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MIXED DRINKS.
Don't attempt that difficult feat of pouring cock
tails, sours, etc., at long range until you have practiced
some on clear water. Strike up an imaginary line, by
the assistance of the eye, between the right hand hold-
- iug the mixing-glass and the left hand bearing the
receiving-glass. Start low with a small stream; pour
slowly; increase the volume of your stream and the
speed of your movement as you elevate youl- right
hand, until it becomes a miniature torrent from an alti
tude as great as your arm can reach; then diminish it
by a rapidly vanishing movement until the glasses
''almost meet. Proficiency will excite wonder and admir
ation, but failure will raise a laugh.
Don't let beer and other liquids accumulate on and
disfigure the counter.
Don't think it monotonous to attend lectures and
study grammar, elocution and calisthenics. They will
interest and benefit you.
Don't wait too long before you get married.
Don't fail to read every word of this book. There
are points about liquors that come up every day which
all bar clerks ought to know and be able to explain.
Don't be offended at any of these"dont's"; they
are intended for your good. Besides, you are young.
You may have been graduated from the cigar stand or