True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-06-15

JUST DFRON STEREOl VIE PLLl Is,
The Fin Editionn:
ROWLETT's TABLES OF INTEREST.
T1NO which is nc " added Al Average Time Cacula-
l. tor easy methods for iir,,,y the average lime
on Storage, notes of haad bills Of goods when mr.
chased at different dates different credits, aud for
various amounts leses useful and complete Banking
Tine Tale, the best Ina, be conrive.l or lha, f.
cures can produce within the coneseud compass
and size ottNpe.
An advertisement in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words:
The high distinction this work has received through.
the ten Legislative acts retixe, to the title page,
commend%ton in itself, uncommon, and so eonclu-
slve, tn tnohhg is necessary .lan by of adj
vertisement, TO givea condensed view of of its pc
c''arties: tcrinstance, the Interest has been comp,s-
ed from, and compared with, villa, is equivalent four
teen sets ct ealculaonc examined in the press hir~-
five tincs and printed from stereotype plates es,e,
thirtyty-one times, from all which it mns b. evident
10 the skeptic Especially tho pc sonal of The de-
tail Of proof in the pre.ce that the work be ari,-
metcay 'nfaib'e and in confirmation of this belief
premium OF two hundred and fifty dollars, is now offer
cd for the detection Of of in the present
or fifth edition. as expressed in preface, making five
large rremons offered for the same error since The first
publication in the year 1909.
One OF tho most conspicuous features of the tables is
in the arrangement of the Time aud Amounts which
for expeditions reference om pcrspeuity with the help
Of the side and index cannot be excellea and the salty
~ and ease with which the interest BE- found to the
extent OF general business, without doubling Of sums
besides convenience essential that in the es,lm,-
ton OF some OF Tie most compete and pract cal bust
ness men and public officers who h. made great use
OF the work, has been distinguished by tho honolabl.
| appea,ion cfuta "master piocc". And considering
the intaEbility Of the method originally adopted ii
composing the work, and the extraordinary lumber ant
variety of,i'e examinations and tests of every edition
has passed the press notwithstanding the whole is i,
stereotype, considering. in Short The positive acc,rac,
secured by the unprecedented empo, cd, the
lume has heen held up and emphatically styled " III.
most wonderful book in the wsslk; most certainly n,
n work IF fl. ,ovtun vfi rl
since the beginning OF creation, has had the
Der ami variety Of tests in the number of editors
no, nor one half the number, is clearly shown in tn.
preface.
Resides as test and standard, it has been tried an,
proceed in nearly all the Lank and public etces in I'll.
United States, and by tho public generally, during III.
long period OF thirty rears yet of The cal
citations has been lOu in priut although couliu,
ally challenged by the offer of very large premiums
The book.is III fact expressly adopted by ali the
OF law Il several otte States the " rate of calculate,
for statute Interest,"" also by law for bank interest
according as the book is used, and MAY be il
part, by of lie subscribers, and few of tn
subsequent purchasers in the list Il, the cu OF tho book
is in possession every Gloss Of czcns in every quar-
te Of the Unit ed States.
1t is moreover well known that, BY its rearly check
ii has so "eu detected large errors, long after they
made, even by the most careful and most comleie
ar,nccians, at its usefulness, and the absolute
cessty Tor its U.s., have been extensively insisted upn
evident, ncecd, ilavc been its advantages, aud it
savings, that, se,crl yearsago, whilst the first edition
scarce, and of priu great lumber of secon
hand copies sought for, TO gre distance
and urcrasrd at various prices, they could OCCASION
ally bo picked up at from 500 $25 per copy,
some persons have reccn.y declared, and instance
could be quoted that they would pay $5o 500, and $500
for copy, ifnotto be had fer less and IN intyidu.
in the latter instance particularly having the SAINT
lime Exhibited satisfactory proat to several persons pre-
sent that to him it was really worth that money an,
Inoush the saving of his very vaaabc tiluc, In
being a. very rich man and in s"blc Office.
tits likewise worthy of notice. md indeed proper Il
impress, that such is the nature OF igue work general.
and especially when Of the extent and importance o
these los, tina, had this book its like been prea
ell in the usual manner vlone, by the most compc,e,
calculator in the world, and afterwards printed mos
cauuuly under his own correction of proof sheets,
would, almost to certainty, have been Unsafe for re
ference, and dear It price, the preface tlarcu
larlp explains. But so perfect and valuable have thu
stereotype plates OF this worklbccn ma.c, that secnr.
them, wi.hllleir numerous and extraordinary exama
tions against lire, for the general benefit they are ID,
advertisement constantly kept in place Of speeia
safety, except while use in printing
Amhlc directions to find both banks and statute intor
est with useful notes. follow the preface which, in thu
filth AS in the tvs preceding editions, contain much in
formation concerning the two awful modes Of eonpu,
lug inter sts tee days af 6, ace, nc.
Ii remains only TO remark that, notwithstanding TIL
uncommony costly work, which was published before
interest tables were intr0Huc.d in dollars and cents be.
yen, amamanac has been extensively a~ Literally
patronisct, il las not yet much paid with interest
tee heavy loss OF ueary four thousand dollars beside
six wears n time from l709tO 1905 sustained on the first
edition OF 76oo oopies :rsiHg chiefly from its puLlca-
ton at tina, time, at an under price, to say nothing OF
compensation or profit for xlmOst lifetime OF care toll
and sacrifice Wherefore The author still relies on the
ts.ernncnt and generosity Of the public for con,inu
ancc OF preference and patronage. Far sale by the
Princil al Booksellers IN The United States