The Brinkley argus., 1913-08-29
NEW SANITARY LAWS
Passed by Legislature Affecting Barber Shops
 and Splitting

NO OWIlSI OE llAaii0ScT Ol barber shop shall knowingly per init any person suffering from { communicable disease or from ; venereal disease in a communi cable stage. to act as a barber ir said shop.
 No person who. to his owr knowlege, is suffering from communicable disease, or from 2 venereal disease in communi. cable stage which might be cou. veyed to another parson by con. tact, shall act as a barber.
 All barber shops. together with all furniture. shall be kep, in a clean and sanitary condition.
 Mugs, shaving brushes, razors, scissors, clipping machines, pin- cers, needles and other steel in- struments shall be cleaned and stearlized either by steam, boil ling water or in alcohol of at least 60 per cent strength, after each separate use.
 1 Combs and brushes shall be thoroughly sterilized after each separate use.
 1 A separate clean towel shall be used for each person. l Alum or other material used to stop the flow of blood shall be applied only on a towel or other clean cloth.
 1 The use of powder puffs and sponges is prohibited. l Every barber shop shall be kept well ventilated and provid- ed with hot and cold water. l Head rests of chairs shall be covered with a towel that has been washed since having been fused before, or by clean new paper.
 l Every barber shall cleanse his hand immediately and thorough ly before serving each customer. l No person shall use 8 barber shop as a dormitory, nor shall any part of the shop be so used. l No barber shall undertake to treat any disease of the skin or lesions of the skin whatsoever, such as pimples, boils. warts, moles and the like.
 I SETTING
 Splitting upon the floor. walls, steps. stairways, sides or plat form of any railroad, steam. cleo tric or street car, station, steam boat or ferry boat, elevator car, or any private or public convey. ance, or of dhy private building halls, theaters. church, school. hotel. lodging house. factory, workshop. or other place of em. ployment; or any house, tene- ment house. market. or upon any sidewalk in city, town, or any public or private place, or where people congregate or where peo- pie cater to the public, is hereby prohibited.
 It shall be the duty of every corporation, or person in charge of any place mentioned in the proceeding paragraph. to furnish as many receptacles for the re |ception of sputum as may be re- } quired by the health officer hay ing Jurisdiction, of a pattern, shape or design approved by the health officer. and such recepta' cle shall at all times contain al least one-half pint of clear water and shall be washed daily unti throughly clean.
 {. It shall be the duty of every . corporation or person in charge o1 , any place frequented by public , mentioned in regulation 252 tt have as many copies of regula tion 252 as may be necessary tt call the attention of the public tt the requirement of the Statt , Board of Health, printed. fram ed and permanently posted 1T ! conspicuous places
 t The.posrer or notice shall con I tain the following:
 Warning: Do not spit on thu floor; to do so may spread dis lease.
 Spittoons where provided