Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-13
ABOUT CnEWlNG-GUM.
ADVANTAGES . Is assflcAroN


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essrs Wry. tisss ms soai. saca gues-
tlen5 AaI a. gsa tsias sehosl-s. s.ils afs
tas enlg people uha cbss ssu''
Ies wealthy prepfistef ef large chew
las-slaa faes.ry lsaasl tack So his baud
solso char ~ iis handsome claee down
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Gas BE- Strengthened up. alds faaias
small silver ease oat ot his ~siso9a I,eeA-
st. opened Is aud tanded ghe reporter
pieee sl gum. aad patting a llece lu his
mouth. relied 8 - sssei Inot .e. an>sf
DIS tongue. Dluag TINS op@rs isn be
emitted garioas remarks apon Tie etgeet
of his attack. ana d~eit with emphasis
upon the hist ~ ~ his gum.
at was in l-3J" believe hs said, -.tlat
went % Mckee and uhils tiese coi-
isc.sd many specimens az ghe products of
rae soil of that wonderful country. kept
them as clrsosieies and carefully laid them
away. Ia ls6s tesan t0 experiment with
some 0f thelu. among them tle sum-chlcie,
"a substance sim.iar 20 rubber. thought
had discovered the way 10 cheaper the
production ol narl rubber goods by adul-
terating with this chlcle. Success seemed
caftain. AMI aboot 5000 pounds of the
gum we're collected aud brought 10 New
York and the business was begun. After
SPENDING considerable money aud patience
tie PROJECT was abandoned because the
gum could not be- successfully vulcanlzed.
I cave up ina despair. After awhile tried
other experiments, such adapting il 10
cable purposes, making glue, and so forth,
all of which proved failures. l then tried
70 sell the stuff; but as il was entire4y un-
known TO the trade, and possessed no rec
oguized value, the goods lay IN store
house, the charges running up all the time.
Till considered the sivisabillty OF throw
ing the whofs OF it into the North River.
All hope OF ever being able 10 dispose OF
il departed.
zone day as l was leaning against
F confectioner's counter, saw little girl
come in and beard her ask the proprietor
Tor a penny's worth OF mastic chewing
gum. Instantly the idea flashed into my
mind why could not chicle be made into
/ chewing-gumy l Immediately began TO
experiment with it and after some months
of hard study and many disappointments
success was achieved. When the manip-
ulation Of the chicle was so FAR developed
applied for a patent and became the
sole proprietor of the business. Thus, by
accident as It were, the discovery was
made. The gum i known all over the
world, it has increased year by year ia
favor and is now an important item in the
stock Of every jobbing confectioner,
grocer and druggist ami is handled cxlen-
sively by the notion trade.
.The fruit Of the tree from which the
chicle exu les is called sapodila. IL is
about the size of an apple, delicious in
flavor and largely used by the natives Of
Mexico as an articl8 of food. The gum l.
collected by tapping the trees as we tap
the maple. II runs out freely and Is
nodded in the sand into cakes, hardening
in tie sau, and is brought q market on
pack mules, each mule carrying ab'uo
wv i've arrobas. or three hundred pounds
When the Indians, on natives, start out on
a long Journey across the country they
always provide themselves with chicle in
order to allay the pangs of thirst. for by
chewing the gum the mouth and throat
are kept moist and the desire for water is
diminished.
"Does chewing-gum possess any merit:"
"Humphl l should say 50! There
are"
A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS woman entered
The office and the speaker turned toward
her
"Wn YOU selI.me some chewing-gumy' -
she said.
Certainly, madam. How much do you
wishs" in his politest tone.
"Onlv a small box"
"But we do not sell at retail at all"
She seemed much disappointed. "I suf,
fer so much from dyspepsia" she re-
surped," and your gum is the only thing
that will relieve me. Where can j buy
ite'
She was directed to a oonfectioner'ssnd
went out
That's one merit" said the smiling ca
terer to the school girls appetite. 81
know plenty Of people who relieve their
dyspepsia inthe same way, and cure theiI
Indigestion. You see, the action OF the
jaws in chewing releases the saliva, which
goes into the stomach; and the saliva be-
ing one of the principal elements Of di
gestion, must bring about healthy condi
tion Of these organs. For the same reason
the appetite is improved. The digestion
being perfect, a vacancy is created and
desire for food must follow"
Who are the gum-chewers ?"
Mostly children. Women and younl
girls do their share. Men chew 10 q con
siderable extent, and / know many cas-
where slaves 20 tobacco have been cureC
by chewing gum. II men didn't chew 90
bacc0 they would be fond Of gum =
women are. Negroes are fond of gum
and YOU never meet colored girl that ha
not her mouth fun Of it The great gum
chewing states are Kentucky. Illinois an.
Ohio I'm the order named. The Keniucki
ans wust % T.. dou't see how else they
dispose of - much Of it."
8" Is gum-che wing ec0nomicalf'
Well. yes. Here Is . piece that bav'
been chewing on for three months. Il 8
Just as big and Sc good AZ when frst ia
it In my mouth. CANE wear it ont.
"f the use Of gum Increasing
"Ev u.s. day"
Tunrflf.ous SeSbsth- Keeping.
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