wunder · Library

Part 24

The Itching Palm: a Study of the Habit of Tipping in America · William R. Scott — chapter 24 of 27 · ~183 words · public domain

Read in the Wunder reader — free

EMPLOYERS, can control, 102 " conspiracy by, 90 " retain tips, 86, 90, 152 " three kinds of, 88 " who profit by tips, 89, 105

EQUALITY AND UNIFORMITY, 115

ETIQUETTE BOOKS foster tipping, 58

EUROPEAN TIPS, 146 train conductors, 149

FEAR, as a reason for tipping, 55

FLUNKYISM IN AMERICA, 7

FREE AND EQUAL, 113

GARBAGE COLLECTORS, 116, 118

GENEROSITY, as a reason for tipping, 51 " misguided, 117

GENTLEMAN, what is a?, 37 " would he accept tips?, 37

GOLDEN RULE, THE, 119

GOMPERS, SAMUEL, on tipping, 144

GOVERNMENT HOTELS, tipping in, 120 " " the, and tipping, 113

GOVERNOR WHITMAN against tips, 40

GRAFT, "honest", 45 " taught by tipping, 42

GUEST'S RIGHT, THE, 104

GUIDES, 81

HARRY LAUDER against tipping, 41

HATBOYS, 82

"HONEST GRAFT", 45

HOSPITALITY, false, 101

HOTEL, The, 30 " fees, 59 " hospitality, 62, 101 " theory and practice, 32 " tipless, 97, 146

HOUSE SERVANTS, 64

HUSH MONEY, 42

IDEAL LAW, The, 132

ILLINOIS LAW, The, 91 " Compromise, The, 138

IOWA LAW, The, 124

ITCHING PALM, The, 8, 10, 19, 31, 70, 72

← Previous chapterAll chaptersNext chapter →

The Itching Palm: a Study of the Habit of Tipping in America · The Wunder Library — complete classics, free to read, with narration.

© 2026 Wunder Learning LLC · Terms & Privacy