DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE...

    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

      DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE

  If you remember that old advertising

jingle you may already know that this is

"National Chewing Gum Day!"

   It was native Americans in New England

that started us on the habit. They were known

to chew the resin from the bark of Spruce

trees. Settlers pick up on the idea and then,

in 1848, a gentleman names John Curtis

marketed the first chewing gum under the

name "The State of Maine Pure Spruce

Gum." I used to but gum in what amounted

to a 5-pack but these days they come in

all sorts of shapes, sizes, and flavor packs.

They cost a lot more than back in the day

and don't come with Baseball cards. Of course

those were Bubble gum packages and bubble

gum has its own day. That's on February 3rd.

Dentists have expressed concern that too

much gum chewing can cause problems such

as getting fillings lose. I've heard they wanted

to get a group of dentists on TV to discuss the

subject. The show would be called "Top Gum!"

(Sorry about that!) Hope your gum is fresh and

all your NEWS is good!