The wood must contain a great portion of mucilage, for, on chewing it, it seems to contain as much nutritious matter, as fibre.
"Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia In Search of a Route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria (1848) by Lt. Col. Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell Kt. D.C.L. (1792-1855) Surveyor-General of New South Wales"
Thomas Mitchell
But he was getting more mucilage on him at every shot.
"A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories"
William Long
The lions are to be carved from potatoes with the aid of little kitchen vegetable knives, and the lambs are to be fashioned from cotton wool, matches, and mucilage.
"Entertaining Made Easy"
Emily Rose Burt