BARBER AND BALDNESS.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 169, 28 July 1908, Page 2

BARBER AND BALDNESS.

At the -Rhyl County Court George Goodear, a Rhyl hairdresser, sued) Mr Joseph Gibbons, a retired draper, of Rhyl, and formerly of St. Helens,, for £40 for services rendered and lotion applied to his head. The plaintiff's case was that the defendant's hair began to fall off, and he went to the plaintiff for treatment. He was treated 240 times, and charged 3s per visit,, and £4 for the lotion supplied. The defendant used to go to the shop for treatment, which occupied a quarter of an hour each time, with the result that his hair was restored. Mr John Barker, a "hairdresser of Colwyn Bay, said he considered that plaintiff's charges were reasonable. Mr Gamlin : 1 suppose you can make hair grow on the head of a billiard ball? Do you profess to be able to make hair grow on the head of the jury (some of whom were bald) or myself?— (Loud laughter.) Witness replied that he Considered it pos-sible.—-(Laughter.) 1 The defendant's story was that the plaintiff suggested that he should be treated. Goodear did rub a little lotion on his hair each visit, and as wittaess paid 2d for each shave he 'considered that what ' plaintiff did for "bis hair wasjiaidfor at the tame. Mr Gamlin: What was. your object, at your time of life, to be treated? ' Defendant: I did not want to go bald. — (Laughter.) • The Judge (td plaintiff) : Cannot you do any good to Mr Gamlin (who is also partially bald)? , Mr Gamlin: I should be delighted.— (Loud laughter.) The Judge -."And for* "the*"ge&tlemen of the jury?— -(Laughter.) ' * Dr A. Eyton Lloyd said that it was practi oally impossible by any treatment to make hair grow on the head of a 'man aged sixtynine, y The jury found- that -plaintiff was entitled to £1 for the" RHaon,' and* ias 'tliat amount had been paid into court there was a verdict for the defendant.