Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-13

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To verify Mr.. Quant's statement our re-
porter a few days ago, March 3lst, 1922
called on DR.. Allen Starr at his office, No.
% West Twenty-eighth St., New York city.
DR.. Starr is house physician Of the RoOse-
welt hospital, situated corner of Ninth
avenue and Fifty-ninth street. In reply to
inquiry he said he remembered the case of
Mr.. QUAINT very we'll, and treated him some,
but that he was chiefly treated and under
the more especial care of DR.. Ware He
said he regarded this case as he did all cases
of lOcOmOtOr ataxia as incurable. In order
that our reporter might get copy Of the
history of the case Of Mr. QUAINT from the
hospital record hevery courteously gave him
a letter of which the following is a copy
DR.. NJ. A. Starr, % West Forty-eighth
street, office hours, to II a. M, New York,
March 31st 1S9!.-Dear DR.. Vought: II you
have any record of a locomotor ataxia by
name of QUAINT, who says he came to the
clinic 3 or years ago, No. IA, OBJ, OF the o.
D. Dept, Roosevelt, sent to me from Ware,
will you let the bearer know. Ii you have
no record send him to Roosevelt Hosp.
Yours, STARR.
By means of this letter access to the rec
oris was permitted and a transcript of the
history of Mr.. Quant's case made from them
as follows:
1889, Charles A. QUAINT, aged "a years. Born
U. s. Married. Hoboken."
"Hstory of the case:-Dyspepsia for past
four or five years. About IA months partial
loss of power and numbness in lower ex-
tremities Girdling sensation about abdo-
men. November 10Th, 1889, not improved,
external strobismus of left eye and dilata-
ton of the left eye) Some difficulty in pass
ing water at times; no headache but some
dizziness; alternate diarrhoea and constip pa
ton; partial ptosis past two weeks in left
eye.
"Ord r. F Ri neD- and Soda"
These are the marked symptoms Of
severe case of locomOtOr ataxia. And DR..
Starr said case with such marked symp-
toms could not be cured and QUAINT, who was
receiving treatment in the Out-patient de-
pa tment, was given up as lncurable."
There never was a case recovered in the
world" said Dr. Starr. And then said:
"Dr. Ware can tell you more about the case
as QUAINT was under his more personal treat
ment. [ am surprised, he said that the
man is alive, as | thought he must be dead
long ago."
Our reporter found Dr. Edward Ware at
his Office, No. 1852 West Ninaty-third street.
New York He said: Il have very distinct
recollections of the QUAINT case. 1t was a
very pronounced case. 1 treated him about
eight months. This was in the early sum-
mer of 1890. deemed him incurable, and
thought him dead before now. Imagine my
surprise when [ received a letter from him
about two weeks ago telling me that he was
be fully recovered"
''What do you think doctor, was the
cause of his recovery"
That is more than l know. QUAINT says
he has been taking some sort Of pills and that
they have cured him. At all events, l am
glad the poor fellow is getting we'll, for his
was bad case and he was a great sufferer"
DR.. Theodore r. Tuttle, of 319 West
Eighteenth street, to whom our reporter is
indebted for assisting courtesies, said OF
cases of this disease in the course Of my
practice. l will not say that it is lncurable.
but never knew of case to get well; but l
will say it is not deemed durable by any
remedies known to the medical profession"
After this successful and confirmatory in
vestigation in New York, our reporter,
Saturday, April I'd, 1892, visited St. Peters
Hospital, in Albany, corner of Albany and
Ferry streets. He had a courteous reception
by Sister Mary Philomena, the sister
superior Of st. Peters Hospital, and when
told of the object Of his visit, said she remem-
bered the case of poor Mr. QUAINT very dis
tinctly. Said she: 1T was a very distress
ing case and excited my sympathies much
Poor fellow, he couldn't be cured and had to
go home in a terrible condition OF helpless
ness and suffering" The house physician, on
consulting the records of st. Peters Hospital.
said he found only that Charles A. QUAINT
entered the hospital March 18th, 1890 was
treated by DR.. Henry Hun, assisted by DR..
Van Derveer, who was then, 1880, at the
head of the hospital, and that his case being
deemed not possible OF cure, he left the
hospital and was taken TO his home, as ne
supposed to die.
Such is the full history Of this most re-
markable case OF successful recovery from
heretofore supposed incurable disease and
after all the doctors had given him up, by
the simple use of Dr. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. Truly it is an interesting
story of most miraculous cure of a dreadful