,'e States the rate OF calculation
Tor statute Interest,"" AS also by law for bank interest
according as the book is used and as way he seen il,
part, by Of the subscribers and a few of the
subsequent purchasers, in the list Il, the end of thu book
Is III possession ct Gloss of citizens in eyer.
tc Of the Unit ed States.
1t is moreover well known that, by its rearly check,
1t has SO otteu detected large errors long after they were
made, even by the most careful and most competent
ar't'me!'cans, "a, its usefulness and he absolute
ccssy Tor its use, have been extensively insisted upon
so evident incect, have been its advantages, aud its
savings, that, severr yersas", whilst the first edition
was scarce, and out Of print, great humber Of second
"u eopes were sOhSht 1Or, Some 10 gre Instance.
and purcrased at various prices, they could OCCASION
ally bo picked up st from $40 to SIS per copy, and
some persons have recently declared, and instances
could quoted that they would pay $50 $780, and $500
Tor copy ,fnotto be had fer less, and individual
IN the latter instance particularly having the same
iime Exhibited satisfactory proa several persons pre-
sent that to him it really worth that money and
more Though the saving of his valuable time lie
| being very rich man and in pnblic office.
is likewise worthy OF notice, md indeed propcr to
IMPRESS that such is the nature of tgue work generally
and especially when OF the extent and importance OF
hese Ia los, that had this book or its like been prel,
gu IN The usual manner vlOne, by the most competent
calculator in the world, and afterwards printed most
cauliony under his correction of proof Sheets it
would, almost to certainly, have been unsafe for re-
,eren<c and dear ut any price, the preface daliic-
iarip Explains But SO perfect and valuable have the
stereotype plates OF this worklheen &C, that to secure
ohs against tire, for the general benefit, they Thy
sdyert'semen) constantly kept in place Of special
safety, except while use in printing.
Ample directions to find both banks and statute ntor-
est with useful notes follow the prefce, which, in this
nun as IN the tvs preceding editions contain much in
formation concerning the two lawful modes of compute
rug inter SITS, tee days af z, ace, &c.
II remains only to remark that, notwithstanding this
'ncommon'y costly work, which, was published before
interest tables were introduced IN collars and cents be-
yehd annanac, has been extensively AID 30 literally
atro"tsed il has not yet much paid with interest
tee heavy loss of uS:4,lv four thousand dollars beside
SIX Years OF time from 1893 TO 1906 sustained on the first
edition OF 1000 copies, arising chiefly from its puIica-
t'oh that time, at Az under price, to say nothing Of
and sacrifice Wherefore The author still, relies on the
assortment and generosity Of the public for coninu
ai'ce OF preference. and patronage. Far sale iy The
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