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The 12aycliance Approach
Salem's Bewitching
Attractions
The RAYDIANCE Approach is designed
for individuals who want added
fullness for thinning hair.
were detained. As we looked at the
cells and the visual displays, our guide
Special to The Jewish News
gave us a detailed explanation of the
climate of hysteria and the grim
one
of
the
oldest
towns
in
the
is
description of prisoners' lives in the
U.S., a coastal city with an
hair
RAYDIANCE
dungeon.
The method blends
unmatched collection of 17th to
The Salem Witch Museum also uses
fibers with your existing hair so that
19th century homes, a lively
vivid
presentation to educate visitors.
waterfront area, many museums and a
your hair becomes fuller while
We
sat
in a darkened room as spooky
classic New England town common.
retaining a completely natural look.
music
played
and the room went com-
But despite these many attractions,
pletely black with a spotlight illuminat-
what makes Salem famous throughout
ing the first of a series of wall panels.
the world is one chapter in its 300-year
Together with recorded narration, these
history: the infamous witch trials of
panels covered the history of the witch
The ultimate RAYDIANCE benefit is a
1692.
hunt and trials in a dramatic style.
Salem residents know this well.
natural and fashionable solution to
The narrator referred often to "hys-
They understand that when visitors
thin hair.
teria"
and "witch mania." We learned
come to their town, which is just 16
that
the
state of Massachusetts had
miles north of Boston, they are fasci-
once decreed a fast in repentance for
nated about the witch trials. And the
the Salem witch trials. At the end, the
town which hosts over one million visi-
"Come and See" what Novi's Women's
narrator gave
tors a year satisfies
Photo by Ruth Rovner
International show was talking about.
perspective
this curiosity in var-
when he said:
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The witch theme
in
Salem.
drama, enter-
Temple
Shalom
is apparent in other
tainment and
ways too: the city's
education. But Salem offers a variety of
nickname is Witch City, the Salem
LINCOLN-MERCURY-MAZDA Witches
other attractions as well.
are a local sports team, and
On Chestnut Street, a registered
there's even a witch logo on the local
national
historic landmark, we admired
paper, the Salem. News.
the
wealth
of authentic Colonial and
Then there's the Crow House, a
ANTIQUE JEWELRY
SILVER COINS
Federal
style
homes. In the Peabody
shop
run
by
Laurie
Cabot,
the
town's
POCKET WATCHES
GOLD COINS
Museum, we found well-detailed
COIN
COLLECTIONS
official
witch.
And
there's
Haunted
TIFFANY
exhibits on Salem's impressive maritime
ROLEX WATCHES
LINCOLN
FRANKLIN MINT
Happenings, the 10-day Halloween
STICK PINS
history: portraits of Salem sea captains,
STERLING SILVER
extravaganza when vampires and sor-
Mercury
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BROACHES
displays of ships' bells, exotic treasures
SILVER DOLLARS
cerers take to the streets, witches' brew
HUMMELS
ANTIQUE SILVER
from the glory days when Salem was
is served in restaurants, and tourists
SILVER BARS
FLATWARE SETS
one of the nation's major seaports and
walk the Witch Trial Trail by candle-
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its captains traded in the Far East.
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to see Pickering Wharf, a harbor-
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came-to life in a spirited dialogue.
The oldest continuing congregation
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the North Shore (which is the
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stretch
of coast from Boston to Rock-
stood right on Federal Street. It was
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