Palanquins?

Somehow, the very notion of them in everyday use, makes me a little, as Jewish girls (from Brooklyn) say, nauseous. Like, yes, sedan chairs and litters do also. But they (Palanquins) were the primary means of transportation for affluent townspeople in 17th century Japan.  Even Kabuki actors, commonly, went about in them, and stood them in rows around the restaurants of the resorts that they visited on holidays. So, what I wonder is ¿what is your supposed margin of subsistence for the two stout fellows who carry you around, whilst you dine sumptuously, with your fellow thespian whores and party-boys, on abalone and mochi, washed down with expensive Sake? Do they (those strong young men who carry your Palanquin) get tips? Do they catch naps while you have your supper?  Do they get scraps?