Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-13
LICENSED BARRIERS.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH MAY
RECOMMEND A SET OF RULES
AND REGULATIONS.
Plan to Have Board OF Examiners Ap-
pointed to Prescribe Sanitary Reg
ulations ~ Law Now in Force In
Rhode Island Proposed Rules.

Patrons of Ottumwa barber shops
may expect to see displayed in con-
spicuous places on the walls, large pla-
cards making known to the public that
all of the workmen in the shop have
licenses from the state board of health
if that body decides to adopt plan
discussed at recent meeting which
recommended the passing of a law
similar to the one now in effect in
Rhode Island. In large, bright color
ed letters will also appear the rules
and regulations. any violation of which
may cause the license to be revoked
The adopting of the rules would
make but little difference to the OF
tumwa shops as the proprietors and
men more than comply with the re-
quirements. Owing to competition
approval of the state board Of health.
pect. 1t Is the plan to have board OF
examiners appointed whose duty it
shall be to make rules and prescribe
sanitary requirments subject to the
the experts in Ottumwa amputate the
whiskers of their customers with a
skill that leaves little to be desired.
However, if the proposed law Is pass.
ed patron would know what to ex-
The rules are as follows:
Rules and Regulations.
1. The place Of business, together
with the furniture, shall be kept at
all times in q Clearly condition.
2. The floors OF all barber shops
shall be thoroughly cleaned at least
twice every week. Cuspidors must be
thoroughly cleaned every day, and not
more than one boot-blacking chair
shall be allowed in any one barber
shop.
8. All barber shops must be provi-
ded with running hot and cold water.
a. No person shall be allowed to
use any barber shop as a dormitory.
8. The face must be throughly
cleansed before shaving.
q. BARRIERS must clean their hands,
thoroughly Immediately before serv-
ing each customer.
4 No less than two clean towels
! shall be used for each customer. and
any towel once used must not be used
again until Numbered.
s. All razors shall be cleansed in
running hot water before each use.
| Clippers, combs, tweezers and scissors
shall be sterilized by immersion not
less than five minutes in either a one
/ per cent solution of tricresol, q forty
/ per cent solution of formaldehyde, or
i a seventy per cent solution of alcohol
after every separate use thereof.
8. Razor strops shall be kept clean
and never wiped off with the hand Is
blown upon with stfie fbTe3fsss. .-s-iE
10. BARRIERS shall rot blow away
4 with the breath any hair after cutting
but use a towel, or bulb, or brush. q
IL. BARRIERS shall keep their finger
nails clean and cut short. isss
| To; ,, ,r1,n r,I,p I,n u 1t,f
thoroughly cltansed. Shaving brushes
and mugs must be thoroughly rinsed In
running boiling water after each
| separate use. NJ
49, No stick caustic or lump alum
i shall be used. Any material used to
stop the flow of blood shall be used
only in powdered or liquid form, and
applied with a clean towel. 81
i IA. The use of powder puffs and
/ sponges is prohibited
/. Is. The imbiding OF intoxicating
i liquors during business hours lis abso-
4 lutely prohibited.
/ 16. Persons with an eruption upon
4 or infectious nature, shall be served
at their own homes, only with such
/ Instruments as belong personally to
| the customer.
Il III. These rules shall be placed In q
conspicuous place in every barber shop.
4 1S. All printed paper for wiping the
lather off raZors must be discarded.
and none but clean imprinted paper
will be allowed to be used.
Il 10. Violation of any of the above
rules will be sufficient cause to revoke
license.
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