Whipping Therapy

Instapundit reports on a piece in Pravda about the salutory benefits of whipping.

Russian scientists recommend the following course of the whipping therapy: 30 sessions of 60 whips on the buttocks in every procedure. A group of drug addicts volunteered to test the new method of treatment: the results can be described as good and excellent.

What he doesn't mention is that this therapy is available for his and your enjoyment in New York City or any other large U.S. city. Of course, the principal spas here that offered whipping therapy, such as The Lure and the Spike, were shut down during the Giuliani administration, as part of the Disneyfication of the city (and gentrification of the meat-packing district). However, smaller establishments (and an annual street fair) still purvey both the service and the equipment, so if Glenn would like to try this popular pasttime, I'd be happy to send Helen a flogger. and an instruction manual.

(p.s. Hey, Glenn - how do you like those new Amazon fly-over popups?)