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129; Courtesy The Nitragin Co.). (12) Baked soybeans in a
crock (p. 144). (13) Soy flour used in numerous baked
products (p. 159; Courtesy ADM). (14) Griddle cakes
[pancakes] made with soy flour brown quickly (p. 173).
(15) Soy peanut butter cookies (incl. peanut butter and soy
flour; p. 185). (16) Soy grits in a glass jar (p. 198). (17)
Freshly-cooked crisp soybean sprouts in a raw vegetable
salad (p. 219).
Note 1. The first printing of this book (1956) was
dedicated “To Li Yu Ying and William J. Morse, The
Soybean Champions of the Eastern and Western
Hemispheres,” but by the third printing (June 1959) the
dedication had changed “To William J. Morse and Harry W.
Miller, The Soybean and Soy Milk Champions of Our
Time.”
The publisher of this third printing was unable to sell
all the books printed, so Chen apparently arranged for a
company named “Outdoor Pictures” (Box 1326, Escondido,
California) to sell them. On the title page, Outdoor Pictures
pasted their name and address over that of “The Chemical
Elements.”
Note 2. According to the National Union Catalog,
Philip Stanley Chen was born in 1903. The rear cover states
that he was born in China and is now a naturalized U.S.
citizen. He is a graduate of Emmanuel Missionary College
[in Berrien Springs, Michigan] and Michigan State
University. Before writing this, his first book on diet, health,
or soybeans, he wrote several books on chemistry: (1) The
Chloro Derivatives of m-cresol. 1933. Easton,
Pennsylvania: Mack Printing Co. 7 p. (Abstract of his PhD
thesis, Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied
Science); (2) The Chemical Elements, Rev. ed. 1948. South
Lancaster, Massachusetts: Chemical Elements (fold chart).
(3) 500 Syntan Patent Abstracts, 1911-1950. 1950. South
Lancaster, Massachusetts: Chemical Elements. 125 leaves.
(4) Syntans and Newer Methods of Tanning. 1950. South
Lancaster, Massachusetts: Chemical Elements. 128 p.
In 1962 Chen wrote A New Look at God, published by
Chemical Elements (288 p.). Address: 1. Prof. of Chemistry,
Atlantic Union College, South Lancaster, Massachusetts; 2.
National Science Foundation Fellow, Cornell Univ.
107. Photograph of Dr. Albert Schweitzer with patients at
his hospital in Lambarene, Gabon. 1956.
• Summary: Note 1. In 1961, in an article in Soybean Digest
titled “Multi-Purpose Food: Valuable aid to improved
nutrition” (June p. 20-21), Fred Hafner of General Mills
wrote: “Such eminent men as Dr. Albert Schweitzer
(Gabon), Dr. Glen Tuttle (Congo), and the late Dr. Tom
Dooley (Laos) praised MPF for its value in treating severe
cases of protein starvation (kwashiorkor) and in meeting
dietary needs of the malnourished which were treated at
their hospitals.”
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Note 2. “Albert Schweitzer (14 January 1875–4
September 1965) was a Franco-German (Alsatian)
theologian, organist, philosopher, and physician.” “Since
the mid-1890s Schweitzer had formed the inner resolve that
it was needful for him as a Christian to repay to the world
something for the happiness which it had given to him, and
he determined that he would pursue his younger interests
until the age of thirty and then give himself to serving
humanity, with Jesus serving as his example” (Source:
Wikipedia, Oct. 2010).
At age 30, he gave up a promising academic and
musical life in Europe to earn a medical degree (7 years)
then opened a hospital at Lambarene to pursue a ministry of
healing. He grew up fluent in both French and German.
“Dr. Schweitzer has been called one of the foremost
prophets of our century. In him exists the Renaissance ideal
of excellence in all things and a vigorous combination of the
contemplation and the life of action. He is the
unprecedented holder of four doctoral degrees in Theology,
Philosophy, Music, and Medicine. His books Quest of the
Historical Jesus, The Philosophy of Civilization, and [The
Life of] J. S. Bach, while only a part of his extensive
writings, have made important contributions to western
thought. He is a world-famous organist and the winner of
the Nobel Peace Prize in 1954” (Shurtleff 1966). He is also
widely known for his universal ethical concept, “Reverence
for Life.”
This photo and date were sent to Soyinfo Center by
Chris Dodson of Freedom from Hunger Foundation, Davis,
California (Oct. 2010).
108. Los Angeles Times.1957. Freedoms Foundation honors
Bruce Russell. Feb. 22. p. 2, 11.
• Summary: Other winners included (p. 11): “Meals for
Millions Foundation. Inc., 115 W 7th St., George
Washington Honor Medal Award;...” Note: Meals for
Millions is now at a new address.
109. Kuppuswamy, S.; Joseph, K.; Narayana Rao, M.; et al.
1957. Supplementary value of Indian multipurpose food to
poor vegetarian diets based on different cereals and millets.
Food Science (Mysore, India) 6(4):84-86. April. [7 ref]
• Summary: Four formulations of Indian multipurpose food
are given; they contain different proportions of low fat
groundnut meal (75-80%), low fat sesame meal (10-20%),
Bengalgram dhal, and black gram dhal. When any one of
these formulations was used at the 12.5% level to fortify the
poor rice diet of India, a marked improvement in the growth
promoting value of the diet (in rats) was observed. Address:
Central Food Technological Research Inst. (CFTRI),
Mysore, India.
110. Soybean Digest.1957. [Multi-Purpose Food helps flood
victims in Japan]. Sept. p. 31.