True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-11-18
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me la ", the hes be cnn,ri,c,l or ,l: t.
H''s can pr "'ee wh'n the Sane c"n'lcseu compass
and size otApe.
An advertisement, in the book is in nearly the f,,ow
ing words:
The high distinction tits work has received ,,,rr
.e 'e" acts p'eixed to the title lmyc
communication in itself, nncummun ant, 50 e,n,,,
s|t, III fn"hlng is necessary more than y wa, of M
'etns:ne'h 10 E'vea condensed view of some OF its ne.
e',ars as Ter instance, the Interest has been conn rs.
(" ''"' an" compared WITH what is c,uivalc, 10 four.
zen Se's 81 calculations, examined, in the press ,hir.
hEe tes, and printed trOa, drrcotype mates .,,,.,
th'1y'!-one times, from AL which i, must be cyidcu
even to the skeptc Especially tho pc soua oi,e de-
' ~ Proo' IN we prc'Hcc) that the vc,k he ar
premium OF two hundred and itv dollars is now offer
ca Tor me aece'o" OF AN ofn cent in tn. present
or nun eo"' as expressed in the prctcr making five
large premons offered for the s,n. ,.,,r ,;,, IT, Ga
| publication in the year 1909
One OF tho most conspicuous features of the tables i
htne arrangement OF the Time aud Amounts which
rr expe,''''"ns roe'rnc" on pcrsc,li,y with the hell
" .'e sue ' 'eH cannot he excelled ana, the salty
ty and ease with which the Interest can IL, found TO III,
extent OF general business, without ,}obliuo Of sum
is oesn''s convenience essential that in the cs,lm.
on OF some o' the most competent a, urur,, cal bs
esH me" an" p"h',c o' ers VIII" have made s,s, ,lst
!" the work, II has been distinguished Il, tho houo,,]
appreciation CT ofa ''mas,rr piocr" And rous;,,riu,
the nta!l'b'i"v OF the method originally rl,,,ed i,
CONFUSING the work, and the extraordinary uuuLcr an,
variety o ''c examinations, and tests OF every edition il
has l"sseh'' the press notwithstanding the. wlole is i,
strr", Pc considering. in s!,6 I. he posiliye acc,4c,
sreIr'fN The unprecedented nlcns cnplo 3D. . 70.
I''n'c las hrtn hrdnp ;.l cnphuicilv ST., the
most w"I"h 'fil book III tue w"Sk" most c,v,.nk
man can ''lta igiirc work %! The same extent Which
s'nct the beginning ct creation, aS had The SAINT. man.,
Der an" VARIETY vt tests in the >are n,nLcr of editors,
no. NOR one halt the NUMBER AS is cc; |, shown in ,,,
pl,i:rc. "
Resides, as test and Standard it has bceu tried and
!r'c'"'n nearly all the Lank am, public tccs in the
u 'a!es an" by the public snnerulIy during the
S r'" Ut 'l''rt. five r,rs, yet no error of Inc cal
c'''''nS mas ever been found in print although con,in,-
ally challenged b, the offer of very large ,,r,n,iuns
The ho"kis j" fact cxrrs>l, adopted II, all tn, courts
~ IA" q several oil the States the ":,t OF calculation,
Tor statute interest" also by law fer l,a,k interest
according AS the book is used, aud as u:y he seen in
part, by names Of the subscribers and a few of tn,
subsequent purchasers in the list ut the end of tho book
is pos css n CT every rl".s Of citizens in ever, u;,
te of The Unit ed States
IT is moreover well known that, h, its rt~ul, check,
has so Otter! detected large er.,rs long after ,v v,
ns'l", even 10y the careful and most co,i.,,,
"ncr',ns, AT its usefulness, and : he absolute, ,,-
ecss'y tor its se, have been cx,cs vcly insisted M, N
S" c''dcf' '"cec'', i'avc lren its advantages aud its
savings that, sr,err ycarsasn whilst the frs, ,ou
was scarce, and out of print, great Lumber of second
hand copies were souSh for, to a gre distance
and urcrasc al various prices they could urcasio-
ally h" r'ckc, up at from s!o,n S,5 per copy, and
some persons have reccny declared. and instances
c""" teq"o'rd that the! would pay $50 500, and 500
for copy, |, uoto be a, fer less and IN md, ,iuI
~ the latter instance particularly, having lie same
lime Exhibited satisfactory lr'at, Gv,ll persons pre-
sent that to HIM It was really "o,ll that money aud
more Though the saving Of his VERY valnahle time he
being very rich man sn'l in >,blie Office
II is likewise worthy ct CO, n,d indeed prrpcr to
'mpre", that snc, is The nature OF !,ue work generally
and Especially When Of the extent and ,,mr:uce Gt
css. los, li'l had this book OF, its like b. on r,,r,
ed III the usual manner ,ln,e, b the most competent
calculator in the world, and icrN ars printed mos.
ralouly under his own correction Of proof sheets, it
would, almost to certainty, have been mns,f. for re-
e'e"sc, and dear Il any price, lie preface sa,ip-
liIP cAla'is. But 81 perfect and valuable have the
Stereotype plates Of this worker ma that to secure.
hem, witl,icir numerous and extraordinary examine
lions, against fire, for The general hcu fit they are (by
constantly kept in a place of special
safety, exccr, while use in printing.
Amrc directions to fud both banks and statute utor-
st with useful ro'es follow The preface which, in this
i'll, Ms in the preceding, editions contain much n-
concerning the two Law tI modes of compute
ug inter sts, ice days at ace, &c.
1t remains only to remark that, notwithstanding this
lncommonly costly work, M''r, WAS published before
interest tables were intrniue II in suu and cents he
end an almanac, has been sorNcnsivr, a.t so ilrroy
atronscd, has not yet m,:ch paid with interest
c heavy loss OF yearly four Thousand dollars beside,
wears ot time from 1870 1905 sustained ON Tn, frs,
dition Of 1000 ooles arising chiefly from its pubca-
on at that time, at under price say nothing Of
or profit for almost Il t-lnc Of care toll
ul sacrifice. Wherefore the author still relies on the
sscrnncn, anil generosity OF the public for continue
ice Of preference aud patronage Far sale by the
Princil al Booksellers in tie United States.