Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-10
Many St. Louis People Interviewed
on Subject.
- GzEisiN
REPORTER SECURES STATEMENTS
1t Is Claimed by Cooper That Monster
Worms Cause Fifty Per Cent. of So
Called Stomach Trouble-Re-
suits Evidently Bear Him Out.

ST. LOUIS, Oct 9.-Nothing has
done so much to arouse the people in
st. Louis as the immense number OF
parasites or tapewOrms that are h..
Ing removed from individuals bv a
preparation known as Cooper's New
Discovery.
This preparation Is being introdur.
ed In this city for the first time bv
l.. 7. Cooper, the young philanthropy.
ISL, who has made and Is making 4
fortune by It's sale. The medicine is
prepared ut Dayton. Ohio, and is sold
for various forms of stomach trouble.
II Is now being sold in st. Louis in
such enormous quantities as To hav.
caused general discussion by physi.
clans throughout the city.
cooper claims that much suffering
Is the result of tapeworms. and stated
early during his visit that the crea-
lures were responsible for fifty Ter
cent. or all stomach trouble. This
claim seems To he verified as fully
one-half of the individuals who have
taken this preparation have been re-.
liered Of one of these creatures
reporter who spent an hour at
Cooper's headquarters. secured state.
ments from number of people whu
brought one OF the creatures to the
young man. yesterday. The follow
Ing are some of these statements ia
are similar to all the rest:
Mr.. Chns. II. Muetz living at 1901
Easton Ave. who brought with him
tapeworm about fifty feet In length.
when questioned, said 81 have been
In poor health for eight years. I have
attributed II To my stomach. although
] was not certain Just what was the
matter with me. felt dull most ut
the time and the least exertion tired
me. ! had very irregular appetite
and always had coated tongue
was troubled with shortness of breath.
headaches. dizziness. sleeplcsSnpSS
and would SEQ spccks before my eyes
II stopped over and raised up quick
~"
My worst trouble was that seem
ed to lack all ambition and 1t was diff.
flcult to attend to my business as
always felt tired even after Il nights
sleep. My mind seemed dull ami
sluggish most of the time and had
difficulty in remembering. have had
headache great deal and have done
everything possible, but could get no
relief"
81 heard so much of this man Coop
er. that last Wednesday bought q
bottle of his preparation did not
! use II till yesterday when I took two
doses Of II and about two hours ago
n parasite left my system know
now what made me feel so badly all
these years. consider this the most
remarkable preparation ever heard
Of 1t has made life worth living for
me once more and am very thank
full"
The statement of MIR. William
Bracien, of 720 Morgan ST.. was as
follows: Il had suffered with stom.
I ach trouble for three years | was
not sick enough to he i'll bed, but lust
felt bad all the time My greatest
trouble was that | always felt tired.
would get up in the morning feeling
as tired rs when went to bed"
Il had very irregular appetite
and was troubled with dizzy spells. II
! stood for any length Of time would
have dull pain In the lower part of
my back. was nervous and felt
all the time as though something ter
riblc was going to happen. My men,
DRY has been getting bad during the
past year and my eyesight is not as
Keen rs 1t was. | have tried many
kinds of medicines but nothing ever
helped me-
II had about given up all hope OF
ever being In good health again. when
heard SO much of Cooper and de-
cided to try his medicines. | bought
one bottle of his New Discovery, as
1t is called. took just three doses
OF the medicine and this tapeworm
which Is over seventy feet in length,
left my system. never suspected
that had this thing. feel better
already and believe will get back
some of the flesh | had lost during
the past few years. would not have
that thing In me again for thousand
dollars"
These statements and others like
them go far toward accounting for
Cooper's immense success here ami
elsewhere. So far every claim made
by the young man seems to have been
verified