True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-16
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:. ~ + ROWLET~TS TABLES OF INTEREST,". iAl
Two whici, il now added an Ayefage Time Ca'eula
tor, or easy methods for finding the average time
storage notes Of haad or bills Of goods. when mr.
biased al different dates, en- different credits, and for
arious amounts; besides useful and complete Banking
fine 1a,le the best That can be con,rived that f.
CURES produce within the same condesend compass,
md size oftype. - :':.> -. r-'.,.:- :. -,
An advertisement in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words; !, ~ .>$..' e's..'.'I,, .,,
the Ten legislative acts prexed to the title page
in itself, uncommon,, and SO eotclu-
sive, thtnuthng is necessary more Than by way Of adj
vertsement, to gives condensed view Of some of its pc
as fer instance the Interest has been
ed from, and compared wih what equivalent to four
teen sets ct calculations, examined in the press thirty
five times, and printed from atereo,ype plates tested
hiryty-one times from al which mnst BIZ evident
10 the skepc Especially the .sonal the de-
meticaIly ntalbe, and in confirmation OF this beliefa
premium Of two hundred and fifty dollars, now offer
cd tor The detection Of an error ola cent in the present
or fifth edition, as expressed in the preface making five
large prem'ons offered for the since the first
publication in the year 1902.
One OF tho most conspicuous features Of the tables is
in the arrangement of the Time and Amounts, which,
for expeditions reference ondperspieMiy, with The help
" and ease with which the interest can be found TO the
extent OF general business without doubling OF sums
'sbesl!es convenience so essenta, that in the estlma
ton OF some o. Tue most competent and practical bust
ness men and public Off, who have made great use
Of the work. il has been distinguished by tho honorable
appellalion cfOfa 'master poce''. And considering
the nsaliibil'ty oil the method originally adopted in
composing the work, and the extraordinary unmber and
variety OF The examinations, and tests Of every edition
has passedn the press notwithstanding The whole is in
stereotype, considering. in short. The positive accuracy
secured by the unprecedented means employ the vo-
ume has been Ie'd"P and emEhaticalIy styled - the
most wonderful book in the wask" most certainly no
man can namea figure work Of the extent, which
since the beginning OF creation, has had the
Der ana variety Of tests in the number of editors;
no. nor one halt the NUMBER rs is clearly shown in the
preface. .-
Resides, astest and standard, it has been tried and
proceed in nearly all the bank and public offices in the
United States and by tho public generally, during the
long period of hrty-e rears vet no error of The cal
culaons has ever been found in print, although connu
ally challenged by the offer Of very large premiums
The books in fact expressly adopted by all the courts
OF law 81 several ofthe States AS The rate OF calculation
TOR statute Interest,", as also by law for bank interest,"
according the book is uscd aud way he seen in
part by names Of the subscribers, and few of the
subsequent purchasers, in the list at the end of tho book,
's'n possession Ct every Gloss OF citizens in every quar-
| tie OF the Unit ed States.
II is moreover well known that, by its reary check
has so oitc detected large errors, long after they
made, even by the most careful and most competent
aittImcticans, its usefulness, and the absolute
ccssty for its use, have been cx,cnsy cly insisted upon
so evident, incccd, have been its advantages aud its
savings, that seveTl yearsag" whilst the first edition
was scarce, and ont Of print, great lumber of second
hand copies sought for, Some to gre distance
and purcrascd at various prices, they could OCCASION
ally BIO picked up at from $40 to $25 per copy, and
Some persons have recently declared, and instances
could he quoted that they would pay $50 $780, and $500
Tor copy, ,fnoto be had for less, and individual
in the latter instance particularly having the same
ted sntiS
sent that to him it was really worth that money and
more through the saving of his very vasabc time, he
being very rich namf in public office.
tits likewise worthy OF notice. md indeed proper to
impress, that such is the nature OF gue work generally
and especially when OF the extent and importance OF
these Ia los, that had his book its like boon prcpa
ed in the usual manner vonr, by the most compe,en,
calculator in the world and afterwards printed mos,
cauIouly under his correction Of proof sheets, ii
would, almost to certainty, have becn Unsafe for
terence, and dear at any price, the preface uiicu-
larlp explains. But perfect and valuable have the
stereotype plates OF this woklhccn ma!c that to secure
them, wAMher numsrsns and extraordinary cxamina.
tons, against fire. for |r general benefit, they by
sdvertisemcn) constantly KEPT in place oi special
safety, except while use in printing.
Ample directions to find both banks and statute i,,or-
cs. with useful notes, follow shs preface which, in ,h
mn as IN The two preceding editions, contain much III
formation concerning the two lawful n,o.!cs Of sonpu
lug inter sts tee sl.ys at ace, Ne.
II remains only to remark that, Notwithstanding ,h
,ncommonly costly work, whic, published b,lol
interest tables ntrodnc. 1t in dollars ami cents be-
yc' an almanac, has been so extensively AID so lihrral
patron sc'l, ii has not yet msb paid With interest
tee heavy loss of ueauly four thousand dollars. beside
SIX Years ni time from 1889 1906 substantial rs
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tho" at that time, at an under price, to rhhns .
compensation profit for almost r-tme of are Toll
and sacrifice Wherefore The ;nihor still relies ON ll
dssc'nmrut and generosity Of the public Sor conin,
ancc OF preference a"d patronage. + sale hx III.
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