Soya casein could doubles produce a new fabric for motor cars that would be both light and durable. Hence Mr. Ford's interest But it is not the purpose here to discuss the manifold range of uses Ajo which this Oriental bean can be devoted—as a medicinal food with special claims in the treatment of diabetes; as a substitute for butte as an oil for burning, cooking, or lubriestion; as an ingredient in soap-making or- in high explosives; as a food which, when sugar is added, may be drunk fresh after being filtered, or may be converted into a special type of cheese, or used as a sauce or as a substitute for chocolate.
The soya is a plant native to China or Japan, and that now is grown extensively in Manchuria and in the United States of America. The plant grows to maturity at a height of two or three feet, and its pods are not unlike the pea-pods that our own amateur gardeners grow for the Vegetable pot in the suburbs
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