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Show THE MAN WHO SHAVES. Some Suggestions Which Will Prevent Pre-vent Trouble. (Baltimore American.) Shaving is practiced by nearly every man, but is properly done by very few. If you are often shaved by a barber yot; should select one who does not rub his hand over your face, as a great many do, to ascertain whether you have been closely shaven. This will irritate the skin very easily and make lumps appear. Very often, after a barber bar-ber has gone over your face once with a razor and is finishing the shave, he will give your face an upward stroke with the palm of his hand, using pressure pres-sure between each stroke of the razor, to see that no patches of beard remain. After a shave you should be very careful to keep your hands away from your face, as the skin is more tender then than at any other time. If you shave yourself you should have your razor honed at least three times a year, to keep it in good order. You should also have a good strop, with a canvas part, for rough sharpening, as well as a smoothing strop. In buying a strop it is well to have a barber select it, then you will be sure to get a good one. Before shaving, it is well to wash the face with soap in warm water, as there are apt to be germs in the least little bit of dust or anything that might be on your face. One cannot be too careful care-ful about this, for a cut of the razor, ever so small, is apt to make an ugly sore if the skin is not perfectly clean. A wash before shaving will also soften the beard. All men should learn to use both hands in shaving. Many attempt to shave both sides of the face with one hand and usually succeed in cutting themselves. In fact, many men cut themselves whenever they attempt to shave. This difficulty could be overcome over-come if both hands were used. The face should be well lathered with shaving soap, a kind that does not dry quickly, then the lather should be well rubbed in the beard with the tips of the fingers, fin-gers, which softens it to such an extent that one does not have to contend with the razor pulling, which not only hurts severely, but irritates the skin. In cold weather the skin should be thoroughly sponged in warm water and afterward in cold water, which keeps it from becoming chapped. Before the face has been dried a little witch hazel should be rubbed on. Then, after, wiping wip-ing this off, talcum powder is good. In case of a cut it is -vvell to have a piece of alum at hand, which, if you dampen and apply to the cut, will close it up quickly, so that, if small it cannot be seen. After you have finished using the razor it should be washed, then dried until not a damp spot remains, then sharpened on the strop before putting back into the case. If these directions are followed you will find that it is not such a disagreeable ordeal to go through with in shaving yourself. You will also save time and barbers bills. |