Do you feel less lust¹ after eating a graham cracker²? You should do – or, at least, the inventor of it hopes you do.

吃完一片全麦饼干以后是否觉得欲望有所减轻呢？这正是——或至少是其发明者所希望的。

In the 1830s, reverend Sylvester Graham decided³ that America had become too lust-filled. In order to curb⁴ the problem and help people across the nation get back onto a good God-fearing path, he created the ‘Graham diet.’ The diet consisted of wheat, fruit and vegetables, but absolutely no meat; eating meat and fatty foods was, Graham claimed, a way to invoke⁵ sexual thoughts in the mind. Sylvester Graham invented the graham cracker as a part of his newfound diet.

19世纪30年代，教士Sylvester Graham认为美国欲望太过膨胀。为解决这一问题，帮助全国的人们回到一条虔诚的道路上，他发明了“Graham 饮食”。这种饮食中包括谷物、水果和蔬菜，但绝对没有肉；Graham认为，吃肉和脂肪类食品会引发人心中的淫欲。Sylvester Graham发明了全麦饼干作为他的全新饮食的一部分。

He wasn’t alone in his mind-set; someone else who shared this was John Harvey Kellogg. Does the name seem familiar? That’s right – Kellogg’s corn flakes⁶. The beloved breakfast cereal was Kellogg’s way to save the souls of the American people, but ended up being a delicious breakfast rather than a cure for the wandering eye.

他并不是一个人将想法付诸实际；另外一个与他共享的是John Harvey Kellogg。这名字是不是有些熟悉？没错——Kellogg’s玉米片（即家乐氏玉米片——译者注）。Kellogg想要以这种受人喜爱的早餐谷物来拯救美国人的灵魂，谁知它没有拯救得了迷茫的双眼，却成为了美味的早餐。

Next time you need to calm down, try stuffing graham crackers⁷ into your mouth. If the wheat doesn’t do the trick, the dry mouth certainly will.

当下次你需要冷静一下的时候，试试在你嘴里塞上全麦饼干。如果小麦解决不了问题，那口干舌燥的感觉肯定会让你达到目的。