St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-13

EE HOW diIltlSG uHlNclSdll1 uSGu
Az| substance, to a reporter for
The New York Mail and Express, who
with others was being shown around the
extensive works. That is one of the
secrets of the trade, and we have no de-
sire to give it away. Suffice it to say
there are few only who know its original
foundation, for that is disguised COM
pletely in the cOnfectionS which are
placed around il;
This reply only excited the curiosity
of the reporter, and while looking out
of one OF the windows of the works he
noticed large truck, bearing on its
side the name OF a well known candle
manufacturer in New York. The truck
was heavily laden with bags of some
kind of substance, evidently intended
for use in the works. Following up
this clue the reporter called at the can
die factory in question. and learned that
the substance delivered at the chewing
gum factory was the refuse of petroleum
after the kerosene oil has been eX-
tracted. The informant said:
The crude petroleum is pressed un
til the black oil is extracted. This is re-
fined and produces paratiine and subse-
QuentlY kerosene. which can also be
further refined. The refuse is yellow
scale. which can be made into hard
paratinc wax, used in the manufacture
OF candles. The same yellow scale can,
by Il process known to the cheWing-gum
makers. lie made into Il soft wax which
will yield easily to the action of the
teeth. 1t is such a peculiar nature
when thus prepared that, if once chewed
upon. it will almost inYOluntarily cause
the person in whose mouth it may be to
continue the work of maSticatiOn."
But kerosene Oil has a nasty taste
small Yrbila nhny-inOr hos -
True: but YOU must remember that
the oil has been squeezed out, or at least
The greater part Of it. If you were to
take the yellow scale as it first comes
from the press. ii would doubtless have
some of the same taste and smell that
You speal, of; but after it has been sub
iCcted TO several processes. and artfully
hidden under the essences contained in
the coufections which cover the chew
Ing gum, few would recognize the yell
low scale OF refuse of the petroleum"
But is not the substance injurious TO
health?''
Not more so than any other kind of
wax. OF course, excessive use of any
thing may prove injurious. The great
Est evil that | can SurmiSe would be in
the extraordinary exercise of the sail
vary glands, thereby depriving them of
HAT force which nature gives to them
when requiring their use III the proper
masticatiOn of food. OF course | am
now only speaking of the petroleum
bases Of the chewing gum as sold. and
have no knowledge of the composition
Of what covers the little cakes in the
shape of a connection. The latter is
naturally taken into the stomach. while
the WaXy portion is generally thrown
away after it has served its purpose as a
chewing gum. If the pure paraffine
wax was used as soon as it is refined, it
would be simple tasteless substance.
and consequently less attractive than in
the forms it is now Seld."
''AS chewing gum is cheap, would ii
not pay better to make the So-called re-
fuse into parat1ine wax candleS?"
lit would, if there was a large de-
mand for the candle as there is scale
made in the process of getting out the
oil. There being so much yellow scale
produced, something has to be done
with it, OF it would 90 to waste. a mar
ket has therefore been found among
the chewing gum manufacturers
who get it at an almost nominal rate
Hence the profit. despite the cheap price
al which it is sold"