Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 297, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1913 — Chinese Street Barbers. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Chinese Street Barbers.

It is believed that the Tartars first compelled Chinamen to wear the pigtail, as a mark of inferiority; but what was once~a badge of servitude is now a national pride—a Chinaman would feel disgraced without it. Of course, a lot of shaving of the head

has to be done to keep the rest of the scalp free from hair, so consequently barbers are In great request Many of them do not have shops, simply a chair or two along the street So the scene as shown by our Illustration is a familiar one on the streets of China’s titles.