Wood, who published his Wanderings in South America in 1879, was criticized for not mentioning the "antiseptic properties of cassava juice (cassareep), which enables the Indian on a canoe voyage to take with him a supply of meat for several days."
The author of Wanderings in South America, Wood, who wrote his book in 1879, was criticized for not mentioning the "purifying properties of cassava juice (cassareep), which allows an Indian paddler to bring along a supply of meat for several days on a canoe trip."