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The Itching Palm

A STUDY OF THE HABIT OF TIPPING IN AMERICA

WILLIAM R. SCOTT

Author of

"The Americans in Panama," "Scientific Circulation Management," Etc.

THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY PHILADELPHIA 1916

COPYRIGHT 1916 BY THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY

The Itching Palm

THE AUTHOR WILL BE PLEASED TO CORRESPOND WITH ANY READER WHO APPROVES OF, OR HAS COMMENTS TO MAKE UPON, THE ATTITUDE TAKEN IN THIS BOOK TOWARD THE TIPPING CUSTOM.

WILLIAM R. SCOTT.

PADUCAH, KENTUCKY.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I FLUNKYISM IN AMERICA 7

II ON PERSONAL LIBERTY 10

III BARBARY PIRATES 15

IV PERSONNEL AND DISTRIBUTION 19

V THE ECONOMICS OF TIPPING 26

VI THE ETHICS OF TIPPING 36

VII THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TIPPING 47

VIII THE LITERATURE OF TIPPING 58

IX TIPPING AND THE STAGE 68

X THE EMPLOYEE VIEWPOINT 73

XI THE EMPLOYER VIEWPOINT 88

XII ONE STEP FORWARD 97

XIII THE SLEEPING-CAR PHASE 105

XIV THE GOVERNMENT AND TIPPING 113