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The Itching Palm: a Study of the Habit of Tipping in America · William R. Scott — chapter 26 of 27 · ~298 words · public domain

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PSYCHOLOGY OF TIPPING, The, 47

PULLMAN COMPANY, The, 105 " " investigated, 106

PUBLIC OPINION, 162

REASONS for tipping, 51, 54, 55

RECIPIENTS opposed to Tipping, 39, 144, 150

REMEDY for Tipping, 55, 94, 95, 103, 158

RICH AMERICAN MYTH, The, 67

SHIP'S DOCTOR, The, 67

SLEEPING-CAR PHASE, The, 105

SOLUTION, a Reasonable, 94

SOUTH CAROLINA LAW, The, 129

SPLITTING COMMISSIONS, 43

STAGE, The, and Tipping, 68, 72

STATISTICS of Tipping money given in tips, 8 number of tip-takers, 7 tips in N. Y. City, 17, 22 tips in other cities, 21 tip-taking classes, 19, 20

STATLER HOTEL, The, 97

STENOGRAPHERS, 86

STEWARDS, Ship, 66

STREET CLEANERS, 118

TENNESSEE LAW, The, 136

TIPPING and Americanism, 11, 87, 150 " and democracy, 7, 38, 48, 113 " and labor, 144, 145 " and morals, 96, 158 " and patriotism, 56 " and personal liberty, 10, 13 " and public opinion, 162 " and slavery, 11, 50 " and the Bible, 45 " and the caste system, 47 " and the courts, 126 " and the wage system, 75, 107 " arguments for, 26, 28 " and a training school for graft, 42 " in private houses, 64 " in "the movies", 69 " Laws Against, 123 " Literature of, The, 58 " Merchants opposed to, 44 " on ocean voyages, 65 " on the stage, 68 " psychology of, the, 47 " real reasons for, 51, 54, 55 " recipients opposed to, 39, 144, 150 " remedy for, 55, 94, 95, 103, 158

"TIP PRIVILEGES" Sold, 90, 152

TIP-TAKERS, Partial List of, 19 " numbers by cities, 21

"TIP TRUST, The", 92

"TRIBUTE, Not One Cent for", 17

WAGES VERSUS TIPS, 75, 107

WAITER, The, 27 " can he be a gentleman?, 37

WAITERS, European, 150, 156

WAITRESSES, 59

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