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...year.) Few connoisseurs of anything are competent to contest his claim that the best shoofly pie is made by Dutch Haven Amish Stuff Inc., in Soudersburg, Pa., or that the best dimensional paper sculptures are fashioned by an insomniac housewife in San Diego, Calif, or that the best herbal medicine man holds forth -between nonherbal snacks on Hostess Twinkies-in Glenwood...
...form attesting that he does not have a cold, a skin irritation or a history of seizures or blackouts. Only then is he led to a private cubicle to begin the treatment. At Manhattan's Tranquility Tanks, this involves an eight-point countdown that includes a shower (herbal soap and shampoo), entering the tank ("Have a wonderful float") and a cryptic sendoff: "Stay with your experience, come out easy and let the water drain off the back of your head...
...province's capital, Quetta (pop. 250,000). Purdah (seclusion of women) and arranged marriage are accepted practices in this strict Islamic society. The chief source of relaxation is bung, a finely ground concoction of high-powered local marijuana that is chewed like tobacco or drunk as a herbal infusion. Tribal values revolve around honor, which the Baluch will go to any length to satisfy, including even paying for it. In one Baluch tribe, $400 is the traditional fine for murder, while the penalties for causing bodily injuries start at $50. Fiercely clannish, the main Baluch tribes are headed...
...herself with lotions and creams and spread on a rainbow of lipsticks and eye shadows. To prepare for her first interview with the president of Revlon, she visited a midtown Manhattan skin-care salon and underwent a one-hour facial that included a massage, a seaweed mask and a herbal-tea steaming. She topped off the treatment with a professional makeup job. "A session like that one can change your whole feeling about the world," says Raffety...
...white paisley quilt, a cosmetologist goes to work, cleaning the skin with unscented makeup remover and lotion. Then a lubricant is applied with a small hot iron, which is a doll-sized version of the kitchen iron, to soften the pores. This "face ironing" is followed by a herbal or seaweed steam facial, manual and deep-pore cleansing, a tightening mask and a makeup consultation. More and more men are showing up in skin-treatment centers too: 10% of Arpel's customers and 20% of Klinger's are men, while both Aida Grey and the Beverly Hills Neiman...