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Show At Last, the Reason. "A few years ago." remarked a man i who shaves, "the barberlrig fraternity. ' as most people remember, was for a tender perlol between two legislative I aeaelons under the direction and ion- trol of a State commission of examining examin-ing barbers, and before barber could shave a bewhlskei.l itlz-n with full legal effect he had to obtain a license from the commission The applicant for a license was subjected to a rigid ex- f amtnatlon. and at the time the trouhjea ' 'of the barber commission were being exploited in public 1 chanced to notice : a list of the ouestlons asked In the com- mission's examinations. One of the ' questions was: Why is the upper Hp j always ahaved last' I have never I been able to find an answer tu that 'i question in all of these succeeding years. I have asked every barber that j haa shaved me In that time, and otdy one of the whole number he Is u tir ber dow n In Sydney. New South Wales j could give an Intelligent answer to the quesiluo. Wheal h hud lUilabcd j shaving me 1 nske1 Why Is the upper lip always shaved last" M word" he said, with mwh ns-tonishm'-nt at my native dullness. That's the last part Ol the face I reach.' "San Franclsoo Chronicle. |