San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
recorded a freshly shaved man COM
hitting murder.
Ranou1ax q Man

recorded a freshly shaved man COM
hitting murder.
Becomes . Man.
/ was thinking this morning OF the
first visit to q barber. The younger
generation is so injured to thrills in
the age that the first shave is accept
ed as nonchalantly as food.
Twice on the memorable day j stop
ped in front of Tom Hills barber shop
with a fluttering heart. There was
something mysteriously battling about
the folding chair, the rows of bottles
and the white coated attendants.
When l screwed up my courage to
enter the three chairs were filled.
sat timidly on the edge Of a chair
awaiting the cry of Next" as nerv-
Gus as a prima donna awaiting the
first trial.
what will II be?" asked Tom.
II j gulped and mumbled, "A shave
There was just light down to be
removed but Tom, wise in his years,
stropped the razor to a keen sharp
ness and began. A sudden change
came as / left the chair. l had en-
tered youth and came away a man.
] had shed adolescence.
Few thrills have equalled that first
shave.
An Interesting ShA
Barber shops to this day hold fas-
cination. i always explore them in
strange cities. The most interesting
one ever found was under the Savoy
In London.
The BARRIERS wear a sort OF white
Mother Hubbard. They have a way
of learning your name that smacks of
legerdemain.
do you care 10 talk. sir?" they
ask. They are not offended il the mood
is not conversational. After you have
been finished, they escort you TO the
door. They call each other "Mister."
The barber, / have found, is gener-
ally a first-class citizen. He is usual
1y the head of a fair-sized family and
he is extremely ambitious to give his
youngsters a good education and
chance in life. The most consistent
opera patrons in New York are Ital-
ian BARRIERS. They fill the upper tiers
and love music passionately. They
work long hours but rarely complain.
Their chief interest is in home life
and they are home builders. / know
of one shop i visit where every at.
tendant is a home owner. And each
barber is the father OF one or more
children. That strikes pretty higl
average.
Sticks TO His Razor.
The barber makes the best Of his
trade. Rarely does he go to other voca
tons. His ambition. of course. is L
own a shop of his own, but il he miss
es his goal he keeps shaving away. Tn,
only exception / know TO the genera
rule that the barber. just as the shoe
maker sticks 70 his last. clings TO hi
razor. is a fellow | met who had dc
serted barbering because of an oil
consuming fear OF tragedy.
He was gentle. kindly fellow yet b
said he became obsessed with the idet
that some day while he was shaving
customer he would cut the customer
throat. The mania grew so alarmingl
that several times he had TO plea,
illness and have some other bnrbe
finish the job. His phobia was akin t
that Of those who fear high djstanc
IN the belief they will leap off The
never do. but they suffer dreadfully
In our town were two barbrrS-
Tom Hill and Mace Robinson. The
were colored fellows who won tho r.
spect Of the entire community. No"
rnme from :. family Of BARRIERS. I'll
brother "Dnder ran shop uDtow
and Jim, before he died, had shop j