The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-26
BARBER LAWS MODIFIED
Eyes and Ears Of School Children Will
Be Examined

Believing that enough attention is not
paid TO aTectatlons Of the eye and ear
| the State Board of Health. Of which
Major ". w. Nnick, Of this city, is
member has started a movement 20 esn1-
pei the examination OF sehssl children
by the teachers. TIE idea is 10 aaa cut
early II the hearing CIR yisisR is not per
feet, and to check the disease iEs n sai-
ately An n-sttempt may bs flsee ts secure
the passage OF law making obligatory
the examination OF children sy esaps-
tent persons before entering schssl sas
the issuance OF certificates.
Following il q resolution adopted yes
terday by the board st meeting in Ts-
peka:
Whereas. Ths value of perfect sight
and hearing is not fully appreciated by
educators, and neglect OF the delicate
organs OF hearing ana vision often leads
to disease of these structures.
Therefore be it resolved, That il is
the sense of the Kansas State Board Of
Health that measures be taken blythe
boards of health. boards OF education.
school authorities. and whsre possible. ez-
animation of eyes and ears OF all school
children. that disease in its incipiency
may be discovered.
-'Furthern1ors. be * resolved. That 10 Sc
cure this end tho county sucerintendents
of the state be requested TO distribute the
blanks furnished BY the State Beard OF
Health among the tsachsrs Of each county
ana that they reQusat the teachers of
each school to examine the eyes ana ears
of the pupils in accordance with the IL
structions furnished
The State Barber Board net With ths
Board OF Health and the rules governing
The barber business were msdi1ed- 1t
was insisted BY the BARRIERS that the pro-
visions regarding the ster;lizins OF in
ssruments. etc. were too stringent
The new rules adopted follow:
Rule %. All barrier shops. schools and
colleges shall herafter be required 10
keep their premises IN absolutely sani-
ra-y condition Tbs brushes. towels and
linens must be sterilized or boiled be
fore use. The razors. clippers and scls-
sors must be cleansed and sterilzed BY
vaporizlng. dipping in an antiseptie solu-
ton or boiling The hands CT the operator
ginning on any customer: especial atten
ton must BE- given 10 the angar tips.
nails. and the cracks OF The palms % ths
hands AL articles ussd on one customer
must be>thoroughly oleanssd and digin-
fected before using the second time
Rule q When serving persons who
have eruptions on the face OF scalp. the
barber. instructor or student shall ster-
uize-- as IN Rulc 20 all metal tools.
brushes and combs aad be certain that
all towels and cloths used SHAH be boiled
before use again The hands of the op
orator must 3. thoroughly eies7.ea and
d,sinsectsd before serving another Gus
toner"
The old rnles resd:
An barrier shops. schools and coilsgs.
SHAH hereinafter be required t. keep thsir
promises in an zbsoiu1eiy sanitary coaci-
ton. as follows: The doors shall Se
washed and scrubbed with hot water and
strong soap OF lye each night. the wood
work and furniture shall be clea ansed with
a damp cloth removing the dirt from
he cracks end crevi-ee. The towels.
brushes anI liuens Tlust be stsr.llssd o.
sored before USE The RACERS. clPers srd
SCISSORS must be c'ssassd and di0r-d IN
,sa eer cant solution O. fu-raal6-tyi- or
ths conplstion o. each customer Ia-
hands must bs thoroughly c,e8nssd be
s1ra beginning on ary customer spe-
cial attention must be given 10 tie mgr
tips and nails and the cracks IN -.
palms Of the hands. Al articles used on
one customer must be thorouSh,y cisansoi
and 6isirfected before using ths sse5ni
line il order TO gard against tss trans
mission OF skin G'zeas-s.
When serving persons WHO have eTuQ-
ttors OF ths fses sr scei-. TIE e.-oe-.
instructor or stg2sut sksn ir--r.- 81
metal toels Brushes a-G combs that h.rs
bean Gssa q, sreh psrsSn IN twe.ty re-
cent zeiutiez st ssgRslasAre. fer one
half hc=r bescrs us.sZ sz-ia .asi ertieies
Al towels En5 damp cloth. u.ed shall
~ hor-t on--haH hou-. Ire h.-6> of
The cre--tc- .hsIi - thoroughly washed
n .c-7 sd Ast water. ,s.n I, 81 szt;-
septic ,olutien es Jcr per cert cs-ooi.c
acid CT Eve per cent tsrzals-hyee sefsr-
he VIII Be permitted - serve another cu.-
seEsr.''