L a penchant for chewing things comes from far away: the Greeks and drew him to the plant juice, chewing the sap solidified fir found it a wonderful way to quench thirst , thanks to the excitement produced in the salivary glands. With this background it is no wonder that chewing gum seems destined to appear over time.
Its industrial development began in the U.S. in the late nineteenth when the general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna , winner of the Battle of the Alamo, offered a ton of rubber resin a former photographer, Mr. Adams, he wanted to use for making tires, but failed. Until one day he saw a girl chewing paraffin. Adams resin mixed with paraffin and resulted in a chewable product that could also be given balloons. That itself was bland. It was not until 1880 that the mint was incorporated as flavor.
The gum base or chewing gum was a resin of a type of tree native to the tropics of Central America (in the peninsula of Yucatan and northern Guatemala), known as Zapotillo or Chico Zapote . From here we obtained the first version of the gum. This new material had two very important properties: greater elasticity and high capacity to retain the flavor , which allowed to leave the chewing gum market with different flavors (strawberry, licorice, mint ,...).
In 1869 Adams applied for a patent necessary for commercialization, and two years later, Adams Chiclets and were sold under the following names: Adams' New York Gum No. 1 bites and stretch!
An Ohio dentist used the rubber to create a gummy product to exercise the jaw and stimulate gums. William F. Semple was awarded for his work with the first patent for chewing gum in December 1869 the chewinggum , which from the beginning of the twentieth century was produced by industry.
The ancient Greeks chewed resin from a tree: if called mastic.
In 1928 he built the first rubber capable of doing the popular bubbles.
Chewing gum was a common practice among the soldiers of WWII, was introduced to Europe by Americans, who claimed that chewing gum helped them manage anxiety and reduce stress the war itself.
A mid-century plant resin was replaced as the main component of chewing gum and other synthetics (petroleum), because it cheapened the cost of production.
few years ago in Sweden found that chewing gum is believed the oldest on record: this is a piece of birch resin, with 9000 years old, which can be seen the mark of the teeth of an individual of the Stone Age.
The company gum Wrigley's carried out media campaigns strongest on record by mailing three tablets of gum to each person listed in the phone book of EE. States becoming so long in the first seller in the country.
Today many types, brands and flavors of gum are countless, and their consumers. Only in Spain is estimated that half a kilo of gum consumed per person per year resulting in sales volume, according to surveys in 1997 moves about 175 million Euros .
Despite popular belief, not gum takes seven years to digest . This is another urban legend, usually a gum passes through the digestive tract without harm and is eliminated as fast as any other food. Moreover, the chewing gum may promote intestinal transit due to sorbitol, used as a sweetener, can act as a laxative.
The Gum Wall
we should tell anyone that gum paste sites can become art, not believe it. How many times have we found small and not so small a piece of gum under the table in the school or college? How many times walking down the street quietly, suddenly a chewing gum in our way and we have to live with it until you get home to remove it with force and perseverance (and even then his remains never go away)?
The gum turned into art is a fluke of fate, as well as being connected to a tradition. Over 17 years, in Post Alley, Seattle, there is a wall that has been filled with chewing gum during this time and has made a colorful and beautiful mural, which has been called "gum wall". So you know, if you go there once, remember to bring gum colors and contribute to this work. (Source: Taringa.net)
The wall began to fill gum in the early 90's, when long queues Viewers looking for theater tickets were parked in front. Irritated by waiting, they began to stick their gum in protest. Then glue used to paste the coins, but over time the tradition of the currencies disappeared and remained the unusual habit of visiting and leaving a trace of the visit on the wall.
At first, theater staff took care of the gums off after each performance, but the practice had become customary, and in 1999 they stopped, the Gum Wall had become a tourist attraction.
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