The Washington times., 1901-12-22
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trouble to watch a good bartender close
ly for half an hour as he waits on Gus
toners, it is not strange IL he reaches
the conclusion that the drink mixer has
missed his proper sphere and should b,
holding diplomatic position.
frst-class bartender must possess
many rare and valuable qualities and they
must be blended in his personality a.
nicely as are the component parts OF the
seductive drinks that he concocts. Ht
must be courteous. seif-contained, have q
world of tact. and be 4 good judge OF men
besides possessing a large fund OF knowl-
edge OF human nature and OF almost
everything else under the sun
He should be able TO talk iuJcllisently
on any topic that can be suggested by
man. drunk OF sober. and, what is still
more to the noint. he must he sufficiently
master of himself to refrain rom dis
cussion at times when such n course is
for the interest OF hls employer.
Must EscheYv Politics.
The cardinal rule with a good barten-
1 der is that he must never discuss poll
| tics" said a weIl-known saloon man. THE
bartender who talks politics is simply
disloyal to his employer, for no topic is
more Iikely-to cause bad blood and lead
to trouble when discussed over the bar,
and the patrons of place will be pretty
| sure to accept the bartender's political
views as rejecting those of the pro-
prietor.
1T is the duty OF the bartender, above
all else. to avoid stirring up bad feeling.
and he must therefore never allow him
/ self to be drawn into an argument on any
subject. His whole aim must be to pre-
serve harmony aud good feeling among
| the patrons OF the place, and many and
many time he is able by a word spoken
at Just the right time to put an end to
! arguments that threaten to end in a row.
Good Man Prize.
The bartender is the key to the sue
cess or failure OF place where liquor is
sold, and man who really understands
the business is a rare prize. Another
fundamental rule, which seems s-ange
at first thought. is that q bartenas- aust
| never drink intoxicating liquors while on
duty. AS a matter OF fact. -~1st ,lod
barteaders do not drink at all he .aD.
net.afor IL they do they will Din rsaith
and become useless to their Employers
because OF The continual invitations thst
they receive to drink with customers.
Another rule observed by all good
bartenders is to mix all drinks in plain
sight of the customers. They like to see
the mixing done. and it assures them that
they are getting fair treatment. Then.
too a bartender must never use whisky
that he finds to be poor in connecting
mixed drinks, for the mixing DISCUSSES the
poor quality of the liquor ard customers
are sure to be made sick by the fusil oil
in II.
Easy With a Beat.
I'm my own business / have always
given my bartenders ironclad instructions
not to sell liquor to an intoxicated man
who comes in alone. In such cases the
bartender should try to get him to take
apollinaris or something else that is mild.
OF course. when a party comes in to-
gether it is a difficult proposition. for
they are able to look after one another
and do not need protection.
Furthermore, n bartender should never
take an axe TO a penniless customer who
gets drink on his nerve. It is better to
let the matter pass quietly. and charge
II up to profit and loss, for what you lose
IN that way you will make up in an
other"
\ successful bartender must have
memory that would win Linn fortune in
the profession. He must know what a
patron wants as soon rs he enters the
doors. After steady drinker has been
in a saloon several times. a good h; r
tender will know what kind of q cocktail
the fellow wants. 1t would be fatal to
give q Martini to a man who always
drinks Manhattans. Topers are as proud |
OF their taste in drinks as women are OF
their bounets.
Almost ycninI Offences.
It would be n little short OF treason to |
set a gin flzz in front OF man who has
drunk thirteen brandy and sodas. Such |
man has forgotten the names of other |
drinks and Will make a rough house at !
the suggestion of anything but brandy and |
soda. Setting beer before champagne |
drunk would be as dangerous as calling |
Dutchman Flanagan.
'"The same old thing" is the order |
which half the frequenters Of saloons
give. The bartender who forgets what the
same old thing" was is neglecting bis
business, and will probably lose a Gus
toner.
some patrons Of saloons choose TO re-
gard bartenders as their personal friends
and confidential advisers. others treat
them as meniaIs and class them with
scrub women.
Give me a beer. my white-eyed se--
want" was the order u portly old man
gave in saloon osc morning not long
ago. i few hours later he returned to
the saloon and insisted on hugglng the
barkeep and calling him his old college
rhuu. The beer jerker was serene
through it all. and persuaded the old man
to 80 TO bed before he got behind the
Eyerybody's Counsellor.
4 bartender gives more professional ad-
vice in the course Of day than Grim
nal lawyer He is supposed to know
What sort Of a drink will not leave any
marks on the breath. Then he must he
on drinks which are agreeable
Il a customer has drunk three beers. a
little wine, and a few gin fizzes, the bar
cnder must suggest new drink which
VIII not make war on the allied powers.
Dyspepsia, neuralgia, rheumatism, pal
,itation OF the heart. insomnia, hic-
'oughs, ague. grip. gout. headache.
3rishts disease, and bronchitis were PIE
cri5ed for in one day by the bartender in
fashionable saloon In the city recently.
rhe up-to-date bartender has remedy
or any disease on the calendar. and con