Food for the Tropics - Being a Short Description of Native, Produce Suitable for Food in Tropical Countries #272106

When in Queensland, Australia, carrying on the business of a tropical produce merchant, I was much surprised to find that no reliable book could be procured giving a complete description, in a small space, of the various kinds of food, suitable for human consumption, which could be obtained in tropical countries.<br><br>I thought at first that there was a scarcity of such food, but soon came to learn that every constituent of food in the temperate zone can be obtained in one form or another in the torrid zone, and that the indigenous products of a tropical country are more suitable as food for the inhabitants than any which can be imported from another country having a totally different climate.<br><br>My object in writing this little book is to explain, to the best of my ability, the various kinds of products found in different countries, with the local names they bear, the various properties they contain, and how they can best be utilized for the purposes of food.