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George Washington Carver
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n agricultural chemist of international fame, George Washington Carver
developed hundreds of uses for the peanut, soybean, pecan, and sweet potato.
He wanted to help the poor southern farmer whose soil was depleted from
years of raising cotton.
Carver converted these lowly peanut and sweet potato into shaving cream,
salad oil, instant coffee, vinegar, cold cream, synthetic tapioca, and
non-toxic colors, from which crayons were eventually made.
A Congressman once asked Carver where he learned all these things. He
said from an old book, the Bible. The Senator was amazed that the Bible
told about peanuts. Carver replied that it didn't, "But it tells about
the God who made the peanut. I asked Him to show me what to do with the
peanut, and He did."
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