Title:
World's Oldest Barber Can Still Give 25 Haircuts a
Day
Description: This is
a VOA Special English General News Report.
See text below
Text:
Many adults continue working long after other people
have retired. One example is 99 year old Antonio
Mancinelli of New York State. The Guinness Book of
World Records calls him the worlds oldest barber.
ANTONIO MANCINELLI: You see all these people. You
cut their hair for years, and you want to keep
going. I have no way of thinking that I am going to
retire. I am not retiring. Im just, keep on going
until the end.
Mancinelli has been cutting hair since he was 12
years old. In the 1920s, some barbers did more than
cut hair. They offered other services and
treatments.
ANTONIO MANCINELLI: I used to use leeches. People
used to come in there. They had high blood pressure,
and I used to put a leech on them to take some of
the blood away. And, they say they felt better.
Machinelli says he removed growths on skin with a
heated pin, and performed the ancient art of cupping
to treat pain. Now, he just gives haircuts. His
customers are pleased.
CUSTOMER: Great barber. He doesnt use the clippers.
You get a haircut with scissors. Its much better.
Mancinelli says people keep him going.
ANTONIO MANCINELLI: We had one fellow come in here,
in fact. He came in and says, Anthony, you dont
remember me. You used to cut my hair when I was a
baby.
Mancinelli has lived longer than many of his
customers. He worked seven days a week for 40 years.
And he can still cut hair for 25 people in one day.
Im Jim Tedder.
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