I wanted to know the name of every stone and flower and insect and bird and beast. I wanted to know where it got its color, where it got its life - but there was no one to tell me.

Carvoline Antiseptic Hair Dressing was a mix of peanut oil and lanolin. While he may have made peanut butter the preparation arose in other cultures independently. Carver's discoveries commercially.

He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops both as a source of their own food and as a source of other products to improve their quality of life. Carver's work on peanuts was intended to provide an alternative crop. He was recognized for his many achievements and talents.