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11

THE

DUTIES

OF

A

BARTENDER.

Probably

in

no

other

branch

of

business

is

the

person

in

charge

brought

so

constantly

in

contact

with

people

of

every

class

and

disposition,

as

is

the

bartender,

and

he

should

therefore

be

an

intelligent

man

and

a

good

judge

of

human

nature.

He

should

be

at

all

times

polite

and

at-

tentive

to

customers,

and

present

a

neat

and

cheerful

appearance,

having

a

pleasant

look

and

word

for

each

one

who

favors

him

with

his

custom.

It

is

the

great

aim

of

a

successful

bartender

to

make

as

many

friends

and

to

control

as

much

trade

as

possible,

and

the

surest

way

of

doing

this

is

to

pay

the

closest

attention

to

the

wants

of

patrons

and

making

such an

impression

upon

the

mind

of

the

customer,

through

furnishing

a

good

article

of

the liquor

called

for,

as

well

as

serving

in

such

a

gentlemanly

and

artistic

manner,

as

that

he

will

remember

the

place,

call

again

himself

and

recommend

it

to

his

friends.

A

bartender,

like

an

actor,

should

never

show

that

he

is

feeling

unwell

or

in a

bad

humor,

as

it

is

calculated

to

make

a

bad

impression

on

the

patrons,

who

are

to

him

what

the

public

is

to

the

actor.

In

short,

he

should

sympathize

with

those

who

are

not

feeling

well,

appear

jolly

to

those