Cornflakes – das ultimative Mittel gegen den Sex

Kellogg war ein entschiedener Gegner jeder Sexualität, die er für viele Leiden verantwortlich machte; nach eigener Aussage lebte er zeit seines Daseins enthaltsam.

Sex führten ihm zufolge zu einer Schwächung des Körpers.

The operation should be performed by a surgeon without administering an anesthetic, as the brief pain attending the operation will have a salutary effect upon the mind, especially if it be connected with the idea of punishment, as it may well be in some cases. The soreness which continues for several weeks interrupts the practice, and if it had not previously become too firmly fixed, it may be forgotten and not resumed

NDR schrieb:

Cornflakes gegen Sex

NDR schrieb:

..denn wenn John Harvey Kellog irgend etwas noch mehr hasste als Fleisch, Alkohol, Zucker und Tabakkonsum - dann war es Sex.

Kellog schrieb:

Als Wissenschaftler bin ich zu dem Schluss gekommen, dass Sex unnötig und gefährlich ist. Die Folgen sind unter Umständen tödlich...jede Erektion steht wie ein Flaggenmast auf ihrem Grab!

Überall lauerten Exzesse und Sünden, die schlimmste von allen: "Masturbation ist der schleichende Meuchler in der Nacht!"
"Die widerlichste Sünde ist die Selbstbefleckung!"

In diesem Sinne schreibt er zur Therapie hartnäckiger Fälle von Selbstbefriedigung, man solle, wenn man schon nicht beschneide, mit ein oder mehreren Silberdraht-Nähten die Vorhaut verschließen, damit die Erektion schmerzhaft und eine Selbstbefriedigung nicht mehr möglich ist.

Er verabreichte sich täglich lustvoll Einläufe und kommentierte sie so: »Ist Gott ein Mensch mit zwei Armen und Beinen wie ich? Hat er Augen, einen Kopf? Hat er einen Darm? Nun, ich schon, und deshalb bin ich wundervoller als er!«

As a leader of the anti-masturbation movement, Kellogg promoted extreme measures to prevent masturbation....

In his Plain Facts for Old and Young,[39] he wrote:

A remedy which is almost always successful in small boys is circumcision, especially when there is any degree of phimosis. The operation should be performed by a surgeon without administering an anesthetic, as the brief pain attending the operation will have a salutary effect upon the mind, especially if it be connected with the idea of punishment, as it may well be in some cases. The soreness which continues for several weeks interrupts the practice, and if it had not previously become too firmly fixed, it may be forgotten and not resumed....

a method of treatment [to prevent masturbation] ... and we have employed it with entire satisfaction. It consists in the application of one or more silver sutures in such a way as to prevent erection. The prepuce, or foreskin, is drawn forward over the glans, and the needle to which the wire is attached is passed through from one side to the other. After drawing the wire through, the ends are twisted together, and cut off close. It is now impossible for an erection to occur, and the slight irritation thus produced acts as a most powerful means of overcoming the disposition to resort to the practice

Misconceptions

Several popular misconceptions falsely attribute various cultural practices, inventions, and historical events to Kellogg.[11][12] ....Another common misconception credits Kellogg with popularizing routine infant circumcision in the United States and broader Anglosphere.[11] This is incorrect.[114] Kellogg in fact criticized this growing belief among medical professionals, arguing that routine circumcision provided doubtful medical benefit, citing iatrogenically created meatal stenosis among the Jewish male population:[37]

Eminent physicians have expressed the opinion that the practice would be a salutary one for all men...It is doubtful, however, whether as much harm as good does not result from circumcision, since it has been shown by extensive observation among the Jews that very great contraction of the meatus, or external orifice of the urethra, is exceedingly common among them, being undoubtedly the result of the prolonged irritation and subsequent cicatricial contraction resulting from circumcision in infancy.

Kellog schrieb:

Circumcision.—In cases of phimosis, in which irritation is produced by retained secretions, division of the prepuce, or circumcision, is the proper remedy. These cases are not infrequent, but the exciting cause of much of the difficulty is often overlooked. The same remedy is often useful in cases of long prepuce.

Kellogg in fact criticized this growing belief among medical professionals, arguing that routine circumcision provided doubtful medical benefit, citing iatrogenically created meatal stenosis among the Jewish male population:[37]

The same practice isfollowed by several modern nations dwelling in tropical climates; andit can scarcely be doubted that it is a very salutary one, and hascontributed very materially to the maintenance of that proverbialnational health for which the Jews are celebrated.

Reading through Kellogg's own text, it seems very clear that this Wikipedia article greatly glosses over several of his opinions on sexual health in boys and girls... Where are the sections relating to his opinions on 'self-abuse', or his confessed stories on treating "sinful indulgence" in young women sent to his sanitarium?
I think that this article might do well to receive just about a full edit and then be locked down. There are multiple Talks above this one relating to this article being edited to fix this 'misconception' section, and yet here it is again. It's also very clear that the "Kellogg's views on Health" section seems to omit his opinions on sexual health and take an almost favourable stance on the man.
There's likely a single or small group of users continually editing the article with false quotes and malicious citations.. Cvewatson (talk) 00:44, 18 June 2024 (UTC)