Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-29
The Business Doctor
BY HAROLD WHITEHEAD
Author nf 1.-THE business Career Of Peter
Flint and Bruno Dnke--9o1yer
OF Business Problems
Two Experiences With the Barber

Two Experiences With the Barber
CELDOM am shaved by a. barber.
~ That's an operation / have performed
on myself ever since those days of early
adolescence when the barber asked,
"Shall shave UP or down?' and Il
foolishly replied Down. Then he re-
peatcd the old gag. That's all there Il
t. shave, he. he.''
Occasionally I visit barber be-
cause I've left my razor at home
sometimes my hair needs trimming.
Recently I had to take trip to NewI
York and my wife insisted that l getI
my hair cut before leaving. I'd been|
planning to get it cut for weeks. butt
somehow | never had time On thisI
occasion I felt really must lose fewI
armfuls of superfiuous hair. and en-I
tered barber shop trying to look asl
= uncOnccrnod MS I could under that
guilty load Of hair,
Ny turn soon came and in response|
to "NeXt." addressed to. a bottle of
brillisntinc but meant for me, sat I'M
chair and soon rescmbled an over !
grown baby about TO be fed.
When the operation was over and
once more my hair was reduced to nor 4
nal length. the barber stood off al
minute. looked at n jar of massagd
cream and guessed, Nothing else, \
suppose|
/ had had some vague notion Of bav
ing shampoo but | couldn't break his
heart by letting him think he had
guessed wrong so I said, Quite right.
"Yes?"
. Quite right, nothing else"
''Oh." He removed the cotton bat 1
ting. the towel, the sheet, brushed my
face with soft whisk brush and, wipt
ing his hands on my hair, looked AT
his reflection in the mirror and asked
himself, ''Wet or dry?'
! answered for him, quite dry"
In another minute my hair wa9
brushed and | had tipped him and del
parted. leaving behind me fifty ccntf
for the haircut fifteen cents to stht
barber and a dime to the hat brigand
And / had feeling of Dissatisfaction
] had Just been a haircut to that
barber and like to be a human beingI
In New York the next morning
had to get a shave, and | visited 4
barber the first thing after breakfast
Good morning, sir, through in 1
minute. was the greeting / received n
and he was through in minute.
] was soon transferred from perl
pendicular to a horizontal position AMI
given quick. clean shave. lie did mo-
ask if I wanted close shave; he saw
my skin was fairlyltender. Neither dill
he make the nggrieved rc,nnlk | usualll
have hurled at me, SHAVE yourself
don't you?''
yes
Thought so. Cut your hair al
crooked on one side.'
Well, when he had finished shavinl
me he walked to the glass shelf copI
taining the wonderful assortment q
tohics, etc. and. picking I'M iar I
massage cream looked at me with
pleasant smile and said, ''AIassog ge.
suppose, sir?'
He save his head a slight nod as
20 show me what to do. Before
rea lied il had said Eyes" and glvel
isht contrmatory nod.
lie gave me most refreshing mas
Il sage and Their IF you'll walk owe
to the bowl III give you a sEampoo.I
wen, ! felt the nred for one after vnl
hair cutting episode of the night befod
and the discomfort of night on I'll
train, so ] let him have his own wal
about it,
! should add that while being shave
Id had a shoe shine.
When all through .the barber whiskd
on the wraps and said, There. sir, yo'
feel hetter now, don't your
And did--that splendid example 4
GOOD craftsmanship made me feel eod
all through the day.
! was quite willing to give the h{
hound dime for my hat this fi.hc M
! lef, the shop fselips satisfied rii