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last, but not least, from men long experienced in the
business, and from personal observation scattered
through many years. Now it remains for us to consider
the art of attending bar, the charm of personal deport
ment, the building of character, the serving of cus
tomers,the handling of wines and liquors for the retail
trade,the saloon, the club,the road-house, the restau
rant, the hotel, the family, etc., in short, the knowing
of one's business.
The author hopes he is a modest man. He does
not pose with dignified mien before the great English-
speaking people as an infallible model for everybody in
the saloon business, clerks and all, to copy. He does
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not claim to be "the one only man" who holds this
esoteric art in his grasp, gifted with the power of
expression,"the knack of imparting knowledge and
infusing the force of enthusiasm into our body of
caterers to human cheer and comfort. There are
other men in the liquor business who,like himself, are
masters of their profession, and"up to date" in every
thing that may contribute to the success of their indi
vidual enterprises. But as they have not seen fit to
write up their experiences and ideas, collate their facts
and lay them before the younger men who are growing
up with us in the same occupation, the writer of this