The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-15
EowsER SLAVES H1MsELF,
During His Life He Has Thrown Avav
$3.50 On Barbers--Henceforth He
Would Shave Himself-His
First AE+A-aA

S4OA4 PCSOACSO Wu0u TIC
came home the other evening.
Mrs. Bowser," he replied, as he sat
ooWn and carefully handled the pack
age, did you read of that case in
Troy where-a barber cut a customer
t&ightly on the cheek and he died of
blood poisoningG"
mo. Say you've gone and got an
other OUTFIT"
one9"
"You got one two or three years ago
In Detroit, and how did you come out
with it3 Mr.. Bowser, you do the most
foolish things of any man I ever heard
of in my Iife!"
I do eh9 Is it foolish for me to
want to avoid blood poisoning by
shaving myself, to say nothing of the
enormous saving of money! Yes, I
did get an outfit in Detroit, but I had
a boil IN my arm and couldn't handle
the razor That was a cheap outfit
just as an experiment.
And you cut yourself and pranced
around and whooped until the neigh
bors though we had a fire. How much
did this outfit costa"
"Only ten dollars"
"Ten dollars thrown right away"
els it2 Let's see about that. Hav-
ing my own outfit 1 can shave daily.
That's 70 cents a week, or $2.7O per
month. Seems to me that $34 per
year is worth saving. In the twenty
years 1 have been shaving I could we'll
have saved the sum of $3.50. Where
are you now, Mrs. Bowser2"
Just where 1 was before. You'll
shave once and thatu end it."
"WiIl it2 If that's your opinion 1
have a great surprise in store for you.
I've been taking lessons of a barber on
how to handle the razor, and / can
shave clean in exactly four minutes.
Easiest thing in the world when you
know how. Just think of the $3.50 1
have thrown away!"
"Well, 1 suppose you'll try it in
spite of anything 1 can say, but 1 shall
decline to be held responsible for any
trouble"
Responsible! Trouble! How could
1 hold you responsible9 And what
trouble can there be?"
"Why that time in Detroit you al
most tore the house down because you
cut your ear
"Poohl 1 was probably joking.
Don't remember anything. about it.
I'd look pretty blaming you for what
I did, wouldn't II After dinner I'll
take a little shave, and if you don't say
it is a better one than any barber has
ever given me I'll put the razor up for
good"
After dinner Mr.. Bowser took a bowl
of hot water and started upstairs say
ing to Mrs. Bowser as he went:
Better time me by the clock. I may
be six or seven minutes this time, but
I'll be right On tick to morrow night"
He went into the bedroom and
locked the door. Then he took off his
coat, vest, necktie and collar. He
looked down at his shoes for a mo-
ment and then decided to take them
off also.
"Let's see!" he unused, as he opened
the box and stood before the glass.
1.-The first thing is to lather, of course.
That's as easy a rolling off a log.
This is something like comfort, this is.
Hanged if I don't believe I shall want
to shave twice a day"
Mr.. Bowser decided to put on plenty
of Iather. He put it on his chin, cheeks,
nose, forehead, ears and throat, and
more or less fell on the carpet. When
he had lathered until both arms ached,
and no more would stick to him, he
picked up the razor and chuckled:
81 lust hold with three fingers, this
way, and lay it On my cheek this way,
and move it gently down. A child
three years old could do that. LII
show Mrs. Bowser a trick or two be-
fore I'm through. Good woman, u
she thinks she knows it all. Razor
just Sides
Mr.. Bowser gave a jump and at the
same instant he saw the lather stained
with blood.
"Don't amount to anything" he
whispered to himself. Barber told
me to keep my arm stiff, and I forgot.
| Can't expect to get the hang OF it
in one minute, you know. A little
more lather."
He lathered away until it began to
drop off, and then picked up the z
again.
1.-THE idea of me throwing away $3.50