CHAPTER II 



BREAD 



Manioc, maize, and the millets arc very similar to bread ; 

 but sago, um'ipe plantain, and breadfruit do not contain 

 so much proteid. 



Guinea Corn or Great Millet 



{Andropogon sorghum^ or Sorgltum Vulgare^ or Holms 



sorghum) 



De Candolle says this plant is a native of tropical Africa, 

 but other authors differ on the point, as it is so universally 

 cultivated throughout the tropics. 



It is called Juar in the Hindustani language ; Sorgho 

 (French) ; Sorgo o' Millo (Spanish) ; Hurrah (North Africa 

 and Arabia) ; Ghafouly (desert tribes and darker races of 

 the Soudan) ; Dawa (Haussa) ; Kaffir Corn, and a variety 

 Imphee (South Africa ) ; Cholam or Soalum (Tamil) ; 

 Jonnaloo or Jonna (Telegu) ; Mijo (Venezuela) ; Kau-liang 

 (China) ; Michella (Abyssinia) ; Pyoung (Burmah) ; and 

 Matama (Kisawahili and Wanyamwezi, East Africa). The 

 grain is round, rather flat, and larger than a mustard seed. 



It is the principal grain of tropical Africa, and is 



