5/16/2023 0 Comments Barber shop color machine![]() In Europe, barber poles traditionally are red and white, while in America, the poles are red, white and blue. The pole itself is said to symbolize the stick that a patient squeezed to make the veins in his arm stand out more prominently for the procedure. The look of the barber pole is linked to bloodletting, with red representing blood and white representing the bandages used to stem the bleeding. Ambroise Pare, a 16th-century Frenchman considered the father of modern surgery, started his career as a barber-surgeon. ![]() Known as barber-surgeons, they also took on such tasks as pulling teeth, setting bones and treating wounds. After Pope Alexander III in 1163 prohibited clergymen from carrying out the procedure, barbers added bloodletting-something physicians of the day considered necessary but too menial to do themselves–to their repertoires. Monks, who often cared for the sick, performed the procedure, and barbers, given their skill with sharp instruments, sometimes provided assistance. During the Middle Ages bloodletting, which involves cutting open a vein and allowing blood to drain, was a common treatment for a wide range of maladies, from sore throat to plague. ![]() The barber pole’s colors are a legacy of a (thankfully) long-gone era when people went to barbers not just for a haircut or shave but also for bloodletting and other medical procedures. ![]()
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