The Detroit tribune., 1962-10-27

no alone Could DC suOleCl 10 luoue POoi-
inc by drinking fuordaed water
No dependable or acceptable evidence that fIvoridated
water that il will prevent tooth decay has
been presented" Or. Formsn said
A report from Cornell University bio-chemst DR.
James p Sumner xss cited bv Anderson pointing
Ever, body knows forine and uorides ery poison
Gus substances and them IN enzyme chemistry TO
poison enzynes The ,enzymes vital agents the body
That the things poisoned because the
zymes poisoned and that Why animals and plants
die
Referring 10 experinentaIly fluordated cities such
as Grand Rapids and Newburgh New York. DR. Forman
stated that the recommended dosage of one part fluoride
70 one million parts Of water arbitrary determine
ton and that 10 preliminary animal experimentation
eyer undertaken 10 the safety Of the proposal
Fiooidston OF she water supply is medication,
he said only beginning Of further effort 70 mediese
the in compulsory manner Verse" he added,
"Noshins could be vnseienfife than determine
the dose by fhe strength Of The amount in The drinking
water and fhe thirst Of fte pssienfr
Mr Anderson further emphasized the unscientifc ma
ture Of fluordaon in the drinking water y referring
call BY the United States Public Health Service
for further study Of the drinking habits of young
children The unwarranted pollution Of our public drink
ing water by dumping thousands Of pounds Of fuoride
chemical into the supply deliver only few pounds
Of the stuff 10 al Of the children large metropolitan
area pointed Up b. the generally recognized fact
that young children up tend TO drink very little
permanent teeth he said !, manifest that nuoridation
is not the During this period nuoride treatment
If wanted Al all be delivered measured dosage by
other st less cost
Morally. fIvoridsfion is wrong" Dr. Fernsn stated
Under American concepts OF religion and ethics
one has the right 10 experiment upon the body o snoer
does have the right offer his body for
experimenfsI purposes rnvtiIsten and YET this
where fIvoridsfion stands
Our founding Fathers took every precaution to pro-
tec the rights Of ninortie DR. Porman continued "bu
to fuordse public denies these rights Mass medi
cation wrong and keeping with the principles of
democratic Republic
j an appalled, 10 learn Mr Anderson added "that
there seem 10 be certain persons high places Detroit
who seem TO choose to disregard the evidence against uor
dation and who instead urge the fuoridation of your
water IN opposition to the public interest" "Fluordaton
can DC put into the water in exact amounts he sad but
cannot be distributed equally Studies in twenty
cities some Of them IN Michigan show that the delivery
OF fuorne varies from to parts per million
Even one part per million toxic and practically all chill
dren living on water main delivering parts per mil
lion would be poisoned and disgured" he added at is
also difficult to understand how anyone in Michigan
many businesses particularly food processing plants and
breweres will have to find other of water 60
to great expense to the uorne Many businesses
may be forced 10 move from fluoridated areas"
Commenting The remarks Of Or. Fermsn and Mr.
Andsrson he pssfor Of Hartford Avenue espf Church.
Rev Charles Hi stated 'Tisss hes bstn much
esrn about fivovdson in Detroit. bssvs b public
ssrvies 10 have she views Of these experts"