True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-04-22
IIIsT pURLtSIyED From STERE0TYPE pLJTES,

pUBL1sHED From STEREOTYPE pLITEs,,
The IYth Editiomo: \
RO\yLETI'S TABLES OF INTEREST,":
yI,O which is new added an Average lime CS'en'a- !
Tor, or easy methods Tor hnding the average ''me i
storage Of haad bills Of goods whe" mr.
chased at different dates different credits, and i"r
various amounts; besides useful and complete Banking
Time Tale the best HAT can be co,rved. that f.
CURES pr, ucc within the same conlcsend compass
and size ott>pe
An advertisement in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words:
The high distinction this work has received through
the ten legislative p,excd the title page, is
commcndaton in ITSELF so uncommon, and so eonciu-
sve III nothing is necessary more Than by way Of att
versement to condensed view OF some Of its pc
cuares: instance the Interest has been compos-
ed from, and compared wilh what is equivalent to four
teen sets eff ealcna'ione examined in the press thirty
FIVE times, and printed from Mereoypc plates tested
thrtyy-one times from all which il mnst be- evident
to the skepc Especially on tho sona' OIL de-
tail Of proof the pretace) that the wck must he ari'-
meticaliy ntallhe, and in confirmation Of this belief a
premium ct two hundred and ttv dollars, in Offer
cd for The detection OF OF cent in the present
fifth edition, expressed in the preface, making five
large premios offered for the since the first
| publication in the year 1902
One Of tho most conspicuous features of the tables is
| in the arrangement OF the Time aud Amounts, which
for expeditions, reference ondpcrspc',y, with the help
the side and index, cannot he cxcclleA and the salty
ty and with which the interest can be found TO the
extent of genera: business, without doubling Of sums
is besides convenience 81 essential that in the cslma
ton of some oi 'e most competent and practi cal bust
ness men and public officers who have made great
of the WORK, has been distinguished by tho honorable
appea,ion cfofa ''mastcr poce'. And considering
the intability OF the method ginaliy adopted in
composing the work. and the extraordinary lumber and
variety OF he examinations, and tests OF every edition it
has passed in the press notwithstanding the whole is in
stereotype considering. in short. he positive accuracy
secured y the unprecedented means employed, the
lume has heen held up and emphatic.lly styled g the
most wonderful book in the w"sk;" most certainly no
man can nmca figure work OF the same extent which
since the beginning OF creation, has had the
Der ae; variety OF tests in the same n''aber Of editors;
no, nor one hath number is clearly shown in the
preface.
Resides, and Standard i, has been tried and
proceed in nearly all the bank and public offices in The
United States and hy ,'cpublic generally, during the
long period OF r, five rears, yet no error Of The cal
culaons has ever been found in print although connu-
ally challenged by the offer Of very large premiums
The beck is III fact expressly adopted by all the courts
OF law Ct several othe States the I" rate ct calculation
for statute interest,"" also by law for bank interest,
according the book is used, aud Tav he seen in
part by Of the subscribers, and few of tbs
s"bsequen, purchasers, n,hc list a, the end of the hook
sin possession cf every Gloss OF chzcs in every quar-
tie of The Unit ed States.
II II is moreover well known that b, its rcariy check
it has oitcu detected large crrors long after they
, made, by the most careful and most competent
ali.hme,icas, its usefulness, and the absolute
u cessitv for its use, have been cXcus ycly insisted upon
evident, inccch, have been its advantages, and it
savings, that, scvc,l ycarsag", whilst the first edition
scarce and of print, great Lumber of secon'
. hand copies were sought i"' some to gret distance
" and purchased various prices, they could occasions
ally DO picked up from SOTO SIS per copy, ant
N some persons have rrccn'y declared, aud Instance
u could he quoted tina, the, would pa. $50, 500, and s5
" for copy, MOTTO be had fer less AZ" IN indvidus
in the latter instance particularly, having -, the SAM
- lime Exhibited satisfactory Vroa to several persons pre-
,, that to him it really worth that money am
more TIN "gh the saving of his very valrabe time, !"
:, being rich uE,naud in public Office.
!, II is likewise worthy Of moi &c, md indeed proper It
- impr ~, that such is the nature Of g"c work grnc,1
and asprrlsy When OF the rxlrn, and importance o
these ia los h, had this book its like boon prcm
cd in the usual manner ,lonr, h' the mos, comuc,e
!. calculator in the world, and afterwards priut' mos
cau,iouly d,r his own correction Of proof sheets,
would, ;,lmo,, to certainty have been unsafe Tor re
crcur am! dear 1t any price, tic preface daliic
A,lp explains. But pcri,e, and valuable have III
Stereotype plates OF this woiklhcrn 'c that 10 secnr
them, withhcir numerous and rN'Enirlina'. cXan''M
tous. ag,iis, lire for The general hcnt ,, they are %
adv citiscnrn) constant, KEEP, in Iacc of spcc'a
!, safety, except WhlIcusc in printing.
!, Amtlc directions I" ind both b.,k, and statute int y,
al est with us," n",cs follow the preface, which, IN tn
nj filth as Ia ,lr tive preceding t''ii'"ns contain much II
II formation concerning the two la" iul modes OF compn
ia lug i:rrr sts tee d,,>s At EIacc, &r
|, 1t "nl, remark that, notwithstanding III
uncomnonl, costly work, which waspubiishe' hctn'
ed interest tables introduced ~ dollars and cents h
y vcn' almanac, has been cxcnsivcl, aN, so liberal
par"nis"d it ha, not yet $" mu,h AS paid with 'ntcrrs
lee heavy loss OF ur;ul, four thousand dollars, besid
SIX years nl time from l790 1905 sustained on the fin
edition of 1tou oopIcs, .rsing chiefly from its public
ton at that tnc at An under pr'cr,) to say nothing
o" compensation orVrol' for almost Lifetime ct care to
and sacrifice Wherefore The author still relics on
hisgrImNru, and generosity ni The public for II con
ance OF l,rr''gr'er and patronage. PR sale by the
DIV PriariJ at BOok&'!Icfs in Mc LWt"i Stat
Nc s,lli,f.II'> NEW WORK, Ar.-Thr Amcrc.n
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