Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God.

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.