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PREFACE
T he purpose of this littl e vest-pock et
manual is t o provide an un erring and
infallible guill e to that vast a rmy of
workers whi ch is engagell in caterin g
to th e public from behind th e bars of
the countless Hotels, Buffets alll1
Drink–
ing Resorts of every description
throughout the United States anll the
English-speaking world. The work is
most uniqu e anu original, b eing th e
only one of its kinu evt:r b efore pub–
lish e<l in t he worh1.
It
is very small,
measu ring only 2¥,,x51f:! in ches, and is
intent1 cd to b e caniell in the upp er
vest pocket.
This little volu me should and will
be th e consta nt compa nion of all pro–
gressive bar men, both proprietors and
employes; because, unlike a hand man–
ual, it subj ects the sttlll ent to no t rou·
bl e or inconvenience anfl is absolu tely
invaluable in th e intelligent prosecu–
tion of his work.
Th er e have been a number of hand
books
pub.li~heu
containing instructions
for th e mixrng of drinks, etc., but such
·works are not adaptable by r eason of
th eir cumbersome proportions. T hey
a re left lying around on shelv es and iu
otltl pla ces ; r arely are th ey readily a c–
cessible antl often they cannot be found
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t all wh en wanted.
This v est-pocket manual, which the
mthor most unqualifi edly r ecommend s
1s th e b est and only one which has
. ver been wri tten to fi ll every r equire–
nent, contains upwards of 300 recipes
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