True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-04
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ROWLETT'S TAnl Els OF INTEREST,":

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rETO Witch is NJ n'lcted an Average ine Cal,nt-
z tor. easy methods Tor Timing the average Inc
on Storage, notes q haa or l@ Of goods when r,Ir~
chased st tfir,t Gates. different credits, atd for
wa ,,, rnore; ,l4,f and cn,,ule,, Banking
ime Il lc, the as h. c'.,,riyesi. ~ thu. f.
cures can pr d"cc within the sumo condcset eonpa's
and size 0ttspc
An vestiser.tn, in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words:
Tie higl, distinction this work las received through
the ten legislative acts prt!xe to the title page is
Communications III itself, So nncnnmon,, and eoncu- |
sre Ih nothing is necessary than ly OF adj
vclsenenl, TO givea cOnt nse view of some oi its ne
cari,ies: fer instance, the Interest has been comp s-
cd from, and compared with, villa, is equivalent four
teen seis ct ea'ca,inne, examined in the press thirty
fire times, and printed from tereo,ype plates tested
ryty-one tin,es from AL Which i, nnsl be cviden,
the skepc Especially on tho pc sona ofhe de-
tail 81 proof in the pretacc) that the work he ai,h
metically intable, and in confirmation of this belief
premium OF two hundred and lits dollars is now offer
cd for Inc detection OF of in the present
fifth edition, expressed in the preface, making five
large pctn'ons offered for the evor since the first
publication in the year 1902
One OF Tho most conspicuous features of the tables is
intie arrangement OF the Time and Amounts, which
for expeditions, reference onrperpe,y with The help
oil the side aud index, cannot he cxce!lca and the salty
ty and ease with which the interest can he found 10 the
extent OF general business, without doubling Of sums
shcsl,rs convenience essential, that in III, cs-
ton OF some Oh the most competent and pr:c,I cI bust
ness men and public Off who have made great use
Of the WORT, it has been distinguished h, tho honorable
the ntalli',y OF the method originally adopted in
composing The work, and the extraordinary lumber and
variety o'he examinations, and tests of every edition
has passed IN the press notwithstanding the whole is in
steienv" considering. in Slot, he positive accuracy
secured by the unprecedented means emplo cd, the
| unr has hecn hellup and emphac:lly styled &C the
most wonderful book in tile wnslk;' most certainly NJ
man can 'nea figure work of the same extent, whicl,
siYg lIt l,nltI
her ana variety {" tests in tn nunhrr of editors;
no, nor one hal! the number, is CLEARLY shown in the
pr,i;'re.
Resides, ast test and standard, it has brew tried and
proceed III nearly all the EAuk and public aliccs in the
United States, and by the public generally during the
long period Of hrt. five yet error Of The cal
c,laons has ever been found in print although cnun,i-
ally challenged by the offer Of very large pr, ninms
The book i'll TACT expressly adopted hy all the courts
OF Ia" Ct several othG States as the ic. of calculation
Tor statute interest,"" also by law for bank interest,
According the book is used, and BAY he seen in
part by of the subscribers, and few of The
subsequent purchasers nthc list at the end Of the book
'sin possession CT every Gloss Of citizens i'll every quar-
tc OF the Unit ed States.
1t is moreover well known that, by its rearly check,
il has oiteu detected large errors lon. after they
made, by the careful and mos, con,pecn,
ai'tnc,icians, its usefulness, and til" absolute
cess,y for its use, have been extensively insisted upon
SO cvicit incect, have been its advantages, and its
savings, that, sevcll' Ncnrsagn, whilst the first edition
was scarce and out Of print great Number of second
hand copies sought for, some TO gre distance
and puscrased various prices, they could occso-
ally ho picked np AT from SO to Is per copy, and
some persons have declared, aud instances
could BE quoted ia, they would pay $50, 500, and $500
for acopy, l!no, to be bad fer less aN' individual
N the latter Instance particularly, having nj the same
lime rXhhit,d satisfactory proa to several persons pre-
sem tina, to him it really worth tia. money and
more TIN "ugh the saving OF his valnablc time, he
being yer, rich manad in rnilic office.
II is likewise WORTHY OF notice, mud indeed proper to
impre =, that such is hG OF igue work generally
and especially When OF the extent and importance Of
these tn los. that had this book its like be- prclal-
ed in the usual manner ,lonr, b, the most competent
calculator in the world, and alerw arts printed mos
c'riinulv under his correction Of proof sheets, il
, would, almost TO certainty, have been nnsai Tor ne.
terence, and dear any price, as he preface daiiir'
lmlp explains. But 81 perfect and valuable have the
Stereotype p':hcs of this w"khcen maze, that tn
, them, witnhcr numerous and extraordinary rxanut
tons, against fire" for the general henri they (h
: @dvert'se,ncH) constantly kept in place of s,eca
safety except while use in printing.
+ Ample directions to find both banks and statute into
est wiih useful ro,cs follow the preface, which, in TIL
fifth AS III the preceding editions, contain much il,
formation concerning the two lawful modes Of coupu,
Z rug inter stS, tee days At gacc, &c.
}, II remains ", remark that, notwithstanding Til
VI 'nrnnmonlN costly work, which was published hector
> inGrrs, tables were uirouuc.d ia roas and cents h
yrnd nua|mnn', has hrrn 50 rxtrnaivc mh 40 lNnll
= pirnnihcd, il las not vet much paid with ,ul"r Il
tee 'ivj,NN loss ot 'ItTlN tour thousand dul!s h,,,,!
IS 'sx wears OF tune from 1890 lS'5 >uH ,t"l liz,
u edition "i 16OH '"pic' ar""g cln'}y N"w It's p'lbg
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