The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
SHAVING ACCIDENTS.
The CAREER DISCUSSES THEM WITH
Ttil Man in HIS CHAIR.

Chances 20 CIT 7'i..oats That '..e Not
often Ta:sc:, .:Gv:tn,:sc-e oi-Sarrcvs
Escapes From, Sc-:ocs Nisi,a2s-h
Fathers crc=D;.
Did it ever STRIFE yot." asked the
little barber. how easy il would b.
for the man tia;ls slaves You 10 lsiii
yo,:'
Tie man IL the chair sat up quickly
ana looked carefully al the barber
who was feeling the edge OF the razor
With ore finger 'Iho Barber sailed
to rcassure lis customer and SAID:
1T seems {, Quecr question. know
but it is q wonder 10 nc that there
are not 4 number of people killed in
that way every year 1t wouid be
the easiest thing in the world for thc
barber as he welded hls razor to make
one sweep with it and sever the juSu
lar vein. ard you would be dead almost
on the instant. Suppose. fer instance.
that the barber should go insane.
There would be nothing to prevent
his doing such thing. and you would
have no warning nor any opportunity
to save yourself.
There is always i chance OF serl-
Gus accident happening to the man IN
the chair. | have seen a number OF
such accidents and have horror Of
even nickinS the man am shaving.
In fact. such an occurrence makes me
feel out Of sorts for the rest of the
day. 1t was only few days ago that
| almost had an accident that gave
me great fright and completely un-
nerved me- was shaving a young
man. and in passing from one side OF
the chair to the other button OF my
waistcoat caught in his hair. 1t pulled
4 trifle. and be moved his head sud-
denly just as | went to put the blade
to his face came within an ace Of
slashirg him. and only a quick jump
back saved him. The perspiration
stood out on me. and had to call one
Of the other men to finish shaving my
customer.
But TIC worst accident l ever saw
in 4 barber shop occurred While was
working in q sl:la!l town in the west.
Ono cf tie patrons OF tic place was
Il business man whose S-year-oid
daughter was lying at the point Of
death. Her father put in rlost Of his
tine - Le. bedside. One afternoon
while SIC l-:::s as;ecp he came in here
to get shaved. lie v;:s so exhausted
thro;.:::a !acl. CT Steep ti.at be fell
as,2e.} Immediately, atte:' be bad taken
lis SCI, n the c:..:c.ir next TO the one
behind which / v:ss ;et ~or:.,.
lie G::.e;:&:::..4esi i;.at some one had
come TITO tie pace 10 tell him that
his c.liid :,;:d d:ea With {; Cry Of
alarm he started up Just IS The barber
laid .he razo: against bis neck. Into
tie aes. it sank lie was not yet
tlloroa~.A!!y awake. and as he imagined
.itat SoGc one w..S hoidiIg hial back
fio:s. his child be threw out his hand
to free himself and his fingers closed
over TIE b!a;.a CT the r2Zor. So Gazcd
.,7.as he 1.2a; sc coG!a rot realize what
Lad happened. bat sat there IN lie
e;,ss2.:. with The blood streaming from
his tlsioat ard fingers.
TIE man wao had done tie eating
v-as Tie first to act. although half
craaze;!. He hurried for Q doctor while
we stanched TIE how Of blood the best
we knew how Even rs the doctor
was 1t .f-o..hs sewing tip tie wounds
q messenger came TO say that tie little
girl lad Geo suddenly il tie greatest
agony. calling for her father just be
fore she died. iic Was under TIE III
1iuence Of ether 81 the tiE1e &2d cia
not know. k;.t afteTWar;i. when he
heard OF the CIRCUMSTANCES attending
her death. he insisted tliat Ee had
heard her call as he lay there asleep
in tie Chair and that it was her cry
that had caused him to make lis SUD
den movement
For years after tie accident he con-
tiuued to shave in the same shop
where it had occurred. aAd IT was
never mentioned lie carried re-
niirdcr Of it fer tie remainder q LIS
life. In addition TO the scar On his
throat, tie fingers Of his right hand
were al G::;a.s;is, Il s:p and useless.
.sa..,!en movements while in Tire ba--
ber's c:i:.ii. are 2,".:;!-s apt TO be ;ttei2;.'
cd with sel:ous results. and cca'd Te-
can dozens Of Instances where 1t h',s