Description: J.H. Kellogg 1910 Medical Reference Book Science Philosophy Health. Plain Facts for Both Sexes Book. This book shares the author’s “medical theories” on sexuality. John Harvey Kellogg, M.D. (1852-1943) was an American medical doctor in Battle Creek, Michigan, who is best known today for the invention of corn flakes. In 1879, 2 years after he completed his medical degree at the age of 25, he was more famous for running the Battle Creek Sanitarium where he developed a strict regimen for health, based on his strict limitations and rules for controlling one’s sexual appetite and lifestyle. Kellogg wrote his beliefs about the harms of to much sexual indulgence and describes in detail the diseases, melancholia, physical deteriorations, mental aberrations, addictions, social calamities, losses of specific senses, spinal irritations, womb cancers, and insanity from sexual indulgences. 788 pages. Book is in good condition. There are 2 small stains on lower fore edge.The pages are intact to the spine but the spine has some pulling away areas.There is a name written in pencil in the front blank page (see photo).Title of book is good on front cover and spine.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Battle Creek MI
Language: English
Special Attributes: Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Controversial
Author: J.H. Kellogg
Region: North America
Publisher: Good Health Publishing Co.
Topic: Reference
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Health
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1910