2023-10-02

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Knowing Better

Corn Flakes and Graham Crackers, two seemingly innocuous snack foods that were invented to reduce people's carnal desires. At least that's the story. A story which led into dozens of other stories.

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Sources

► Books

The Vegetarian Crusade: The Rise of an American Reform Movement, 1817-1921

Adam D. Shprintzen (2013)

https://amzn.to/3HLwXfi

The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek

Howard Markel (2017)

https://amzn.to/3B1qMjl

The Destroying Angel: Fitness and Food in the Legacy of Degeneracy Theory, Graham Crackers, Kellogg's Corn Flakes and American Health History

John Money (1985)

https://amzn.to/3HNDeqG

The Nuts Among The Berries: An Expose of America's Food Fads

Ronald M. Deutsch (1968)

https://amzn.to/42bXLO3

Eating Animals

Jonathan Safran Foer (2009)

https://amzn.to/42M0ai2

► Documentaries/Movies/Videos

The Food That Built America : Breakfast Barons

Jun 27, 2021

https://www.history.com/shows/the-food-that-built-america/season-2/episode-16

What Am I Eating? : Cereal Thriller

https://play.max.com/video/watch/1a3a635c-670c-41ae-8ff0-c3e8adc94f82/3fbd8432-05d5-4399-a7e9-ba5d7976f525

► Websites and Other Reading

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Man_the_Masterpiece_Or_Plain_Truths_Plai/IBkyAQAAMAAJ

https://www.rfrajola.com/PDR2020/CG2/CG2.pdf

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000098881653&view=1up&seq=11

https://www.ivu.org/congress/1850/convention.html

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► Video Credits

The Road to Wellville (1994)

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Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

Graham’s Childhood 4:11

Bible Christians 6:10

Sexual Degeneracy 9:20

Societal Reform 15:12

The Graham Diet 19:31

Fruitlands 26:40

The Water Cure 29:58

American Vegetarian Society 33:06

Death of Grahamism 36:54

James Caleb Jackson 41:50

John Harvey Kellogg 45:47

Plain Facts for Old and Young 52:34

Vegetarian Society of America 1:00:02

Modern Movement 1:10:00

Conclusion 1:12:20

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