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the advantage over the hard woods of being more easily worked up — an advantage which the average soldier appreciated.
Nearly every organization had its barber in established camp.
True, many men never used the razor in the service, but allowed a shrubby,
straggling growth of hair and beard to grow, as if to conceal them from the enemy in time of battle.
Many more carried their own kit of tools and shaved themselves, frequently shedding innocent blood in the service of their country while undergoing the operation.
But there was yet a large number left who, whether from lack of skill in the use or care of the razor, or from want
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