WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
CHEWING GUM
Profile America — Sunday, December 28th. One of life's simple pleasures, and subsequent adornments under tabletops and chair seats, was patented on this date in 1869 — chewing gum. The inventor was a dentist from Ohio, Dr. William Semple, who hoped that the flavored gum would help people keep their teeth clean. Others, such as Thomas Adams and John Colgan, perfected the consistencies and flavors. Gum was avidly accepted by the public, though criticized as a vulgar habit by newspaper editorials, politicians, clergymen and women's groups. While some may still hold that view, lately around 100,000 tons of chewing gum alone are consumed in the U.S. annually. Manufactured value of both chewing and bubble gum is over $2 billion per year. Our favorite flavors are spearmint, and peppermint. Profile America is in its18th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sources:
Gum patent: http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventions/a/gum.htm
Flavor enhancement: http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventions/a/gum.htm
Consumption: http://www.statisticbrain.com/chewing-gum-statistics/
Value of gum manufacturing/NAICS 3113404: http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_31I2&prodType=table
Flavors: http://www.chewinggumfacts.com/
Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).
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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
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