How many of you dear readers remember gum ball machines ... which, for a penny, you could get a small orb of bubble gum in one of many primary colors? Usually you needed two or three to make a good chaw. But, in order to encourage kids to be gamblers, if you got a speckled gum ball, the merchant owed you a nickel ... maybe for a Clark candy bar (or five pennies for more gum balls.)
