If I must build my pride upon another man's humility,
I will not be proud;
If I must build my strength upon another man's weakness,
I will not be strong;
If I must build my success upon another man's failure,
I will not succeed!

INDEX

Arguments for Tipping, 26, 28


Baggagemen, 76

Barbary Pirates, The, 15

Barber, The, 29

Barber-shop Porters, 79

Bath Attendants, 86

Bell-boys, 32, 69, 104

Better Organization Needed, 160

Bible, The, Against Tipping, 45

Blackmail, 150

Bootblacks, 66, 78


Caste and Class, 47

Chambermaids, 153

Chauffeurs, 33

Christmas Tips, 116, 119

Cloakroom Tactics, 52

Clubs, 119

Commissions, Splitting, 43

Courts, The, and tipping, 126

Custom Above Law, 123


Democracy and Tipping, 38, 48, 114, 166

Door Men, 81


Economics of Tipping, 26, 28

Elevator Men, 61, 81

Employee Viewpoint, The, 73

Employer Viewpoint, The, 88

Employers, can control, 102
"   conspiracy by, 90
"   retain tips, 86, 90, 152
"   three kinds of, 88
"   who profit by tips, 89, 105

Equality and Uniformity, 115

Etiquette Books foster tipping, 58

European Tips, 146
train conductors, 149


Fear, as a reason for tipping, 55

Flunkyism in America, 7

Free and Equal, 113


Garbage Collectors, 116, 118

Generosity, as a reason for tipping, 51
misguided, 117

Gentleman, what is a?, 37
would he accept tips?, 37

Golden Rule, The, 119

Gompers, Samuel, on tipping, 144

Government Hotels, tipping in, 120
the, and tipping, 113

Governor Whitman against tips, 40

Graft, "honest", 45
taught by tipping, 42

Guest's Right, The, 104


Guides, 81


Harry Lauder against tipping, 41

Hatboys, 82

"Honest Graft", 45

Hospitality, false, 101

Hotel, The, 30
fees, 59
hospitality, 62, 101
theory and practice, 32
tipless, 97, 146

House Servants, 64

Hush Money, 42


Ideal Law, The, 132

Illinois Law, The, 91
Compromise, The, 138

Iowa Law, The, 124

Itching Palm, The, 8, 10, 19, 31, 70, 72


Janitors, 83


Lady, What is a?, 37
would she accept tips, 37

Laws against Tipping, 122

Legalized Robbery, 140

Legislation, Promoting, 164

Literature of Tipping, The, 58


Mail Carriers, 116

Manicurists, 84

Massachusetts, In, 141

Merchants against tips, 44

Messengers, 85

"Millions for Defense", 17

Moral Pirates, 151

"Movies," the, and tipping, 69

Musicians, 66


Nebraska Act, The, 134

Not a War Against Persons, 161

"No Tip" Policy, barber shops, 89
hotels, 89, 97, 147
restaurants, 89


Ocean Voyages, tipping on, 65

One Compensation, One Service, 35, 55

Organization Needed, 160


Personal Liberty, 10, 13

Personnel and Distribution, 19

Policemen, 116, 119

Porters, 147, 153
Pullman, 108

Price of Pride, The, 37

Pride, as a reason for tipping, 54

Private Houses, tipping in, 64

Psychology of Tipping, The, 47

Pullman Company, The, 105
investigated, 106

Public Opinion, 162


Reasons for tipping, 51, 54, 55

Recipients opposed to Tipping, 39, 144, 150

Remedy for Tipping, 55, 94, 95, 103, 158

Rich American Myth, The, 67


Ship's Doctor, The, 67

Sleeping-Car Phase, The, 105

Solution, a Reasonable, 94

South Carolina Law, The, 129

Splitting Commissions, 43

Stage, The, and Tipping, 68, 72

Statistics of Tipping
money given in tips, 8
number of tip-takers, 7
tips in N. Y. City, 17, 22
tips in other cities, 21
tip-taking classes, 19, 20

Statler Hotel, The, 97

Stenographers, 86

Stewards, Ship, 66

Street Cleaners, 118


Tennessee Law, The, 136

Tipping and Americanism, 11, 87, 150
and democracy, 7, 38, 48, 113
and labor, 144, 145
and morals, 96, 158
and patriotism, 56
and personal liberty, 10, 13
and public opinion, 162
and slavery, 11, 50
and the Bible, 45
and the caste system, 47
and the courts, 126
and the wage system, 75, 107
arguments for, 26, 28
and a training school for graft, 42
in private houses, 64
in "the movies", 69
Laws Against, 123
Literature of, The, 58
Merchants opposed to, 44
on ocean voyages, 65
on the stage, 68
psychology of, the, 47
real reasons for, 51, 54, 55
recipients opposed to, 39, 144, 150
remedy for, 55, 94, 95, 103, 158

"Tip Privileges" Sold, 90, 152

Tip-Takers, Partial List of, 19
numbers by cities, 21

"Tip Trust, The", 92

"Tribute, Not One Cent for", 17


Wages versus Tips, 75, 107

Waiter, The, 27
can he be a gentleman?, 37

Waiters, European, 150, 156

Waitresses, 59

Walsh Commission, The, 111

Washington Law, The, 122

Way Out, The, 158

Wisconsin Bill, The, 125

Y. M. C. A., The, 104


Transcriber's Note:

Spelling and hyphenation have been retained as in the original publication. On page 74, "asumed" in "attitude asumed by servitors" has been changed to "assumed".