Though hungry, we could just manage to swallow it with the aid of a little honey, which I shared with my men as long as it lasted.

It is very unsavory (Scottice: wersh); and no matter how much one may eat, two hours afterward he is as hungry as ever.

When less meal is employed, the mess is exactly like a basin of starch in the hands of a laundress; and if the starch were made from diseased potatoes, some idea might be formed of the Balonda porridge, which hunger alone forced us to eat.

Santuru forbade his nobles to eat it, as it caused coughing and expectoration.
Our chief guide, Intemese, sent orders to all the villages around our route that Shinte's friends must have abundance of provisions.

Our progress was impeded by the time requisite for communicating the chief's desire and consequent preparation of meal.