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}}</ref> He believed that the urge to masturbate could be prevented by eating bland foods, for which purpose, he and his brother invented corn flakes.
Dr. Kellogg (1879) also recommended [[circumcision]] in cases "in which irritation is produced by retained secretions".<ref name="kellogg1879" />
Dr. Kellogg perhaps is most famous for his book, ''Plain facts for young and old'' (1879), in which he advocated circumcision of boys as punishment for masturbation.<ref name="kellogg1879" />
[[William G. Eggleston]], {{MA}}, {{MD}}, from Chicaco, IL, (1886) stated in 1886, that [[foreskin ]] of minors and the natural "phimosis" in minors would cause crossed eyes.<ref name="eggleston1886">{{Eggleston1886}}
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Dr. [[William D. Gentry]] (1890) alleged that [[Retraction of the foreskin| phimosis in boys ]] produces serious nervous derangements.<ref name="gentry1890">{{REFjournal
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