Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 128, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1911 — EASY TO CUT OWN HAIR [ARTICLE]

EASY TO CUT OWN HAIR

London County Council Member Advocates Unique Plan to Even Matters - With Grasping Barbers, * London. —British barbers very many of whom are not Britons—are trying to introduce the custom of charging double prices for hair cutting to men who shave themselves. Many are the protests Which are appearing in the correspondence columns of the newspapers, and Walter Reynolds,of the London county council Is one of the most vigorous In denouncing the attempt “They will very ebon pay the penalty of their follyhe said to an Interviewer. “For my part, not only do I shave myself, hot I have cut my own hair for 88 yean. Any man can learn to cut his own hair with a little practice, and any barber who would undertake to teach men all that Is necessary for them to know pbout hair cutting, charging half a dollar for Instruction, would make a fortune. “A pair of long scissors costs half a dollar and a long comb with ahort teeth can be bought tor about ten cenpi. AH that Is then required Is a triple dressing glass. Ido not cut my hair at regular Intervals. I Just trim It whenevsr It looks untidy and am therefor# always able to keep It unlMI L- ' ‘1 began cutting my own hair, because. In 1889, when I happened to be tn Paris with my wife, a barber gave me a French crop and I came back to

her at the hotel with my head almoßt shaved. J “The atrocious American club cut, which Is universal In the United States, Is often forced upon Englishmen. I mean the straight line, at the back with the skin shaved, below 1L ■ It Is ugly and It Is unhygienic, for the hair grows naturally down the neck to keep the sun off and avert chills. There Is always a risk of disease In the barber’s neckcloth and towels, even If the scissors are sterilized. “By cutting your own hair and shaving yourself you are keeping on the safe side all the time. Barbers also think too much of the tips and you are utterly at the mercy of the barber wbo thinks you win not tip him.”