Cassada-bread made of the Root of a Ricinus Americanus; the Figure whereof is excellently engraved in Dr. Sloan's Nat. Hist. of Jamaica Tab. 141. the Description of it, pag. 130. and the Manner of making it, Pag. XVIII. of the Introduction. The Juice of it is so poisonous that any Creature drinking of it swells and dies presently, yet People who feed constantly upon this Bread live long and healthfully; it is taken as Biscuit for Ships upon long Voyages: This was given me thirty Years ago by Mr. Walter Brearey Merchant. A fine Piece of Cassada or Sciam, brought of late Years from the Indies by Mrs. Rach. Holdsworth.