The whole of the back part of the house was used for the trading store, and from this came a foetid and pungent whiff, mingled with the deep bass hum of native voices.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford
Gerard, the recollection fresh in his mind of the dismal room and foetid atmosphere, and the generally depressing aspect of all connected therewith, replied, with an inward shudder, that he hardly thought he would care about it.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford
Roasted coffee in powder form gives good results if dusted over ulcers and gangrenous sores, rapidly improving their appearance and destroying the foetid odor.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera