Show CHEWING GUM 50 YEARS OLD john adams photographer of staten island in 1870 discovered the possibilities ties of chewing chenning sum began begaii its history in ISTO 1870 up to this time thue uie the or 01 ip finin tile the tre 0 of mexico me is as known only to the indian Ind lans A otoe 1 aph er on oil staton staten island secured s eCIl red a lucip of it and sought to it to sonic some account for two aenis eais lr h 2 attempted to ninke it a substitute tor lor gutta herclia or soft lubber tins this having g failed lie he was anas about to birow it away ariy nhen lie ile happened to to bibik oft off a bit and chewed it according to tile flip detroit nen s in its his photograph gallery back room the photographer john adams by name naino continued to experiment ith it and in time thile evolved omet oni liing ething re blant the guin of today lie ile began to pv addle it about in ili small lots to narby cindy and dlug diug stores and by 11 asoo lie as employing ing hands in a six i ix itoiz building he died leaving a t fortune to his four sous sons of wany many millions the lilic gum guin or chenong chewing ns as ab it was known nas as almo almot t driven floell tile lv hv tile the new ng mill and today Is seldom seen it is made from the gurn gum of the new anew I 1 angland spruce pruce and from a paraffin that 1 Is file lie of chude peti oleum in III process of ie fining |