Note 5 — Chapter XIV · THE RICH COAST
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Stanley, in In Darkest Africa, writes: “If only the virtues of banana flour were publicly known, it is not to be doubted but it would be largely consumed in Europe. For infants, persons of delicate digestion, dyspeptics, and those suffering from temporary derangement of the stomach, the flour properly prepared would be of universal demand. During my two attacks of gastritis a light gruel of this, mixed with milk, was the only matter that could be digested.” Vol. II, pp. 261, 262, New York, 1890. ↑