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further diluted when served, as they usually are, in
hot (water) drinks.
I do not mean to say that any first-class importing
house adulterates their liquors, as this is only done
by those who have no reputation at stake, and who take
the opportunity of doing so when the liquors are in
their own warehouses, before being sold to the retailer.
28. SOME REMARKS ABOUT MORT
GAGES.
It has been the eii.stom of late in places fixed up as
bar-rooms, cafes, restaurants, etc., where large sums
of money are involved, in order to have the arrange
ments, fixtures and furnishings fashionable,-costly and
up to date for the style of our business, has changed
according to the dictates of fashion—to place a mort
gage as security for money advanced, when there has
not been sufficient capital to pay for the entire outlay.
It has even been done by those who had the money,
but did not care to invest the entire sum in a new
enterprise. Heretofore, a person starting with a mod
erate capital, in an ordinary place, has been able to do
a good, successful business; but times have changed,
and with few exceptions no one is able longer to do so.
Anyone expecting to be very successful in our line of
business must fix up his establishment in the latest
style, and as it requires quite an amount of capital
to do so, there are many instances where the pro
prietor has not sufficient cash and is obliged to place
a mortgage upon the place.
The drawback upon having the mortgage is that
you must pay yearly interest upon it and will never
feel fully satisfied that you are the proprietor or