The name is not a hint, this cache is right outside on the corner of a barbershop. This is a challenging corner a high muggle area so be stealthy.
Some Interesting Facts About Barbers
A barber is a man or woman of history and one who takes pride in their work. It’s not just a job for a barber, it’s a means of expression and providing an invaluable service that will always have its place for as long as we grow hair.
Here are some interesting facts about barbers.
▪ Barber is derived from “barba” in Latin, which means beard.
▪ Barbers were once surgeons, pre-1800’s, cutting hair and flesh.
▪ Surgery was a banned practice in many places, so barbers were a hot commodity.
▪ Barbers also did nails and teeth at their salons.
▪ Barbers preformed castrations.
▪ Barbers used a urine-based formula for early shampoos. Uh, no wash for me.
▪ Archeologists have found remnants of ancient combs and razors made by Egyptians.
▪ The community-building effect of barbershops dates back to ancient Rome, where they have first been documented as places where news, rumors, and etc. were spread. The barbershop and public bath were the two favorite places where people went to unwind.
▪ The classic striped barber pole that you always see outside real barber shops derived from the barber’s second job as a surgeon. This represents when barbers hung bloody bandages out to dry on a pole.
▪ Barbers administered enemas. This doesn’t sound sanitary at all.
▪ In the past, some places required regular grooming as an unwritten/written law.
▪ Barbers competed with surgeons for their jobs, until the 1800’s when science caught up and more complex surgeries needed expert knowledge of biology.
This is just a sample of how deep and complex the history of what being a barber was. I have to admit I never knew the crazy and shocking things that have happened In the history of barbering. This also can be a interesting conversational piece next time you go to your barber or hairdresser.