True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-12-09

ROWLETT's TABt.Es or lNrEE + IT:

NpN LIFTS TAB .ES Df INrtIEf.S"
TVNO which is a,ltleA an Ave age Time t,lrul-
tor. or easy me,i,n!s for fniing the average inn
M Storage. notes OF haad bills Of u0nls when NJ,
c''ase'' at different dates. ';Ftrn, credits, a,, r.,
various amounts: besides aus FIJI and co",.ie NpnI,
Time Tale the hest Ina, he conrivea or tina, Fl
lres rr "lucc within the same concscI com,m,s
and size nftype.
A" a vet:scmen, in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words:
The high distinction this work ha. received ,h,ou,
the ten legislative prefxed the title page is ave.
rnmme"datinn IN itself. so nucnnnon, and so eonc-
sse, IN 7"'h'ng Is necessary than ,v WAY 1T adj
Serf'srncn 10 g'cea condensed view Of some Of its ne
c''ais AS fer instance The Interest has ee. conn ,s
e" 'ro and c"nared with, what is equivalent to,r-
teen se'set ea'rnla'one examined in the press .~-
tire times, and printed from terrn,yue ula,rs tester;
thh',v-one times, from al which il mns b. eviaen,
even :" the skcptc Especially tho I've sonal Of 'hr c-
tan 81 'n' IN TIE lrescc) that the wc.k mus, I've ori,i-
metcal!y in'lsih'c and IN confirmation Of this Inl;sf
nr'lnn ct wv" humber, and fv dollars Is n,w ot1;w-
cd TOR The detection Of Of cent in III. urcs-,
or fifth edition. a. expressed in preface making five
large nem'rns oerch FIR the same error sine he first
publication in the wear 1909.
'ne 1t tho most conspicuous TEXTURES Of the tables ;s
in the arrangement of the Time au,, Ano,w,, which
tr eS'ch'"ns, reference "" perspcny, with he help
ot the SIDE ann 'nrx cannot he exre,!rh: and The ,a,y
y and ease with which the n:crcsl car b. found to ne
extent of general business, wnu dn',!inc Of sums
Is "e-rsa convenience essential, that in thu e,:Im,-
to" Of some ~ ''r most competent aud pr:,ctl cal h,s-
'k>H hE'' V"hItC crS WHO nave made
OF the work, il las been Distinguished l., tho ho,n,ah;+
appe'la'on cf.fa 'tmaser p:oce" And considering
the 'ntat''i''y OF the method originally adapted in
cd'n,ns,- the work, and the extraordinary u,inber and
variety OF the examinations, and tests Of every edition il,
has passed IN III" press notwithstanding the whole IL in
stereotype, considering. in she he positive acc,,roc,
secured ny the unprecedented means cnpo, oil, the yo
lnne has 'een h",dup and empntical,v STYLED the
most wonderful hook in tho wssis;" most certainly J,
man can namra figure work Of the extent which,
SINE the beginning OF creation, has had the same u.,m-
Der AL" variety 1T tests in the naLcr Of editors:
no. nt' one halt the number, is clcA,l. shown in the
I,rt!are.
Besides, a.tcst and standard, il has been tried and
v"ecd IN nearly all the hank AM. public offices in the
United States, and Ivy the public gn,crnllv ,,riny the
long period OF th'r. five rc9rs, 1T The c-
c''ons has ever hcen found III print, although continue
ally challenged by the offer OF very large PRE- n,ms.
he boaks j" fact expressly adopted by all the courts
~ law 81 several othe States The ",,,. %. calculation
Tor statute interest,"" also by law for bank interest,
according AS the book is used, a, lie sce, in
part, b. names of the subscribers, ard few of The
shse.@t purchasers, IN the lis, AT, tn. end Of the nook
ISL" ros cssn Ct every Gloss o ci,zvs in ever, qua
| tc of The Uni, ed States
1t is moreover well known that, by its rcarly check
It las so "itrn detected large errors, long after ev w.,
made: even b, the careful anil most competent
ari;nc,icias, its usefulness, and h. absolute ne
cessy tor its usr, have been extensively insisted M IT,
so evident, incecsl, have been its advantages an, its
savings, that, sevcrrl years ae, whilst the frs, edition
was scarce, and out of print, great lumber of second
hand copies sots lit Tor, Some IN gre distance.
and plcrase IT various prices. they could "cc!si0,-
ally no picked up a, from $'oo SIS per copy AMI
some persons have reccn. declared, and instances
could quoted that they would pa, $50 SOD, anil son
for copy, tfnoto be had fer less and III in,vid;,!
III the latter instance particularly having at the same
lime rxite sa,isacor. ln'at, TO syers! persons pre-
sen' that to linn it was really worth that money and
wore TIN o,gh The saving OF lis vl.alc tnc he
heng yer! rich n'ana"d in -nblic office
IL Is likewise worthy ct nor &c, mud Indeed proper
impre +, tn" such is the nature Of fg,e work generally
and especially when of the aud importance Of
these Ia los that had this book ri,s like boon re,an-
Ell i" the usual manner vlouc, b, the most conpccn,
calculator in the world, and aiern ar!s printed,
c'llnuy under his correction Of proof Sheets it
would, almost to certainty, have been unsat Tor
terence, and dear ANY price, tie preface da,iic-
hhlp explains. But perfect and valuable have the
stereotype plates OF this wmkiheen ma. c. that /" secure
tons nsains, fire. for the general benefit, they ac (by
"d,c'tsemen') constantly kept in place Of special
sai"t. except while use in printing.
Ample directions TO i'h bot, banks and r;:tc ntor-
est with useful notes follow the preface which, in this
mn as i" the tvs preceding editions contain, nc!, -
i''a'I"n concerning the two lawful modes Of compute
lug inter sts, Tee days at glacr, nc.
1t remains only rcn,a, that, n,tw outstanding ,i,
nc"nm"niy costly work, which WAS published before
'crrs, tables were nrnn'c ii IN ioll and cents be-
yrn an alnGs''ac, has been extensively aA snealiy
lf''nlsetl, II has not yet much paid with interest,"
lee heavy loss OF "rarly four thousand dollars, beside
SIX Years "f time from 1890 1905 sustained the Fl,
edition OF 1000 oopes, arising chief, from its ,n!i,a-
uon al that tune, Al Al, u,!er price, SAY nIlm Of
compensation orlnot Tor shines, ac-,nc Of ,..., toll
,'" Sacrifice. therefore, III. al,hor stu, relies ON the
"'s"e1lne' and generosity q" the public for c"n'i'
'nce Of preference and patronage. FIR sale by the
j'r'nci III Booksehers in the Ltwt.d Suites