The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-03-30
ASARATUGA CO. MIRACLE.
Helpless for Years and Excluded
from Hospitals as Incurable.
The Remarkable Experience OF Charles
QUAINT as Investigated by an Albany
IN. W Journal Reporter A
Story of Surprising Interest.
ALBANY On. W Journal, March 4th.]


and elsewhere in Saratoga county of a
most remarkable indeed, so remark
able as to be miraculous-curc of most
severe case of locomotor ataXia, or creep
ing paralysis, simply by the use of
popular remedy known as Pink Pills
for Pale People, =" prepared and put up
by the DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Morristown, N. Y, and Brockville, Ont.
The story was to the effect that Mr..
Chas. A. QUAINT, of Galway, who for the
last six or eight years has been great
sufferer from creeping paralysis and its
attendant ills, and who had become ut
terly powerless of all self-help, had, by
the use of few boxes of the Pink Pills
| for Pale People, been SO fully restored
| to health as to be able to walk about
the street without the aid of crutches.
| The fame of this wonderful, miracu-
lous cure was SO great that the Evening
Journal reporter thought it worth his
while to go to Galway to call on Mr..
QUAINT to learn from his lips, and from
the observation and testimony of his
neighbors, if his alleged cure was a
fact or only an unfounded rumor. And
so he drove to Galway and spent a day
and night there in visiting Mr.. QUAINT,
getting his story and interviewing his
neighbors and fcllow-townsmen. 1t
may be proper to say that Galway is a
pretty little village of about 400 people,
delightfully."- located near the center
of the town of Galway, in Saratoga
county, and about II Liles from Sara
toga Springs. Upon inquiry the resi-
dence of Mr. Charles A. QUAINT was
easily found, for everybody seemed to
know him, speak well of him, and be
overlooking with surp rise and satisfac-
ton at his wonderful cure and restora-
ton to the activities of enterprisjng cit
izenship, for Mr.. QUAINT was born in
Galway and had spent most of his
life there. Mr.. QUAINT was found
at his pretty home, on pleasant street
nearly opposite the academy. In re-
Spouse to knock mt the door it was
opened by man who, in reply to an
quiry if Mr.. QUAINT lived there and was
at home, said: II am Mr.. QUAINT. Will
you come IMP" After little general
and preliminary conversation, and after
he had been appraised of the object for
which the Journal reporter had called
upon him, he, at request, told the story
OF himself and of his sickness and ter
rible suffcrings, and of the incffcctua
treatment he had had, and of his fina
cure by the use of DR.. Williams PINK
Pills for Pale People, and cheerfully
gave assent to its use for publication
He said: my name is Charles A
QUAINT. am 81 years old. was borr
in the village of Galway, and, excepting
while travelling on business and littlt
while in Amsterdam, have spent my
whole life here. My wife is native o.
: Ontario. Up to about eight years ago
had never been sick and was then il
} perfect health. l was fully six feet tall
weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong. For 12 years l was travelling
salesman for piano and organ com
pany and had to do a great deal Of
, heavy lifting, got my meals very irreg
ularly and slept in enough spare beds
|
nary man to death, or at least give hin
the rheumatism. About eight years
ago ! began to feel distress in m,
, stomach and consulted several doctor
about it. They all said it was dyspep
STA, and for dyspepsia I was treated b,
various doctors in different places, ant
took all the patent medicines ] coul,
q hear of that claimed to be n cure TO
= dyspepsia. But / continued to grow
d gradually worse for four years. The
: / began have pain in my back and leg
h and became conscious that my leg
3 were getting weak and my step un
Q steady, and then staggered when
walked. Having received no benef
!, from the use of patent medicines, an
feeling that was constantly CROWN
!" worse, then, upon advice, began Thu
use of electric belts, pads and all tn
many different kinds of electric appl
ances could hear Of, and spent hur
7 dreds of dollars for them, but they di
me no good. Here Mr.. QUAINT Shove
- the Journal reporter an electric suit c
= underwear for which he paid Sl24). !
- the fall of 1883 the doctors advised
" change Of climate, so went to Atlant;
Ca, and acted as agent for the Este
3 Organ Company. While there took
thorough electric treatment. but it onl
u seemed to aggravate my disease, an
the only relief | could get from tn
y sharp and distressing pains was to TAX
y morphine. The pain was so intense {
:. times that it seemed as though l coul
:. not stand it, and l almost longed fc
death as the only certain relief.
September of 1883 my legs gave out cl
tirely and my left eye was drawn to or
= side, SO that had double sight and we
" dizzy. My trouble so affected m
=, whole nervous system that l ha
y to give up business. Then r.
= turned to New York and wei
:, to the Roosevelt hospital, where fo
~ four months l was treated by specials
j., and they pronounced my case locomot6
y, ataxia and incurable. After had bee
:. under treatment by Prof. Starr and d
= Ware for four months, they told me the
had done all they could for me. Then
~ went to the New York hospital on Fl
:. teenth street, where, upon examination
~ they said was incurable and would n
take me in. At the Presbyterian hosl
tai they examined me and told me Il
Sc same thing. In March, 1890, w
=, taken to st. Peters hospital in Alban
V where Prof. II. H. Hun frankly told II
= wife my case was hopeless; that
- | could do y,othipor fo,. mo opJ sl,f e1