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While it is true that this, like all other good things in life, may be, and often is, carried to an unnecessary extreme, it is certainly true that we would be infinitely better off if we were to go to the extent in this direction of so called "Fletcherism" rather than perform this most important function in an indifferent manner.
Health on the Farm A Manual of Rural Sanitation and Hygiene 1896
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The Edwardian craze of Fletcherism had everyone, including Kafka, endlessly masticating 700 chews for a shallot.
Our preoccupation with dieting has become a national neurosis | Louise Foxcroft 2012
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In the past, this approach was known as Fletcherism.
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In the past, this approach was known as Fletcherism.
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John Harvey ran the Battle Creek Sanitarium, promoting colon wellness through Fletcherism and bran.
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But he was -- tended to overweight, and -- and he thought Fletcherism was the answer to that.
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"I stood by you when you were a vegetarian -- I stood by you when you were a theosophist -- and I seen you through socialism, Fletcherism and rheumatism -- but when it comes to carrying on with ghosts --"
The Bat Mary Roberts Rinehart 1917
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In flight from Peruna, Mandrake Pills and Fletcherism - Christian
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(Among the most popular of these was Fletcherism, which advocated chewing each mouthful of food at least 32 times.
Chicago Reader 2010
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(Among the most popular of these was Fletcherism, which advocated chewing each mouthful of food at least 32 times.
Chicago Reader 2009
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