The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-08
RULES ARE ISSUED.
Board of Barber Examiners Lays Down
Rules for all BARRIERS in the State

Rules for all BARRIERS In the State
Sanitary rules for the government
Of all barber shops in the state were
issued by the State Board Of Barber
Examiners Saturday and were sent
out by thesecretary of the board to
every boss barber ia the state. The
rules have been approved BY the state
board of health and are virtually the
same as those now in force in New
York city. They are to be posted IN
conspicuous place in each shop and all
BARRIERS are requested to report any
violations which may come to their
knowledge to the board.
The members of the board are ,Axel
Dorhon, Superior, president; Henry
Heine, Reedsburg, treasurer; NJ. H.
Whitaker, GAINESVILLE, secretary.
Following are the rules as issued:
Ali cups and lather brushes must
be thoroughly cleansed in boiling
water before using.
2+Hair brushes must be combed
after using, and both brushes and
combs must at all times be kept thor
oughly clean and washed after each
days work with water of ammonia or
solution Of borax.
3-Fresh and clean towels must be
used for each patron and all towels
must be boiled before using again.
ALL astringents used for control
ing bleeding or for other purposes
shall be used in the powdered or liquid
form. Crystals of alum, blue stone,
and like astringent substances shall
not be used. All soaps, perfumes, bay
rum, witch hazel, and other toilet ar
ticles, and all antiseptic solutions shall
be of good quality. An antisept;- So
luton shall be used on each person
after shaving.
| 5-No barber shall under any cir
cunstances shave a person affected
with erysipelas, or any disease or af-
lection of the skin of the face where
pus or matter is upon or under the
skin, unless such person shall be pro-
vided with a separate individual cup
and lather brush.
| 6-All razors, shears, clippers,
needles, tweezers or other instruments
used upon any person affected with
erysipelas, or any affections Of the
skin, of the face or scalp, where pus or
matter is upon or under the skin, shall
be sterilized by immersion for not less
than FIVE minutes in 20 per cent. So
! luton of formaldehyde Of alcohol or
trikreso1 before use upon another per-
son. The barber shall wash his hands
thoroughly in water that has been
sterilizedAby boiling before serving the
next customer. CTrikresol is power
full disinfectant. It is cheap and can
readily be obtained at any drug store.
1t does not injure the instruments.)
I'm case the face of the patron
shows any indication of skin eruption,
the face is to be bathed with water
that has been sterilized by boiling
No barber should undertake to treat
any eruption Of the skin, but shall ad-
wise consulting physician.
8-The use of finger bowls, powder
puffs, and sponges is prohibited, and
no barber shall Keep any of them on
his working stand.
Ono barber who has any venereal
or other contagious disease shall prac-
tice his trade. No proprietor Of any
barber shop shall retain in his employ
any barber known to have venerea1 or
other contagious disease.
1O-No barber shop shall be consid.
cred to be in a sanitary condition il
any part of said shop is used as Hv.
ing, cooking or sleeping apartment.
1.-THE floors, walls, furniture and
fixtures of every barber shop shall be
kept clean. Every cuspidor and waste
paper bowl shall be cleansed with
boiling water at least once every
twenty-four hours.
12-Every barber shop shall be sup
piled with sufficient quantity Of hot
water for all cleansing and sanitary
purposes.
The board also recommends thai
customers be not shaved too close, as
this practice encourages skin diseases
and aids in their communication from
one person to another.
Up to the present 1889 licenses
have been granted by the board.
Twenty-one are now under considera
tion and nineteen are booked for ex
animation. The first examination
will be held in Milwaukee some time
late in December.