Uma ucabanga ukuthi umzabalazo wamadoda wokususa izinwele ungowesimanjemanje, sikuphathele izindaba. Kunobufakazi bemivubukulo bokuthi, Enkathini Yakamuva Yamatshe, amadoda ayegundwa ngetshe letsheza, i-obsidian, noma i-clamshell shards, noma asebenzisa amagobolondo afana nama-tweezers. (Hhawu.)
Kamuva, amadoda azama ngezinsingo zethusi, zethusi nezensimbi. Kungenzeka ukuthi izicebi zazinezisebenzi zokugunda izinwele, kuyilapho thina sonke sasivakashele indawo yokugunda izinwele. Futhi, kusukela ngeNkathi Ephakathi, ungase futhi uvakashele umgundi wezinwele uma udinga ukuhlinzwa, ukopha, nanoma imaphi amazinyo okukhishwa. (Izinyoni ezimbili, itshe elilodwa.)

Ezikhathini zamuva nje, amadoda asebenzise insingo yensimbi eqondile, ebizwa nangokuthi “i-cut-throat” ngoba…kunjalo, kusobala. Idizayini yayo efana nommese yayisho ukuthi kufanele ilolwe ngetshe lokucija noma i-strop yesikhumba, futhi idinga ikhono elikhulu (ingasaphathwa eyokugxila okufana ne-laser) ukuze isetshenziswe.

KUNGANI SAQALA UKUSHEVA KWAQALA?
Ngenxa yezizathu eziningi, kuvela. Abantu baseGibhithe lasendulo babephuca izintshebe namakhanda, mhlawumbe ngenxa yokushisa futhi mhlawumbe njengendlela yokuvimbela izintwala. Nakuba kwakubhekwa njengokungafaneleki ukukhulisa izinwele ebusweni, ofaro (ngisho nabesifazane abathile) babenentshebe yamanga belingisa unkulunkulu u-Osiris.

Ukushefa kamuva kwamukelwa amaGreki phakathi nokubusa kuka-Alexander Omkhulu. Lo mkhuba wawugqugquzelwa kabanzi njengendlela yokuzivikela yamasosha, ukuvimbela isitha ukuba singabambe izintshebe zabo ngokulwa ngesandla.

ISITATIMENDE SEFESHIN NOMA I-FAUX PAS?
Amadoda abe nobudlelwano benzondo yothando nezinwele zobuso kusukela ekuqaleni kwesikhathi. Kuyo yonke le minyaka, izintshebe bezilokhu zibhekwa njengezingahlelekile, zizinhle, ziyisidingo senkolo, uphawu lwamandla nobudoda, ezingcolile, noma isitatimende sezombangazwe.

Kuze kube u-Alexander Omkhulu, amaGreki Asendulo ayegunda intshebe kuphela ngezikhathi zokulila. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izinsizwa zaseRoma cishe ngo-300 BC zaba nephathi "yokushefa kokuqala" ukugubha ukukhula kwazo okuzayo, futhi zakhulisa izintshebe zazo ngenkathi zilila.

Ngesikhathi sikaJulius Caesar, amadoda amaRoma amlingisa ngokuhluthula izintshebe zawo, kwase kuthi uHadrian, uMbusi WaseRoma kusukela ngo-117 kuya ku-138, wabuyisela intshebe esitayelani.

Omongameli bokuqala base-US abangu-15 babengenazintshebe (nakuba uJohn Quincy Adams noMartin Van Buren babedla ama-muttonchops ahlaba umxhwele.) Kwabe sekukhethwa u-Abraham Lincoln, umnikazi wentshebe edume kakhulu kunabo bonke. Waqala ukuthambekela okusha—omongameli abaningi ababemlandela babenezinwele zobuso, kwaze kwaba ngu-Woodrow Wilson ngo-1913. Futhi kusukela lapho, bonke omongameli bethu bebelokhu begundile. Futhi kungani kungenjalo? Ukushefa sekuhambe ibanga elide.