Answer:
The barber pole remains a colorful symbol of the barbering profession.
Step-by-step explanation:
Barber surgeons used a long cloth bandage to stop bleeding after bloodletting and then hung the bandage outside to dry. As time went on, red-and-white lengths of cloth twirling in the wind became the sign of the barber-surgeon. These grisly flags eventually morphed into today's candy-striped barber poles that still remain a symbol of the profession today.