which it was enforced some rebellious students took it upon themselves to eat off-campus for nourishment, and at one point a Professor was fired for refusing to stop bringing his own pepper for use with his meals. The firing was eventually renounced by the college in 1841 following a public outcry. However the Graham cracker invented by its namesake as a staple for the diet, is one of the only lasting reminders of this 19th century health craze.