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Chew Chewing Gum 



~ CHEW  id+ | MASTICATE |
        old Dutch COUWEN   see> COW
        old eng   CEOWAN = TO CHEW
        these roots also link with see> CHEEK
               ply> | COWS CHEW WELL |
~ CHEWING GUM  or CHICLE
               POPULARIZED BY
  James ADAMS [#] of
  ELIZABETHPORT in NEW JERSEY
  AFTER HE NOTED IN 1866 AND ADOPTED
  THE UGLY HABIT OF CHEWING CHICLE GUM
  PROMOTED BY THE REFUGEE
  MEXICAN General SANTA ANNA [#]
  WHO ESCAPED AFTER
  LEADING MEXICAN FORCES AGAINST THE
  " EL ALAMO " IN SAN ANTONIO    see> CONQUEST
  note how CLEVER MARKETING      sug> CHEWING GUM
       SOON SPREAD THIS HABIT    sug> CHICLE
  see> ALAMO

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