True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. STEREOTYPE PLITES,
TIE Fiji Edition al
RONLETT's TABLES OF INTEREST:

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'UsT STEREOTYPE Plates,
The Fiji Edition T
ROWLETTs TABLES OF INTEREST:
EVNO which is now atldeA Average Time Caleula-
i tor, or easy methods for finding the average time
IN storage notes Of haad Or bills Of goods, when n,r-
'haset at different dates different credits, and for
various sn,onts besides useful and complete Banking
lime Tale, the best That be contrivet Or that f.
CURES produce within the same comieseu compass,
and size oftype.
Anacvertisemen in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words:
The high distinction this work has received through
the ten legislative acts prefxed 70 the title mage is re-
in itself so uncommon and 30 eoncl,,-
sve IN nothing is necessary than by way Of adj
vertisemen to give condensed view Of some OF its PEI
as fer instance, the Interest has been compos-
ed FROM and compared wh what 10 equivalent to four
teen SETS ef eacula,ionc examined in The prr,s ,hirtv
hTe times, and printed from .;e,eo,ypc plates tested
thiryty-one times, from all which il mnst be evident
even to The skeptc Especially tho sons ofthe de-
meticalIy nfalibe, and in confirmation Of his Lelefs
premium OF two hundred and ftv dollars, ia now Offer
Cd tor me detection OF of cent in The present
Or fifth edition, as expressed in tile preface, making five
large premiuns offered for the same error SINCE e 6rst
publication in the year 1902
One 81 tho most conspicuous features of the tables is
in the arrangement of The Time a,, Amounts. which
tor expeditions reference ondperspiey with the help
OF the SIDE and index, cannot be exceca and the salty
extent OF general business withon, doubling OF sums
besides convenience essential that in the estIms-
ton OF some Of the most competent and pract cal BUSH
ness men and public ofvers who have made great use
Of tue work, has been distinguished by tho honorable
appreciation. cfofa "master pece". And considering
the intalbiiisy Of the method originally adopted in
CONFUSING the work, and The extraordinary lumber and
variety OF the examinations and tests of every edition
has passe'n the press. notwithstanding the whole is in
stereotype, considering. in Short he positive accuracy
secured by the unprecedented employed, the vo-
iume has heen held up and emphaticslly styled the
most wonderful book in the wsslk; most certainly no
man can namea figure work OF the same extent which
since the beginning Of creation, has had the same num-
Der ans variety Of tests in the same number Of editors:
no, nor one half the NUMBER is clearly shown in the
prefare.
proceed IN nearly all the bank and public offices in the
United States, and by the public generally, during the
long er'oa Of th'ry-hye rears, yet no error Of The cal
cat'os has ever been found in print, although continue
ally challenged by the offer Of very large pre- muns.
he book.is i" fact expressly adopted by all the courts
OF law 81 several Ofhe States the "te Of calculation
Tor statute interest,"" also by law for bank interest,
sceo't'ng rs the book is used, and as Tay be in
part, by OF the subscribers, and few of the
subsequent purchasers, in the list at the end Of tho book,
ISM possession cfcvey Gloss OF citizens in every quar-
te Of the Unit cd States.
'smoieover well known that by its rearly check,
1t has so oite detected large errors long after they were
made, even by the most careful and MOST competent
ar'timctIcans al its usefulness, and tie absolute nc
cessty Tor its us~, have been extensively Insisted upon,
SO evident, incecd, have been its advantages, and its
savings, that, se'erl ycrsag" whilst the first edition
was scarce and out Of print, great lumber of second
hand copies were sought for, some to gre distance
and p,rcrascd u, various prices, they could occason-
ally DO picked up at from SOTO $s5 per copy, and
coul, quoted that they would pay $50 800, and $500
Tor copy, fnoto be had fer less, and individual
IN the latter instance particularly having at the same
me Exhibited satisfactory proa to several persons pre-
sent that to him it was really worth that money and
more ,h ough the saving of his very valuable time he
being very rich man and in rnblic Office.
II is likewise worthy OF notice, mud indeed proper to
mprc Il" that such is The nature Of fgue work generally
ana especially when OF the extent and importance OF
these IA los that had this book its like boon prepar-
en- IN the usual manner vlone, by the competent
calculator in the world, and afterwards printed most
c:''.o"y under his own correction of proof Sheets it
would, almost TO certainty have been Unsafe for
ieiciec and dear at any price, the preface darc,-
arlp explains But perfect and valuable have the
stereotype plates OF this wOrklbccn ac that secure
ihem "i,ltheir numerous and extraordinary cxamina-
TONS against fire, for the general benefit, they (by
sdycrtisemcnt) constantly kept in place Of special
safety, except while use in printing.
Amfle directions to find both banks and statute intor-
est with useful notes. follow the preface which, in this
nun as IN the two preceding editions, contain much in
formation concerning the two lawful modes of comput-
'ig inter sts tee day af Z, ace &c.
1t remains only to remark that, notwithstanding this
nncommoiIy costly work, which published before
interest tables were introduced in dollars and cents be-
ycnd a''almanac, has been extensively as so
at'sc'i, it has not yet ouch paid witt. interest
Ice heavy loss OF yearly four thousand dollars beside,
SIX years OF time irom l7g9 1905 sustained on the first
edition OF 1000 ooles arssg chiefly from its publica-
ton at that time, at under price, to say nothing Of
compensation rlsfl for al.nos, lifetime OF care Toll
and sacrifice therefore, the author still relies on The
diseerment and generosity of the public for continue
ancc OF preference and patronage. For sale by the
Irinr'I al Booksellers in the United S'atcs