Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1909 — Barber Shops and Ice Cream Parlors in Connection. [ARTICLE]

Barber Shops and Ice Cream Parlors in Connection.

Our last Information of combination of barber shops and ice cream parlors comes from Roselawn, Newton county. Our correspondent says: The saloons having been recently removed from our little town, the saloon keepers have gone into the soft drink business. It is said that some of these soft drinks are getting ‘sorta’ hard. One ex-saloonkeeper, who now Has a soft drink parlor, sells ice cream by the dish in connection therewith, and has decided to put a barber shop in the front part of the room. Many of us plain citizens do not think this would be proper and right, and ask information whether or not the state sanitary laws would prohibit?” The law certainly does forbid such conditions. The 66th General Assembly passed a law which is entitled “The Sanitation of Food-pro-ducing Establishments.” This statute covers the subject, for it clearly forbids any such industry as hair-cut-ting, shampooing and cleaning of the human body to exist in conjunction with food providing establishments.— Indiana State Board of Health Bulletin. 2 . . . . *.—