The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-25
BARBER CHAIR ACCIDENTS.
Chances to Cut Thronts That Are Not otter
Taken Advantage OF.


Did II ever strike you" asked the little barber,
how easy IL would be for the man that shaves
you 10 kill your"
The man in the chair sat up quickly and looked
carefully at the barber who feeling the edge
Of tho razor with one finger. The barber smiled
TO reassure his customer and said:
1T seems a queer question, I know. but 1t Is
wonder TO me that there are not number OF poo
pie killed in that way every year II would be
the easiest thing in the world for the barber as
he welded his razor 10 make ono sweep with IL
and sever the jugular vein and you would be
decd almost on the instant Suppose for instance
that the barber should go insane. There would
be nothing to prevent him doing such thing,
and you would have warning nor no oppor
tunity to save yourself
There IL always a chance Of a serious accident
happening 10 the man In the chair. have seen
a number Of such accidents and have horror
OF even nicking tho man | an shaving. In fact
such an occurrence makes mo feel out Of sorts
for the rost of the day. II was only few days
ago that ! almost had all accident that gave mo
q great fright and completely unnerved me
was shaving q young man, and In passing from
one side Of the chair to the other button Of my
wnistcOat caught In his hair. II pulled a uino
and he moved his head suddenly Jus, as l went
acc Of slnahing him. and only quick Jump back
saved him. The Precipitation stood out on me as
though II were a warm day In the middle Of
summer, and bad 70 call one Of the other men
T. finish shaving my customer
But The worst accident ever cav In barber
shop occurred while was working in q small town
in the West One Of the patrons Of tho place was
business m n whose litus e.gbtyeaI old dAugh
Ter was lying at the point Of death Her father
pu, in most Of his time at her bedside One afte:.
noon, uh. she asleep, he came in here 10
get shaved. He WAS ~ exhausted through lack
Of sleep that he fell asleep Immediately after be
had taken his seat In the chair next 10 the one
zone one had come into the place 70 tel him that
his child had died With cry Of alarm he started
/ neck Into the flesh It sArk He WAS not yet
I thoroughly awake, and as he imaRined that some
out his hand 70 free hims~lf and hib fingers closed
over the blade - the razor, So dnzed was he
that he eoul no, realize Wha. LED d., happened
INK rom lis throat and Gnr"rs The man who
lad done the cutting was the FIST TO act All ough
hhl' crazed. u" burned 'nr coc,or whi!c We
s,hunched the fOw Of blood tie bet We knew how
Even a. the doctor was at work sewing up the
wound. a messenger came to say tha, The li,te
3 girl had died suddenly in the efeBtest agony
calling for her father Just before hhe died. u,
Was unue' the Influence 81 ether n, the tine and
1 did rot know, hut hfteTvh-I when he heard 81
the circum tnnces attending her death he IN sistrt
that he had heard her coil ~ lie lay there sslceI
IN thc Cnhlf ana " Al ~ was LEI W NJ CAUSED
him 10 make his sudden movement TOr year,
after the accident he continued 10 be shave! IN
= the same shop where Il had occurred and IL Wa
! never mentioned He earned a reminder Of II
, for the !rWaILGr! Of his liza In addition TO tn,
{ srar on i.iS h'oa, The fingers OF lis night hand
wcr~ ell Drawn up and useless
sudden movements while IN the barber chan
are always apt 10 ~ attended With serious result,
and id recall dUzrn, Of instances where II hos
be OIL" Ia" u.s-.f chm. ITO mas Te'e -
! r.ous II not fatal nishsps sine ii IS out Of ie7
, where the rerson getting shGved receives a nicI
and laws ne blame IN the bArt-.' Ie should Than.
the wid'er 81 the raznr that u " as no worse HI
. probabilities are that II MAS quick hrtun by th
. barber that prevented bad cut A slight ncl
often would have brrn Cnse for the doctor O
coroner were II not for the watchiulnes@ Of III
phrber Here Yesterday ] happened 20 dfav
blood from a young fellows face near his es
and he nlhte a l-reA, fuss about H. until shove
! him that II WAS only the sudden Withdrawal q
. the razor which resulted in - slight nick ihh
! prevented him losing goof rar, Of hts ear 1hef
/ he was GRATEFUL and thanked me. beaces promis
Ing % b. more careful H. the futGr"
-Ijut there other vhvs the barber has y
getting even con'inucd the little barber aitc
. relati ertng one SIDE OF his customers face
There is 10 need oiA.ls slashing a man III
can inNict injuries that will make his victim Dc
c1dedly uncomfortable, and at the same tim
the latter will not be awar" Of what is being done