Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-10
FuIIcr's Computing TcIcgra, IA

Mr.. JOINS f FuILsa, the inventor of ,li. naval.
liable Calculator, is at present on d yi-ii to Na-h
vilIe Tor the purpose OF supplying such Of our ci,i
zens as may have any use Tor and desire copy Of
t. lie is stopping at the City Hotel, but viii call
at our business houses during the week
The following extract from the Washington Tsls.
graph, will give the reader idea OF tDe uses TO
which this Invention can be put:
TuE CALcuLArAG MAumNF -Wruscd 10 thirk
"a No. d Jr,t-thc idea of calculating machine,
Hut ~ have seen % and lie Ingenious proprietor,
M Fuller who Is now stopping ct juu Irwin. House
The rtpidiy aud accuracy with which al Du-in ~
problems are solved Is truly surprising II needs
ouiy 10 Ue seen 70 be- admired Although lu Amer
lean invention, IL has been extensively sold iu Eng
lud, France GERMANY and Holland Upwards Of
thirty Of the principal London bankers have Il ia
use. Il computes interest al every possible rate
per cent, upon duy sum Of money, for any length
Of Time. both al three hundred and ,iGu aud three
hundred and ziAty-tve DAYS 20 the year, and has a
most perfect lime Telegraph 10 compute the number
Of days any note has 10 run. To work equations Of
payments, OF average ct accounts is one of rs con-
vrueuc,s. Copies have been purchased 10 Wash
iu-lou 5y all the departments for use 10 the public
offices, as we'll AZ by The principal bankers, mer-
chants and mrcI nuic- Les tiule il r,gurrl 10
tain an answer 10 any business question dian 70
prepare the stateiueIt Full printed dlrccuons nc
company the work u is learned by one or two
hours study and practice Il occupied pcouIi-
urut place in the Cn sui Palace.
In Response 10 some questions yesterday. he
stated Boa less ume than tue question, could DC
prepared or the ausw r. recorded, That The Rotuu
@, Of the Capitol, being 90 ert in diameter would
contain > $50 persons, aui allow each II square
iart or 5 by Is inches Tie Custa. Paare lie
said being Sal feet 10 n and 400 ~idr, Sh an
sd 'i'iond acrr 60 hc uau-ept or crUyrr, measures
rs acres, and would contain al the same rate,
$4,000 p,r-el, upon tuo ground. Thr population
OF the globe, being estimated At 900 OuuuJU could
stand upon forty square u,s or au ARIA of siG aud
IS loo miles squarr.
Il suo millions Of persons pass away eve.y thirty
yrsJs aud ttr WOHd should 3t st1 thousand wears
old, tas would be equal 20 200 times 900 00u 600
Thus tae yuure number 81 persons wouli have
standing room on 200 times 80 SQUARE miles, OF
8 900 square miles Of land, OF trae less than
ninety miles square.
3 sun millions die eytrs thirty ,ests, ~ ore wear
thirty millions Iie. lfsJ millions die iu sos d4,s,
n oue day ~ ouO die. 4 iu % hoIrl S. 900 iir,
how many per huuT f-AHs g 42u if u 90 AHA
oi,s this number die, boz many per minute An
aver 81.
The expense Of The United STATE. House Of Rep.
rcsrutatiyrs al IS per dsy, smouujs Ca a. ga.
The salary Of tie Prysidrut /. sGsB pr da,. The
pensions ul tie ate Q4ren Adclaice MS Fin0, uUO
pee auuum, equal 20 ~ ss5 per day
The revenue II the Ulited States i0r 1881, At %
millions, IL equal 20 : as cent per second
JAsrsE cousciL-Tte members Of the Fourth
Ward Council are requested 70 meet a. FIremAn's
Hall tonight, At u o'clock.