Fletcherism

In an effort to gain attention (maybe, who knows), I began eating too fast. The result was that my throat would fill up with half-chewed food, creating a blockage at about the collarbone level. I'd have to go someplace and throw up. 

Today I met with my doctor's assistant, a fine person, and she listened as I described how I could cure my problem by adopting the tenets of Fletcherism. I had encountered the orations of Horace Fletcher early in life, and now was the time to use what I knew.  

Around 1900, Fletcher had made a good living by touring the world and explaining to people how to chew food. 

I explained to my patient PA that what I need to do on the future is chew each bite of food 32 to 100 times, until it liquifies.  I can rely on saliva to break down food. The longer I chew, the longer the taste will last. It's a win-win. 

Okay, Horace Fletcher was cracked, but he was more or less right. 

You can find him on YouTube.