| 词汇 | graham crackers etc |
| 词源 | Graham crackers, etc. Young Presbyterian minister Sylvester Graham (1794–1851) became so ardent a temperance advocate that he not only traveled far and wide to lecture on the demon rum, but invented a vegetable diet that he was sure would cure those suffering from the evils of drink. Graham soon extended his mission to include changing America’s sinful eating habits. Meats and fats, he said, led to sexual excesses and mustard and catsup could cause insanity, but Graham mainly urged the sub- stitution of homemade unsifted whole wheat flour for white flour. Modern science has affirmed his belief that refining flour robs it of vitamins and minerals, and most of his regimen, in- cluding vegetables and fruits in the diet, fresh air while sleep- ing, moderate eating, and abundant exercise, is now widely ac- cepted. His memorials are the Graham flour, Graham bread, and Graham crackers that his followers ate and dedicated to him. |
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