/oss/taxonomy/term/3255/all en /oss/article/health-nutrition-history-quackery/enigmatic-dr-kellogg <p>It must have been quite a scene.  The little man, no more than five foot four, dressed completely in white, center stage, playing pitch and catch with a chimp.  But there was no ball in sight.  Dr. John Harvey Kellogg was tossing pieces of steak at the monkey who threw them right back.  Then the good doctor repeated the comic event, using a banana.  This time his co-star didn’t return the toss.  To the applause of the throng who had filled the great hall at the Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan, the chimp happily ate the banana.</p> Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:00:01 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7133 at /oss