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Show WHY RAZORS GET TIRED. - Barber Reveals One of the Occrets ot the Profession. "Do you Unow why wo dip a razor In warm water beforo wo begin shaving, shav-ing, and do you know why soma ignorant men say a razor is 'tired'?" asked the barber. "Well, this la oil duo to tlio fact that a razor is a saw, not HUo a knife. Examined under a microscope, its edge, that looks so smooth to tho naked eye, is seen to have Innumerable and fine bow teeth. When these teeth get clogged with dirt all tho honing and stropping In tho world will do no good the ruzoi Is dull and nothing will Bharpen it. Then is the time tho Ignorant say It is 'tired and stop using It, but the wlso know It is only clogged. "Tho wise, though, don't suffer their razors to get clogged. They dip them In warm water beforo they uso them, and thus tho teeth aro kept clean. It is because a razor Is a saw that lather is used on the beard. The lather docs not soften tho beard, as so many peo-peoplo peo-peoplo think; It stiffens It, so that It will present a firm and resisting surface sur-face to tho razor." |