True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-06

JUST PUBLisHEDFRoM sTEEEOTFnt PLLTES,
TIE FrH EdH,n a.
ROWLETT'S TABLES OF INTEREST,":
TFNO which is nov added an Average Time Caleula-
l. tor. easy methods tor finnins the average me
on storage, notes Of lai bills of goods, When l,-
chased at different dates en different credits ul tor
various amounts; esi'Iesausrnl and complete ba,,Aiug
Time la le the hest liza. can be cn,rve or tina, H.
cures pr '.Iucc within the cn,ucsc,ul compass,
and size "tnpe
An ve,iisenen in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words:
The high distinction this work has received through,
the ten legislative acts cxeh the title page is re-
commcrtl'''n in itself uncommon, and so eo,,l,r-
sive, tl' nothing is necessary more % by VA, of all
vert'senen, TO g'vea condensed view Of Of its Pc
cllar't'es:as fer instance, the Interest has been conn ,s-
cd from, and compared with, what is equivalent to four
teen sets ct calculations, examined in lie press thirty
f"e times, aud printed from trreo,vpe lales tes,,G
'hir'y,y-c"e times, from al which it nms be cvdc,
even 10 the skepc (cst eci'y the ne sonal OF the de-
t'il OF proof ~ The lctHee that the wc,k mus, he arh-
merl'. 'nail'be, and in confirmation OF this hrlicta
premium "t '"O hundred and ttW dollars is now offer
cd for me detection OF an error of cen, IN liz, prse,n
or fifth edition, as expressed in e preface, making FIVE
large ,em'rns offered for the same error su the first
publication in the ear 1902
One Of tho most co,s,icous features ur the ,,h, is
| the arrangement Of the Time AM, .Amt, nts, which
for exe'''"ns, reference ond ,trsleu, h the help
OF the side and index, cannot he rxceIlcd salty
ty and ease with which tie interest can be found to the
| extent OF general business, without doubling OF suns
is he.itrs convenience essential that IN III. cs,lm-
ito" Of some o 'he most cnmccn, and prac,I cal Lusi-
ness men and public off who have made u, nj use
OF the work, il has been Distinguished b, Tho honorable
as'pe'la'Inn rfufa "mascr p,acc" And considering
| the nsal'''"tv Of the method originally adopted in
CONFUSING the work, aud The extraordinary lumber and
variety OF the examinations, and tests OF every edition
has assen the press. notwithstanding the whnc is in
stereotype considering. in she he positive accuracy
secured h. the unprecedented means cm,o> oil, The
'me has hes" held up and emrhatic,lly ST, led " the
mos, wonderful hook in the w"sk" cr,',ainl, n,
| nj trnf I,nti
since the beginning OF creation, has had the
Der ans variety If tests in ,' number ut editors;
no. NOR one halt the number, is elcyl, sIoMn in the
| priarc.
Resides, and standard, it has brco tried and
priced in nearly all the bank and phli fires in tie
un.''n States, anal Is! the public g"nca,. during the
long ri'na I" thirty five 'e9rs, yet er'r "f u' cal
cu!tioms has ever been nInI in print, although continue
all, c'm'l,rscd h, the "cr Of YER, large PR m,us.
The ho"k.is "':'c' expressly ahp'ch by al, hre"nts
~ Ia" 81 several Oi the States the crate OF lrulanu
Tor statute interest,"" also BY law for bank interest,
according the book is used, aud uN he seen in
part, by names "t the subscribers Al d few Of he
subsequent purchasers, in the list Il, the en-" Of lls hook,
'sn pos cssi Ct ever, Gloss I" ci'izns in ever, qua
tc ct The Unit ed States.
1t ismoreo,cr well known that, h> its r:,rly check
II las S" it,u tt"c,c large errors, long after the,
na'r, even 10y the most careful! and most competent
nlnlc,'crms, at its usefulness, a', the absolute
ccssity tor its s-, have bee extensively Insisted up II,
50 evident, inccc, avr been its ad> ;tgrs, aud its
savings THAT se,crl .,arsag", whilst tn, first ,'Io"
was scarce, and out Of print, great number Of srcnnd
hand copies were sought Tor, some to asrr distance
aud rcrasch 4 various prices they could
| ally 10 picked "pM from sl"," $ S per copy, an"
some persons have Recon. declared, aid instances
could Lcqno'cd tia, they would pay So, 500, AMI s5uI
for copy, tnot be had fer less, :4.l udi> L''
II the latter instance particularly, having at the
'int rN',h'l satisfactory I"nt, I" several prr>ons pre-
sent that t" hn' i, really worth Ma! and
more "u"h the saving 6" lis ,al~ able lic he
| beng yer. rich man a,u i'll r,i'ir office.
II 5 likewise worthy at ,p. mad indeed ~ Ia