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."
Wood, who published Wanderings in South America in 1879, faced criticism for omitting the "preserving effects of cassava juice (cassareep), which enables an Indian traveler by canoe to carry a supply of meat for several days."