True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-12-31
DISQUALIFICATION ST EREoTTrE pLsTEs

tROWLETT'S TABLES or INTEREST," 5r
TE&O which is a,lied an Average Time Calenla-
J. tor, or easy methods Tor. fnig the average time
Storage notes of haad or bills Of goods, When
chased at different dates sn different credits, and tor
various amounts; besides useful and complete Banking
Time Tale, the best That Can be contriveA. or that fl
cures pr auce within the cnndesenl compass,
and size oftype. .,-ar .-f
Acknowledgement in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words: Il
the ten legislative acts prexed to tho title page is
conmensat'on in itself, so uncommon, anu eonclu-
sive, tht nothing IL necessary than by way Of att
vertisemen 10 gvea condensed view of of its Pc
culiares as crnsancc, the Interest has heen comp
ell from, and compared with, what is equivalent tour
teen sets ct calculations, examined in the press thirty
five times, and printed from te,eotype plates tested
thsrtyty-onc times, from all which it he evident
10 the skeptc Especially tho pc sonel of,he de-
tail Of proof in the prcfce) that the wcrk I've ah-
metca, i'ailibe, aud in confirmation of this helirfa
premium of two hundred and f'Itv dollars, is Offer
cd for the detection Of of in tbs present
fifth edition. expressed in preface, making five
large remons offered for the same error sincet he first
| publication in the wear 1909.
One Of tho most conspicuous TEXTURES of the tables is
| in the arrangement Of the Time and Amounts, which
for expeditions reference ondperspiei'y, with The help
Of the side and index cannot he excecd; and the salty
~ ant, ease with which the interest be found the
extent Of general business, without doubling Of sums
is he:cs convenience essential, that in the estlr,-
ton of some oil The most competent and pr,c cal bust
ant, public officers who have made great use
of the work, il has been distinguished by tho honorable
appclla'ion ef,fa 'tmascr pioce'. And considering
the nf,llib,y OF the method originally adopted in
CONFUSING the work. and the extraordinary uImer and
variety ct the examinations, and tests Of every edition il
has passed in the press notwithstanding the whole is il,
stereotype considering in shot. he positive accuracy
secured hy the unprecedented means EMPLOY cd, the vo-
lunic has hern held up and cm,hatcay sly led I" the
most wonderful book in the wsslk;' most certainly
man can namca figure work of the same extent, which
since the beginning OF creation, has had the
Der ana variety If tests in the number of editors
huf tho ts sl,~
pretace.
Resides, test and standard, it has been tried an,
proceed in nearly all the bank and public offices in the
United States, and Ivy the public generally. during the
long period Of thirty five rcars vet Of The cal
cnations has ever been found in print, although continue
ally challenged by the offer of very large premiums.
The book.s III fac, expressly adopted by all the court
OF law 81 several ottc States the rate of calcnlao,
for statute interest,"" also by law for bank interest
o accorns"s the book is used, and way lie i,
part, by of the subscribers and few of h
subsequent purchasers, in the list at the CIT, of the book
is in possession cfevc'y Gloss OF citizens in ever. quar-
lie Of The Unit ed States.
1t ismnrcovcr well known that, by its Yearly check
it has so ottc detected large errors, long after they
, made, by the most careful and compc,el,
arithm~,irns, TAT its usefulness and he absolute
ccssiy fer its use, have been extensively insisted upon
so evident, incecd, have scen its advantages, and i,
savings, That, srvc,rl y,arsag", whilst the first edition
scarce and on: of print, great Lumber Of
llan,l copies sm,; for, Some 10 gre distance
and prcasca 8, various prices, as they could occasions
ally BIO picked up at from SO to SIS per copy,
some persons have reccn,y declared, and instance
could be quoted that they would pay $50 500, AMI $50,
for copy, ,fnotto be had fer less, and individual
in the latter instance particularly, having at the
lime rxhihed satisfactory proa, several persons pre-
sent that to him it was really worth that money an,
more TIN ough the saving Of his vahable tuc, 1t
being yer, rich man and in rnbc Office
1t is likewise worthy Of not md indeed proper t.
imVre that such is the nature of fisuc work general,
and especially when of the and importance o
these los, ha, had this book or its like boon ,epar
ed i'll the usual manner vlonc, b, the most compecn
calculator in the WORLD and atie,w ards printed mos
ca.tiouly under his own correction Of proof sheets, i
would almost to certainty, have been 'msafr for
terence, and dear Il any price, as the preface d.rcn
l:nlp explains. But perfect and valuable have til,
stereotype plates ct this workbeen ma.c, that to
them, w,iher numerous and extraordinary exalnn.
adveltsenent) constantly kept in a place OF sleea
} safety, eXccE, while use in printing.
Ample directions TO find bo banks and statute intnr
est with useful noes follow the preface, which, in ,h
t,i, as in the tive preceding editions, contain much liz
formation concerning the two lawful modes of COMPUTE
r lug inter sts, tee days AT grace. &r.
4 il remains only remark s!.at notwithstanding til,
unconmonly costly work, which published before
interest tables nr,.,,. ID in eoats and be-
yend at almanac, has been extensively Nd LIBERAL
latroinse, il has not vet much paid with interest
tee heavy loss of ueariy four thousand dollars iesi,ic
SIX Years OF time from 1899 To 1905 sustained on The frs
edition OF 1000 oopes. risug chiefly from lis pncs
ton at That time, at nner lmice,J say nothing
compensation orlroitior almost Lifetime of care, toll
and sacrifice. Wherefore the author still relies on The
asscrnnen and generosi, or't'e petit" fan. "'.';-'r
ance Of preference aud patronage. Far sale by the
Princij al Bookscl!ers IN tie U'ut'i States