Many of these products were based on ideas developed originally by Dr. In about this plant was purchased by Madison Foods, torn down, and rebuilt on the Madison campus nearby. Madison Foods invited Kloss to come to Madison and help set up the food factory there. He and his family lived and worked at Madison for years. Many of Kloss' original foods continued to be produced by Madison.
In about Kloss and his family went to Brooke, Virginia, where he opened another such food factory plus a health food store, operated it for some years, then sold it. Early Work with Soyfoods In about , while in Brooke, Virginia, Kloss started his first experiments with soyfoods, making soymilk and dairylike products, tofu, okara soy pulp , patties, and meat substitutes the the Kloss food factory.
It is not clear from whom he first heard and learned about soybeans and soyfoods. In he moved again, this time to Washington, D. He probably learned more about soy from them and their writings. Back to Eden In , while living in Takoma Park, Washington, D. They were married on March 5, In my research, I've discovered that Battle Creek was a very Adventist area. Many moved to that area. Ellen G. White, their prophetess sent young men to go get medical training to give some of her better health ideas credence.
One of them was John Harvey Kellogg, who set up the sanitarium and even invented that name. It became an important center, and many famous people came to get treated in that facility. Kellogg and his younger brother Will discovered the making of corn flakes by accident, while trying to provide patients with good breakfast foods.
Will became the manager and then the owner of the large and successful Kellogg's company. At one time there were 40 such breakfast companies in Battle Creek, all competing vigorously for the best market share. Jethro Kloss knew and admired Dr. John Kellogg, and taught many of the same views on healing virtually every ailment with herbs.
Though some folks found them odd, maybe even fanatic, these men sincerely wanted to help others get well, and live well. They settled in Rose Lawn, Wisconsin, where he worked as a minister and also ran a branch of the Battle Creek Sanitarium on the side, plus sold some health foods.
Two children were born to them there, Promise Joy and Paul. However, baby Paul died of whooping cough when only four weeks old. Carrie died in July Two years later, Jethro Kloss married Mrs. Amy Pontwith, a widow with a little girl, Mabel. They moved to St. Peter, Minnesota, and started up an attractive sanitarium in pleasant surroundings, which they called Home Sanitarium. It was run much as a small hospital would be nowadays. Back in the early s there were not many hospitals yet. They had mens' and womens' wards, and private rooms too.
The local doctors would perform surgeries there, with Jethro handling the anesthetics. They were equipped for electrical treatments and hydrotherapy, and were especially successful in treating nervous breakdowns.
In , after selling that sanitarium, the Jethro Kloss family moved to Fountain Head, Tennessee, bought a farm, built a house and barn, and began to raise all kinds of fruit and vegetables - and Shetland ponies.
Their last child, Naomi, was born there in But then Jethro Kloss received an invitation to come to Amqui, Tennessee, and take over a food factory. He rose early and worked, long, hard days at this challenge. He was an excellent baker, and the place did so well that he was shipping food all over the United States and into Canada.
Here he developed many of his famous recipes. Later on this place became part of Madison College near Nashville. Jethro next went to Brooke, Virginia, and set up a new health food factory and a retail market. All of his family were pressed into service to help this business succeed. In fact, Jethro was a firm but gentle family leader. It argues that God has provided remedies for all diseases in plants and minerals.
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