Word: barbers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...classic red and white swirled pole seen in front of every modern day barber shop in a remnant of the barber's past medical practices--red for the blood and white for the bandages...
Before the 16th century barbers, in addition to cutting hair, acted as part-time surgeons--treating wounds, pulling teeth and bloodletting--because early physicians didn't want to deal with the untidiness of surgery. In fact, the father of modern surgery. Ambroise Pare, began his career as a barber of sorts...
...George Papalimberis, a Greek immigrant and owner of the Custom Barber Shop on Brattle Street, a mecca for area professors and politicians, says he has never pulled a customer's tooth...
Paving a circular path through the mounds of cut hair on the floor surrounding his customer's chair. Papalimberis looks more like a commercial sculptor than a barber or surgeon. But Papalimberis's reasons for cutting hair are more practical than aesthetic...
...Being a barber you spend 15 to 20 minutes on everybody's head, so you get to talk to them and educate yourself," says George...