Many believe the distinct colors of the barber poles are due to patriotism. But the truth is much more disturbing. Long ago, barbers used to do more than just cut hair. They performed surgical ...

“I AM AT THE POLE!” shrieked a headline in London’s Daily Mail (circ. 2,138-510), and below it, in the hoary old tradition of British I-witness journalism, ran Correspondent Noel Barber’s ...