THE NO. H PUPIL's GUIDE то PRACTICAL ARITHMETIC, Containing all the rules, which oc cur in common business. Calculated upon the method both of Pounds, Shillings, and Pence, and Federal Money FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS. BY JONATHAN GROUT, JR. SECOND EDITION. SUTTON (MASS Printed by SEWALL: GOODRIDGE, FOR ELIJAH BURBANK, WORCESTER, DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, L.S. BE TO WIT. it Remembered, That on the first day of April in the twenty fixth year of the Independence of the United States of America, JONATHAN GROUT, JUN. of faid Diftrict, hath depofited in this Office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as Author, in the words following, to wit, "THE PUPIL'S GUIDE TO PRACTICAL ARITHMETIC, containing all the rules, which occur in common bufinefs. Calculased upon the method both of Pounds, Shillings and Pence, and Federal Money. For the e of Schools. By JONATHAN GROUT, JUN." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act for the encouragement of learning, by fecuring the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of fuch copies during the times therein mentioned." N. GOODALE, Clerk of the Dif trict of Maachusetts. A true Copy of Record, Beta, N. DALE, Clerk.} THE NEW YORK ASTOR, LENOX AND R PREFACE. NOTWITHSTANDING the feveral arithme tics now in ufe, it has been fuggefted that one, containing fuch rules only, as occur in trade and bufnefs, and adapted to the capacities of youth, would be of extenfive utility. The price will be fo much reduced by the omission of those rules which are unneceffary in common bufinefs, that the poor, as qwell as the rich, may furnish themselves with books; which has been too much neglected in moft of our country Schools. Thofe, who wish to make farther advances can perufe more extensive treatifes. THIS is calculated upon the method, both of pounds, fhillings and pence, and federal money, because both are in use; but either can be omitted, if thought neceffary. THE author does not prefume to offer this as a production entirely original; on the contrary, he acknowledges that he bas made many extracts from Bonnycaftle's Scholar's Guide, and fome from Vyfe's Tutor's Guide, and is indebted for fome aid, to a few other cuthors In pursuing the plan of the work, he has en deavored to make the rules as plain, and as consife as poffible. Whether it be well exesisted or not, is not for him to determine. With deference it is Jubmitted to the public, not without a hope that will be found, in fome degree, useful to our countri Schools THE AUTHOR. Worcester, May, 1802. EXPLANATION of the CHARACTERS. + which denotes that 4 is to be added to 4. The fign of fubtraction; as, 8-4; which denotes that 4 is to be taken from 8. The fign of multiplication; as, 7X8 which denotes that 7 is to be multipli ed by 8. The fign of divifion; as, 8÷2; which denotes that & is to be divided by a. The fign of equality; as, 4+3=7; which denotes that 4 added to 3 is equal to 7. The fign of proportion; thus, 3:6 that is, as 3 is to 6 fo is to &. |