The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-22
MONSTER WORM,
PASSED BY a CHILD FINE YEARS Of AGE.

To all those who delight in unravelling nys.
teries, and who can always assign some cause
for the many aud varied freaks Of nature. wa
invite careful perusal OF the following com.
munication:-
No. 239 RICHMOND STREET.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. July 20, 1867.
L. @. G. wIsHART, MD.
Dear sir:-In consideration OF the great benefit
my child derived from the use of your "Worm
sugar Drops" deem II my duty to give Won this
testimonial, feeling that will be doing but An
act of Justiceto you as well as to the public,
For about three months prior To June g. 1867
my child, who is in his sixth year had been
great portion of the time quite unvell. and
latterly we could perceive that he was gra.
dually losing flesh and wasting away, so that
he was but skeleton of his former SELF Fears
were entertained by myself and wife that he
would never regain his former health His
was now much changed He was restless, cross
and fretful and was much given to suddenly
starting. crying out, and gnashing his teeth
while asleep. His appetite was very irregular
indeed; at times he would eat voraciously
which appeared to relieve him for the time
being; and then there were times when he
wouldn't eat scarcely anything He would
occasionally be taken very sick at the stomach.
which was usually followed by a severe fit of
vomiting. A greater portion of this time he
was under medical treatment, L having en-
ployed several Of the best and most eminent
physicians in this city, which availed nothing
also tried number of VeTmifuges and Worm
Confectiens, thinking that he might possibly
be afflicted with worms, all of which did no
good. r-.
On Sunday morning, June Q, 1867 he was
taken violently sick at the stomach, which, as
usual, was soon followed by a severe lit of
vomiting and a constant disposition of the
bowels to act, bat Wuh no success. Becoming
alarmed, Immediately called upon DR.. G. w.
Vaughn (druggist), corner of Richmond and
Shackamaxon streets, and, after explaining to
him the child's symptoms he remarked that
is his opinion, the child had Worms, and adj
vised me to purchase a box of DIR. Wishart's
Worm Sugar Drops, which 1 accordingly
did, and the result that followed after
administering them was truly wonderful
In the extreme, and will furnish theme
for naturalists and the medical faculty to
investigate and discuss for some time to come.
Drops, and upon examination ascertained
that they were free from the unpleasant taste
and smell that almost all of the worm prepara-
tions now in general use possess. 1 gave him
(4) four of the Sugar Drops about an hour before
each meal on Sunday and Monday, June and
10 inclusive On Tuesday evening, June H. the
child with much difficulty passed an enormous
Worm QD fourteen inches in length and about
as thick as the first or index finger of grown
person, and still larger in the centre Upon
examining the monster, and holding 1t up to
the gas-light, noticed that its stomach was
covered with a thin and almost transparent
skin for the space OF (D four or (5 five inches,
exposing to my view a mass Of what appeared
TO be Worms struggling and working among
each other! My wife cut open the Worm, and,
strange and mysterious as 1t may appear, she
took heretront (l4) fourteen hVin9 Worms One of
the number was a genuine bona tide Tapeworm,
and when abstracted from its living tomb was
co1led up in a singular manner. With much
difficulty we succeeded in STRENGTHENING it out,
and found that it was (l5) fifteen inches in
length, and that 1t was fiat and narrow, and
contained number of joints. The remaining
Q3) thirteen were the ordinary Round or
Stomach Worms
There is not a shadow OF doubt in my mind
that If the monster Worm and Its contents
had remained in my child's stomach a sufficient
length of time TO attain a greater degree OF
perfection, 1t certainly would have carried hIsa
to a premature grave. had almost giveE Ep
the last hope when was providentiaily al.
Tected to use your great preparation-Dr
Wishart's Worm Sugar Drops, My child
began to improve Immediately after get
ting rid OF the monster that was fast de-
stroying his life; and now, thanks TO your
"WoRM SUGAR DROPS" he Is in 0,e enjoy
ment Of fperJect health.
Not knowing the value OF the Worm and its
contents to the medical faculty, my wife during
my absence destroyed it. This unfortunate oo-
currence regret very much indeed. as my in
tention was 70 present the curiosity 10 you,
knowing that 1t would be a valuable acquisi-
tion TO your stock of curiosities pertaining to
the medical profession.
In conclusion, allow me TO say that can, and
will In every case, heartily recommend your
excellent preparation, DIR. Wishart's Worm
Sugar Drops, as the best, safest, and most reIia-
BILE Worm CONNECTION extant.
You may publish a portion or the whole Of
this letter If you see proper.
Truly yours,
VIM. o. SNYDER.
Surgeon Dentist,
No. 239 Richmond Street.