The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22
RAZORS AND THEIR MOODS.
THE LITTLE BdRBER EIPLIISS MS
RATHER CURIOUS IIIEORY.
Blades Honed by n Barber Who Is Nervous
or Iow-Spirited VIII Not Act Right
Until Re-iIoncd-An Example of One
Razor Controlled by n Murderous Mood


The it'll" barber was not inclined To bc talka.
tive and alter lathcrng his customer and soften.
ing his beard by tic usual rubbing, logan shaving
brishly. II" had made hut few strokes, when
he exclaimed. 40 that won't do" and laying
hHd" the razor he had h"rn using, picked up
another. ~ the man in the chair had made no
complaint about the razor pulling, tins preceding
rather aSt"EiShcd him. and he asked the reason
for tho change
on, could feet TINT il wasn't right" said the
barber as lac shook II few drops Of bay rum into the
shaving nulr
You could feel IT," repeated the man in tho
char How d" you make that OUT You never
touched the edge of the razor To- test It's SHARPNESS
and certainly my face is as tender as the next
man $, and If the razor had pulled at all | would
have felt it and told You So"
THAT may I've all very true rcturtcd the barber,
but when | say | felt twas wrong mean lust
what say II had continued to use that razor
you would have called for a change, SO that only
anticipated you. The moment laid it on your
face knew ii was wrong. shall put it asi,l, for
some time. Now, if you will turn your head
trle. There that's right"
You said you'd lay that first razor aside for a
time, the man vcnturcd. rs it tired? 1t seems
10 me that have read some place that a razor
will get tired
MS i''n"Ih HaPpch'u 10 INC The very one 10
arouse the BARRIERS interest With q sniff Of con-
Tempt he Shld There's n question that makes
me uted razor get tired ! lfyou had said that
the person using twas tired or nervous. you would
have been much nearer the truth \ razor firing
is merely the result Of It's being lontd or srupp,d
when the person doing the work is in a nervous
or irritable condition, thereby losing his dclicacy
OF '"urh' winch enables him TO feel when razor
is right
My sense of feeling tells ne whether a razor
Is working right or not Any barber will tell Won
the same thing He may not be able TO explainit
butitisso ltmakcs all the difference in the world
how barber feels when he homes razor. II
nc Is IN goo" hum"r ana there is nothing 10 worry
nii' Vic razor even II II Is hota strictly class
u"ue' VIII WORK well i'ut' on the other hand,
II" IL nervous irritable or worried. the razor
snni pTh'N ~ nm VIM" he Is IN lat condition
VIII never or HEh' IN" razor will bctray all
H"'N VI iTrui'"t'HeS' corresponding 10 the mood
mar me person who Sh"fpcn'd it w"S in at the
U'''' 40 my way OF thinking man takes big
'""n''' III using Such ra@"r or having one used
y" "'" l"ls Is "ouhlH True II the wi"ider Of
'ne razor n"fp'hS 10 be IN tn" same mood as the
w VI e"ei III such cases look ont for trouble"
We seen II 700 many tunes I" doubt the truth Of
what am telling you. That razor laid aside
WAS troubled in ,hot WAY I'm, o, ,o, ,.|,i,
,,.. -, ""', '"' as was "'l'hE
p's,'S 'i't''u hourht II might work, and took
chance, but 1t was less than n minute after 1
handled II TINT | l;uc,v II wa. no., t,..,,,,"
r,t,i.,, ",''" - vas "'N' !" S'"'
inns attemptt 10 show Il sympathetic relation be
hard nrornsit,, H., - h', " r'''I
turned a. I,L =, ,ho III n'' ,'',l al" ne
l'i' hhAfp PRICK on HIS chm. aud the barber
jumped back in n hurry Tho rr,r,,, ,rrI,,,,
,i,, ,,,i fn"F' "lP'"
"'' :" sSP"' peh'I stopped The blood aud the
barber once moro laid aside his razor going TO the
man at the other end Of tie row 81 ,hfrs II, hor,,,
one In view ~ Tho t,., ,h,, -. w. ',.''''"
T"e ~ W." "i inc '''' 'hH' 'h're were half
u"1cn Oh the littl" BARRIERS ralors in the drawer
where he kept his other supplies, this borrowing
VI ''' '"''" '"'i'i P''uI'"f
bending over 10 Sc" if the blood had entirely
what ns ,aI,i,, w., '"' '.I' ri,N'T
""at was telling YOU That was the third
one Of my rqzo-s that had gone wrong tn-dov
III take no more chances ike No mot "a ho,,
. ,i.. - " ' ~ nav
a "nru'' l" answer Tor. II "ih. IN" whole lot
Is OIL, and I'll Use no more until have re honcd
them IFS not Tint ,lcv'rc dull ,,r I'll
thcn, al ,o Io '',t Wv ~ "",,' ',t none"
''"i al INC dhE before yes 'rdaN iiut they're
no, hight, or as those people you were speaking
about might saw, they're tired Iut I Lr,,y
"""' "'""E' NONE" mem Mh'h my nerves
""r" in queer shape, and expected them to act
queer II was duh day thnGph and hod tn
hnning them hut see was wrong and ,,,, coI,
he sure THAI another tI,ur tIry.'lI MN un TX
in the uTurCT mood II | have IA, l,,. ,T l,.-
cause, Eyt,. M" rg,,,rs in shane w. soy VA ~
Tho borrowed r,2nr vnrtri srlc,,ii,l1, o,d
as he noticed the fart the iilr bIrhrrs Grc " as
s,rn,d a more ssIishrd cyurc,si,n Ns Ia. St,r,,rI
to strop the razor he smiled ii the man in !, :,
chair and continued. when / hunrd that bach
rrsu iu,r from n RAJ -, ti%rGr ,y Ic wos smsr,
/ was nervous aud crarl,v H., n Vol 'i,Iri,tr.
this lime NY keen sense Of .uri iighv dcyrl'IrJ
nrr, Gus =, stem ~ wLotryrr van ,,n;. rIrgsr g.
coll Il. WINS IN very lad shape ard il was inlpps 7
sIblr Tor me Ia work OF do anytime Win any dc
ire. Of comfort ii was ,yI H. uy In t,i si,,,,
tnat hnncd my ruznrs. With tr,, r,s,,lt ihgt yn
have seen fortunately t',rc mas b,ru ,,,r
YER serious hgvlmn Vet and ,ir,rr ,,"ri f.. .
for don intend To- uac any Of them mil ,G,t
they have bee, huncl prair,
Under the s,rdhlur irlucurc nC n r.rt,.tIv
satisfactory raznr H." barh,T '',s ,rro,yir, r,I