Show RULES FOR BARBERS ONE of the interesting things which the german papers have been writing about lately is the establishment of a code of barbers 7 ethics it appears that some time a ago 0 a call was issued for a congress oll of barbers to assemble at berlin pour four hundred of them responded and there was a great and interesting meeting which lasted three days when they adjourned they had formulated a code of trade ethics I 1 which is well worth the attention of their american brethren here are some of the new regulations in future the operation of shaving must invariably begin on the left cheek and the old style over there of applying the lather to the face with the hand mu must at be stopped and brushes used for that purpose no barber will be permitted to remain a member of the association who persists in holding a customer by the nose while shaving him i to their everlasting credit be it recorded that a majority of the congress decided that in so far as talking to customers was concerned a great reform was necessary therefore they decreed that barbers should confine themselves to the careful shaving or haircutting hair cutting of their patrons and not allow their tongues to ramble during the operation over the domain of politics commerce philosophy h literature and the arts still the the congress ress has left a loophole for escape since on motion of a hamburg barber it was resolved that an observation on the weather by way of greeting or farewell would not imperil an artists arti stes standing in the association |