The Red Cloud chief., 1888-06-15
PETROLEUM r U
The Original Foundation of this Chewing
Gum Of


Gum Of Commerce.
What is chewing gum made FROM"
repeated n very large producer in
Brooklyn of the now almost u%nivcrSal.
II used substance 10 = reporter. who
with others, was being shown around
the extensive works. THAT is one nj
the secrets OF the trade. and we have
no desire to give il away. Suffice it &c
say there are few only who know its
original foundation, for that is dis
guised completely ia the CONNECTIONS
which are placed aroundit"
This reply only excited the curiosity
of the reporter. and while looking out
Of one of the windows of the works he
noticed Il large truck. bearing on its
side the name # a well-known candle
manufacturer of New York. the truck
WAS heavily laden with bags Of some
kind Of substance evidently intended
for use in the works. Following up
this clew the reporter called ut 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 had
been extracted. The informant said:
The crude petroleum is pressed UNI
til the black oil is extracted. This is
refined and produces paratiine and
subsequently Kerosene which can also
be further refined. The refuse is a yell
low scale. which can be made into hard
paraffine WAX. USED in the manuf .cture
OF candles. The same yellow scale
can, by 4 process known 10 the chew.
ing-gum makers, lie made int a soft
wax which will yield easily TO the &C.
ton of the teeth. Ii is of such 4 pc
culiar nature when thus prepared that.
If once chewed upon. il viii almost in
voluntarily cause tie person IN whose
mouth it may be Il continue the work
of maStication.'
But kerosene oil has 4 nasty taste
and smell. while chewing gum has
not"
True; bu: You must remember that
the oil has bee squeezed out. or At
least the greater part OF l. II You
were 20 take the yellow scale as it first
comes from the press. il would doubt
smell that YOU speak of: but after II
has been subjected TO several processes.
and a~rtfullv hidden under the essences
contained in the ccniec:ionS which
cover the chewing gum. few would
recognize the yellow scale o 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 n
thing may prove injurious The great
est evil that | can surmise would be in
the extraordinary exercise Of the sail.
vary glands. thereby dep-ivinC them
o. that force which nature gives 10
them when requiring their use in the
proper mastication OF food. o. course
l am now only speaking OF the re;ro-
leum basis OF the chewing cum aSsold.
and have no knowledge Of the compo>!-
lloE % Nl3t covers me liNAGt C.AtS III
the shape of 4 confection- The latter
is naturally taken into the stomach.
while the waxy portion is generally
thrown away after i; has served Its
purpose as 4 chewing gum If tn
pure parafiine wax was used rs soon rs
il is refined. i; would be 4 simple taste
less substance. and consequently less
attractive than in the forms il is now
sold"
"As chewing gum is cheap. would il
not pay betterto make the so-called re-
fuse into parafiine WAX candies??'
alt would. if there was IS large 81 de.
mand for the candles. as there is scale
made in the process of getting out the
oil. There being so much yellow sca,,e
produced, something has TO he done
with il. or Il would GO TO waste a
market has theref re been fo..nd
among the chewing--um manufacture
ers. who get il Al an almost nominal
rate. Hence the profit. despite the cheap
price If which it is sold.'-N J. Xai!
and ErpresS.