The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-11
THE CHEwERS OF GUM.
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRO-
CESS or MANUFACTURE.


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and but very little IL any deleterious stuff Il
used, as parafiine is very cheap and there
fore there is but very little temptation to
introduce adulteration into its manufacture.
We first started in the business in 1868 but
chewing gum had been manufactured for
many years before that time.
Our business was light the first year, but
grew rapidly and we added now brands OF
gum, the chief ingredient being the gum OBJ
tanned from fruit tree in Mexico, the fruit
of which is known as sapodilla The fruit
is about the size and shape of an apple, with
n brown shell; It has delicious flavor and
is largely used by the natives as an article
of diet The gum is gathered by the In
dams and brought TO market on pack mules,
each mule carrying about twelve arrobas or
nearly 800 pounds. The gum, which is
known as chicle, was introduced into this
country by us In 1868, it boing up to that
time totally unknown outside OF Mexico, the
compilers of encyclopedias not even making
mention of it Since its introduction it has
grown in favor and is now used for chewing
purposes throughout the civilized world,
being staple article of export and bring
ing to Mexico large annual revenue As
the gum became known business increased
and has been continually increasing ever
since.
GUM-cHEwING AT THE SHAKING RINK.
aWhen tho roller skating craze broke out
a few years ago the demand for chewing
gum increased wonderfully. Nearly every
one who attended the Kinks became addicted
to tho habit of chewing gum. which can be
explained upon natural reasons. Every
one who has attended a roller skating rink
knows that there is more or less dust raised
during the skating hours, which is inhaled
by the skaters. and results in dry, parched
feeling in the throat and mouth. 1t was
only natural then that chewing gum was re-
sorted to. in order to create a flow Of saliva.
which cleared the mouth and throat from
the disagreeable dryness or late years
however, many physicians have recon.
mended its use as help to
digestion, as 1t is a well
known fact that nearly all cases OF indiges-
ton can DO traced to a lack OF the flow of
saliva, which Is absolutely necessary TO
properly digest food, especially that kind OF
food containing starch, such as Hour, pota-
toes and farinaceous substances Chewing
gum excites flow OF the necessary saliva,
and many cases have been reported where
people have been entirely cured OF indiges-
tion by its use.
II presume the public would be interested
by description of the manufacture Of the
chewing gum. The gum is shipped to US in
boxes or barrels from Mexico. The first
thing we do is to refine the gum in order to
remove any foreign substance. After the
refining process the gum, which then is about
the consistency OF putty, Is mixed with
sugar and put away on dryers, after being
run through large rollers, which hattens 1t
out to the necessary thickness 1t remains
on the dryers Tor two days and Is then run
through cutting machine, which cuts the
gum into the size required. 1t is then put
into boxes and properly marked, and is
ready for shipment The gum sticks are
usually divided Into five equal parts, so that
a chew, can be obtained for cent, or a
whole stick for cents
YOUNG GIRLS JUST OUT OF SCHOOL.
The reporter took up a favorable position
one afternoon on the corner of Joralemon
street lust as the Young girls were released
from their studies and counted thosa who
appeared TO be chewing gum Ont Of 1bO
youne girls who passed eighty or over one-
half, were chewing something presumably
gum. The chewers were of ali kinds: some
chewed as II they Thoroughly enjoyed Il.
making their laws work in manner SO en-,
ergetic as to give the observer a disagree
able thought of how those laws could and
would probably work when the Young miss
had attained to the dignity of a mother-in-