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occupations.’
“In view of the facts cited in this paper, is it not
reasonable to believe that the general use of the soybean in
this country would tend to lessen the mortality rate from
intestinal infections and many other acute and chronic
disorders, and to increase individual life expectation?”
Address: M.D., LL.D., F.A.C.S., Medical Director of the
Battle Creek Sanitarium, Battle Creek, Michigan, and of the
Miami-Battle Creek, Miami Springs, Florida.
137. Battle Creek Food Co. 1937? Order form. Battle Creek,
Michigan. Undated.
• Summary: This list of 59 products and publications, with
no title, date, company name or address, runs down the side
of a carbon copy of a letter dictated by Dr. Kellogg to Dr.
Allan Roy Dafoe on 19 April 1937. The products include
foods, beverages, and publications. We are assuming that
these are the products of Battle Creek Food Co. Of special
interest are: Cooked bran. Fig bran cookies. Gluten fl our.
Gluten bread (baked). Gluten bread (canned). Gluten
products. Malted nuts. Protose and Savita. Psylla. Psylla
wafer. Psyllium seed. Savita yeast tablets. Soy acidophilus
milk. Soy beans. Soy beans (green). Vegetable gelatin.
Whole wheat fl our. Whole wheat rusk. Address: Battle
Creek, Michigan.
138. Stegman, Henry M. 1938. Lessons from the quintuplets.
Good Health (Battle Creek, Michigan) 73(2):57. Feb.
• Summary: “No other children, not even of royalty,
have excited so much attention as the little Dionnes of
Callander, Ontario. There are recorded sixty other instances
of quintuplet births but in none of these did all the infants
survive.” They speak French.
“The quintuplets have been taking soy acidophilus milk
since their fourth month, when they were attacked by a very
severe form of bowel trouble, to which they were highly
susceptible. Because they were not being breast-fed by their
mother, they had never received the protective germ which
infants normally receive in the act of nursing. They had been
fed with mother’s milk from their fourth day, but mother’s
milk does not contain the protective germ. This is derived
from the outer surface of the breast in the act of nursing.”
139. Lager, Mildred. 1938. The House of Better Living
Catalog: Finer natural foods. Los Angeles, California:
Published by the author. 36 p. March. 23 x 10 cm.
• Summary: The single most important document showing
the creative development of commercial soyfoods in
California in the late 1930s. This catalog contains a large
section on Diabetic Foods, consisting mostly of soyfoods,
and an even larger section titled “Soy Bean Products.”
The Foreword (p. 1) begins: “The House of Better living
is as unusual as its name. Its aim is to teach better living, and
has made possible Mildred Lager’s free educational program
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by radio and class work. Become a member of our evergrowing
family. Secure one of our creed cards–Realize life
can be a game and not a battle, and if you give to the world
the best you have, the best will come back to you.
“The House of Better Living has grown in four years
from what was called a brain storm to an institution. It is
outstanding, unique, and built on the ideals of sincerity
and service. It is teaching the ounce of prevention–the
health insurance that pays dividends in years of health and
happiness. It carries for you, Finer Natural Foods, selected
by Mildred Lager.”
A full page of delivery and order information (p. 2)
shows that Mildred was shipping foods (such as California
nuts and fruits, fresh and dried) all over the United States.
This catalog contains a total of 42 soyfood products,
including 26 such products not found in the 1936 catalog.
Soy (and other interesting) products are listed as follows
(prices and weights are given for each): Beverages–Coffee
substitutes: Radcliff’s soy bean, Soy-Co. Other beverages:
Dr. Fearn’s Proteinized Cocoa, Radcliff’s Malted Soya
Milk, Radcliff’s Soya Bean Cocolette, Soy-Malt (plain
or chocolate). Sugars and syrups: Radcliff’s Golden Soya
Honey Spread (4-oz. glass). Natural sweets–Candies:
Carque’s health candies, bar, 5¢, Halvah bars, Sesame brittle,
Soya candy sticks, 1¢ each, Soy milk “chocolate” bars, in
Bavarian, cocoanut, mint, cherry, pineapple, and creme de
mint fl avors, Soy milk “chocolates,” ½-lb. box or 1-lb. box,
Soy chocolate, 1¢ square, ½-lb, 1 lb, 60¢, or bulk.
Desserts: Agar–Parfait mix, Agar–Hain Vege-Jell,
Agar–Sanitarium vegetable gelatin. Diabetic foods: Gluten
fl our, Soy bean fl our, 10¢ lb, Soy Bean Pancake and Waffl e
Flour (Bill Baker’s Prepared; 2-lb. pkg. 30¢), Dr. Fearn’s
Soya Cereal, Dietetic Soyrina Cereal, Dr. Fearn’s Soya-
Date Breakfast Food, Battle Creek Dietetic Bran, Battle
Creek toasted gluten bran fl akes, Soy breakfast food,
Cubbison’s soy-gluten crackers, Soy-gluten wafers, Loma
Linda soy bean wafers, Bill Baker’s 100% soy-fruit slices,
Bill Baker’s soy bean bread, Olson’s soy bread, Soy bean
macaroni, spaghetti and noodles, Soy beans–imported, Soy
beans–cracked, Soy beans–red, Soy beverages (without
sweetening), Bill Baker’s soy melba toast, Cubbison’s soy
melba toast.
Nut butters: Almond butter, Almond meal, Cashew
butter, Peanut butter (dextrinized or raw), Pecan butter, Soy
bean butter (lb or 8-oz. can). Whole grain fl ours, meals, etc.:
Lima bean fl our, Soy bean fl our (1 lb, 3 lbs, or 10 lb), Soy
bean pancake and waffl e fl our (Bill Baker’s prepared), Soy
bean pancake and waffl e fl our (Mrs. Hauser’s), Whole wheat
fl our, wheat germ. Breakfast cereals (to be cooked): Mildred
Lager’s quick cooking cracked soybeans, Dr. Fearn’s soya
cereal, Dietetic Soyrina Cereal. Breakfast cereals (ready
to eat): Battle Creek Zo, Dr. Fearn’s soya-date breakfast
food, Soya breakfast food, Bill Baker’s 10% soya cereal.
Melba toast, crackers, cookies: Cubbison’s soy toast, Bill