CONTENTS

THE ITCHING PALM

I FLUNKYISM IN AMERICA

II ON PERSONAL LIBERTY

III BARBARY PIRATES

IV PERSONNEL AND DISTRIBUTION

V THE ECONOMICS OF TIPPING

VI THE ETHICS OF TIPPING

VII THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TIPPING

VIII THE LITERATURE OF TIPPING

IX TIPPING AND THE STAGE

X THE EMPLOYEE VIEWPOINT

XI THE EMPLOYER VIEWPOINT

XII ONE STEP FORWARD

XIII THE SLEEPING-CAR PHASE

XIV THE GOVERNMENT AND TIPPING

XV LAWS AGAINST TIPPING

XVI SAMUEL GOMPERS ON TIPPING

XVII THE WAY OUT

INDEX

The
Itching Palm

A STUDY OF THE HABIT
OF TIPPING IN AMERICA

By

William R. Scott

Author of
"The Americans in Panama,"
"Scientific Circulation Management," Etc.

THE PENN PUBLISHING
COMPANY PHILADELPHIA
1916