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number and price. It is furthermore important that
the one who has charge of the cellar should see that
he has a sufficient number of quart, pint and half-pint
bottles on hand, tile proper corks for the different
sizes of bottles, flasks, all the various styles of labels
required, paper boxes, wrappers, sealing wax and the
necessary utensils for bottling goods, with a correct
price list or schedule of prices of the different goods,
including discount percentage, etc., and the addresses
of all wine and liquor dealers with whom he may have
business. The cellar should be so built and arranged
that it will be easy to ventilate at all seasons; the
ceiling in good condition so that no dirt or dust can
gather, and be^ painted or kalsomined in light color.
Have also the entire woodwork in all the departments
painted, white color being my preference. The iron
work, hinges, locks, hasps, etc., should be of a dif
ferent shade, a bladk or dark brown, a pretty con
trast, and indicating their location. What is absolute
ly necessary, is a solid, substantial, dry floor, if possi
ble, cemented. If the cellar is built under your own
supervision, see that the waste pipes are properly con
nected with the sewer, a drainer placed over the waste
pipe so that, when necessary to clean the floor, it
will be convenient to wash it and let the melted ice-
water be swept away. When cleaning off the cellar
floor, it is wise to dry it with sawdust, to absorb the
moisture and then sweep that away, that not a particle
of wet or dirt may remain. The names of all the
departments should be painted on the door of each
one as a guide, and there should also be a general
notice painted or printed" that no rubbish is to be
thrown on the floor, with a caution against spitting
except in a cuspidor.
A man who runs a public place should, next to the
devotion he gives his family, feel the greatest pride
in the arrangement and beautifying of his cellar.