Barber

one who shaves beards and dre es hair. In early times the operations of the barber were not confined, as now to shaving, hairdre ing, and the making of wigs; but included the dre ing of wounds, blood-letting, and other surgical operations. It seems that in all countries the art of surgery and the art of shaving went hand in hand. The title of barber-chirurgeon, or barber surgeon, was generally applied to barbers. The State of New York in 1903 adopted a law regulating the busine of barbers, enforcing stringent sanitary rules in their shops, and appointing a commi ion to enforce the law.