Fletcherizing

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“Who has time for this?” was the reaction of Jaime Aranda-Michel, a gastroenterologist with the Mayo Foundation, when I called to ask him about Fletcherizing.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013

At one chew per second, the Fletcherizing of a single bite of shallot would take more than 10 minutes.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013

That is exactly what some physicians still say about Fletcherizing.

From How to Eat A Cure for "Nerves" by Hinkle, Thomas C. (Thomas Clark)

Now with Fletcherizing you have a perfectly good handle, but you know very well that you can't cut a tree down with only an axe handle.

From How to Eat A Cure for "Nerves" by Hinkle, Thomas C. (Thomas Clark)

The main objection I see to it is that one eats too fast, and Fletcherizing is not known in this country.

From Letters from China and Japan by Dewey, John