The Itching Palm: A Study of the Habit of Tipping in AmericaScott, William R. (William Rufus)
Philosophy
The Itching Palm: A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America
Scott, William R. (William Rufus)
Tipping
PRIDE, as a reason for tipping, 54
PRIVATE HOUSES, tipping in, 64
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
WALSH COMMISSION, The, 111
WASHINGTON LAW, The, 122
WAY OUT, The, 158
WISCONSIN BILL, The, 125
Y. M. C. A., The, 104
Transcriber's Note:
Spelling and hyphenation have been retained as in the original
publication. On page 74, "asumed" in "attitude asumed by servitors"
has been changed to "assumed".
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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