1910 The Barkeeper's Manual by Raymond E. Sullivan (second edition)

THE BARTENDER’S MAXIMS.

1. Be neat and clean in dress. 2. Keep you r bar in the sam e condit ion. 3. K eep you r t um blers fr ee fr om fin ger m ar k s and gr ease. 4. Pl ave you r bot t les car efu l l y labelled and in t h eir p r oper places. 5. Sh ou ld you k eep a fan cy bar, see t hat the var i ou s ar t icles ar e ar r an ged t o the best advan t age. 6. K eep you r m i r r or s lik e polished gold, for t hey are t he m ost not iced o f all ador n ­ ment s. 7. See t hat the floor is well kept and the sp i t­ t oons in such places t hat the cust om ers w i l l not fal l over them . 8. Be polit e and at t en t ive, but not in t rudin g. 9. K n ow when to t al k and when t o keep silent . 10. A vo i d p r o fan i t y in you r sel f, do not not ice it in ot hers. 11. D r i n k as lit t le as possible behind you r own bar. 12. K eep pu re liquor s f o r a good t rade. 13. N ever over ch ar ge a st r an ger . 14. D o not en cou r age argum en t s, and when in one be non -comm it t al.

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