The boy travellers in the Far East : adventures of two youths ... - Library

382 THE B(JY TRAVELLERS.
couple of fine old bridges built of stone, and so solid tliat tliej will evi-
dently last a long time. A barber came around and wanted to shave us,
but for several reasons we declined his proposal, and satisfied ourselves by
seeing him operate on a native customer. The Chinese razur is a piece
of steel of a three-cornered shape, and
is fastened to a handle about four inches
long. It is kept very sharp, as any well-
regulated razor siiould be, and a barber
CHINESE RAZOR. Will haiidlc It wlth a great deal of dex-
terity. The Chinese haven't much beard
to shave ofl^, but they make up for it with a -^-ery thick growth of hair,
which is all removed every ten or twelve days, with the exception of a
spot on the crown about four inches in diameter. The hair on this spot
is allowed to grow as long as it will, and is then braided into the cue or
pigtail that everybody knows about.
BARBER SHAVING THE HEAD OF A CUSTOMER.
" After we left Sha-ho the country became rough, and the road grew
steadily worse. Our pi.mies were pretty sure-footed, but they stumbled
occasionally, and Frank narrowly escaped a bad fall. The pony went down
all in a heap and tlirew Frank over his head. Tie fell on a soft spot, and
so was not injured ; but if tlie accident had happened six feet farther on,