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MIXED DRINKS.
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billiard I'ooni; some of you from the hotel lohhy where
you responded to the call of"front. You must com
mence at the hottom round of the ladder and advance
step hy step until you become a full-fledged bar clerk.
Bar clerks do not as a rule
Study the Tastes
of their patrons as they should. For instance: in
mixing a cocktail most clerks make the mistake of put
ting in too much hitters, in which case the drink is
spoiled, or rather,is unpalatable to the customer. Most
men like hut very little hitters. You should,in order
to become proflcient and popular,study all the points
in the mixing of all drinks. There can he too much
"syrup or sugar,lemon juice or other ingredient used,in
the same way as too much hitters in a cocktail. This
is a profession that every man cannot master. There
are men who would not make a first-class bar clerk in
a lifetime. A clerk should not encourge"hangers-on,"
loungers, or men under the influence of drink. In fact,
he should never sell or give to a man in his cups,for
this feature casts the greatest odium on our business,
which could he made as legitimate as any if in the
hands of proper persons. "We should not serve minors,