True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-12-12
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( The FIEL F.dlIlOM
ROWLETT'S TABLES OF INTEREST:
VuNO whicl, is new added an Average Time Caeula-
tor. or easy methods for finding the average lime
on storsgs, notes Of haad or bills Of goods, when
chased at different dates on different credits, and f
various amounts; besides useful and complete Banking
Time Tahle the best That can be con'rvcA. or that f.
gres pr Mluce within the same con,escnd conuass
and size oftype
An advertisement in theb book is in nearly the follow
ing words:
hig, distinction this work has received through,
the ten leg satlve acts prexe to the title page is re-
comme"dst'on in ITSELF uncomnon and so eoncl,i-
sse: IN A"''"g Is necessary more than by Of adj
ver'senen to glvea condensed view Of some OF its pe-
cares rs instance, the Interest has been cpmp ,s-
ell IRON, and compared WITH what is equivalent to tour
teen sets ct ealcnlaone examined in The press thirty
I'VE tunes, ana printed from tereo,ype niaes tested
thiryty-one times, from all which il mnst be eyiden,
even TO the sSept'c ESPECIALLY thu pc sona Of the de-
tail OF proof IN the presce) that the work must he arh
mecay 'n'a'l'ble and in confirmation of this belirfa
premium {" two hundred and lftv dollars il now Offer
cd for the detection Of an error of cent in III,
or tflh edition. as expressed in the preface making five
large premons oere' for the same error sucece first
| publication in the year 1902
One Of tho conspicuous features or tho ,,,,ee &c
inthe arrangement Of the Time and Amounts which
for expeditions reference ondperspe,,v with The helm
OF the side and index, he exce.ied and the saty
ty and ease with which the interest be found to Tie
| ex'en, OF general business, without doubling of Sims
hesdrs convenience essential that in the es lima,
ton OF some vi The most competent and, p1Yctl cal bus;
ness men and public Officers WHO have made gr,a, use
oil tie work. has been distinguished by tho honorable
appeiia'Ion cfofa "master p;ece''. And considering
the 'ntail'hiy OF the method originally adopted IN
comnosns the work, and The extraordinary lumber and
variety OF the examinations and tests of every edition II
has passed the press notwithstanding the whole Is i,
stereotype considering. in shot. he positive accur-c,
secured ny the unprecedented means employ 3D. the w.
u'nc has heen held up and emphaticslly styled ",,e
most wonderful book in the waslk; most certainly mr.
man can namca figure work Of the same extent wlcI
since me beginning OF creation has uIt
Der a'n variety Of tests in the number of editors
no, nor one half the number, is ccal, shown in the
preface. "
Resides, astcst and sta,a.l it has bccs tried an,
proceed IN nearly all the bank and public offices in IN,
United Slaes and by the public generally, during III,
long period OF thirty five rears yet error of The cal
cMla1ns has ever bee" found in print, although con,in
ally challenged by the offer Of very large premiums
he bookis in fac, expressly adopted by all the court
OF law 81 several otthe States the of calcla 10,
Tor statute interest,"" also by law for bank interest
according the book is used, and as wav he seen i,
part by names of the subscribers, and few of tn,
subsequent purchasers in the list at the end of the book
Ism possession Ct every Gloss OF citizens in every quar-
tie of the Uni, ed States.
1t moreover well known that by its rearly check
it has so Often detected large errors long after they were
made, even by the most careful and most connect en-
armecians, tat its usefulness, and he absolute ne
cessy tor its use, have been extensively insisted upon
so evident, ncech, have been its advantages and it
savings, that, seyerl ycarsago whilst the first edition
was scarce, and out of print great Lumber of secont
hand copies were sogl, for some to a gre distance
and purcrased at various prices they could OCCASION
ally DO picked up at from $40 to $25 per copy and
some persons have reccn.'y declared and instances
could be quoted that they would pay $50 $780, ant, S5O
for copy, ,fnoto be had fer less, and an Individual
in the latter instance particularly, having at the same
lime Exhibited satisfactory roa to several persons pre-
sent that to him it really worth that money AM,
more TIN ough the saving OF his very valsahe tinc he
being very rich man and in rnblic office.
II is likewise worthy Of notice. md indeed proper to
5t q thp nj Er,a II,
and especially when Of the and importance Of
these Ia los that had this hook its like boon prea-
ed IN the usual manner vlone by the most compctcn,
calculator in the world, and afterwards printed most
ca'iouy under his correction of proof Sheets il
would, almost to certainty, have been unsafe for
erensc and dear at any price, the preface daiic,-
larlp explains. But perfect and valuable have the
stereotype plates of this wokbeen mace that to secure
them, wi,hIcir numerous and extraordinary examine
tons, against fire. for the general benefit they are (by
aavcrt'semcn) constantly kept in place Of special
safety, except while use in printing.
Ample directions TO find huh banks and statute intor-
est with useful notes. follow the preface which, in this
r' as IN the two preceding editions contain much in
!ern'at'on concerning the two lawful modes of comput-
rug inter SITS, tee days at grace, &c.
1t remains only to remark that notwithstanding this
uncommonly costly work, which was published before
interest tables were introduced in ollas and cents be-
ychl naaac has been cxtensivcl, a,d so literally
l"trohised ii las not yet much paid with interest
tcc heavy loss OF ueaily four thousand dollars beside
SIX ears OF time from 1890 1905 sustained on the first
edition OF 1000 oopies rsiAg chiefly from its publica-
t'on at that time, at under price, to saw nnh,y Of
compensation proflfor almost e-mc of care, toll
anu sacrifice therefore The author s. relies on the
"isse'1mcnt and generosity of the public for coniinu
amce OF preference and patronage. For sale by the
Pri,.0I al Boohs,lIcrs in TIC Uuited States