The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-03-19
SARATOGA co. MIRACLE
HELPLESS FOR YEARS AND EX-
CLUDED FROM HOSPITALS
AS lNCURABLE.
The Remarkable Experience of Chas.
QUAINT as Investigated by an Albany IN.
W journal Reporter-A Story of Sur
nassins Interest,

Z! The Remarkable Experience or Chas.
QUAINT as Investigated by an Albany IN
W journal Reporter-A Story of Sur
/ passing Interest.
/ IAlbany, \. Y, Journal, March 4.
t SARATOGA, March 4.-For some time
past there have been reports here and
! elsewhere in Saratoga County Of a most
| rem markable--indeed, 80 remarkable as
! to be nliraculous-cure of a most severe
case Of locomotor ataxia, or creeping
| paralysis, simply by the Use OF Il popu-
lar remedy known as Pink Pills for
Pale People" prepared and put up by
| the DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
! Morristo'vn, \. Y. and Brockville, Ont.
/ The story was to the effect that Mr..
/ Charles \. QUAINT, OF Galway, who Tor
| the asst six or eight years has been a
! great sufferer from creeping paralysis
and its attendant ills, and who had be-
| come utterly powerlesa Of all 9elf-help.
had. by the use Of Il 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,
miraculous cure Was so great that the
Evening journal reporter thought
1t worth his while To go TO Cal
wav TO call on Mr.. QUAINT, 10
learn from his lips, and from the obser-
vation and testimony OF his nei8hbors,
| If his alleged cure was a fact or only an
unfounded rumor And SO he drove 10
| Galway and spent II day and night
there in visiting Mr. QUAINT, getting his
story, and interviewing his neighbors
and fellow -townemen. 1t may be proper
10 say that Galway is a pretty little vii
!age Of 400 people, delightfully."- located
near the center of the town OF Galway,
in Saratoga County, and about II miles
from Saratoga Springs. Upon inquiry,
| the residence OF Mr.. Charles A. QUAINT
| was easily found, for everybody seemed
to know him, speak Well of him, and
10 be overhowinS with surprise and
| satisfaction at his wonderful cure and
restoration to the activities of enter
prising citizenship, for Mr.. QUAINT was
born in Galway and had spent most of
his life there Mr.. QUAINT was found al
his pretty home, on Il pleasant street
nearly opposite the academy. In re-
sponse 10 knock at the door it was
opened by raan who, in reply 10 an in
duirv il Mr.. QUAINT lived there and was
at home, said Il am Mr. QUAINT viii
YOU come in:" After a little general
and preliminary conversation, and after
he had been apprised of the object fol
which the Journal reporter had called
upon him, he, at request told the story
of himself and Of his sichn IS and terri
ble eufferingS, and of the Intellectual
treatment he had had, and Of his final
cure by the use of DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, and cheerfully
gave assent to its use FOR publication
He said: My name is Charles \.
QUAINT. I am 81 years old. ] was born
In tho village of Galway, and, except
ing while travelling on business and a
little while in Amsterdam. have spent
nav whole life here. Ny wife il native
of Ontario. Up TO about eight years age
I had never been sick and was then il
perfect health ] was fully six feet tall
weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong. For twelve years | was trav-
cling salesman for q piano and organ
company and had TO do. or at least did
do, great deal Of heavy lifting, got my
meals very irregularly and slept III
enough spare beds in country hoUs' :
10 freeze any ordinary man To death, ol
at least give him the rheumatism. About
eight wears ago / began TO feel distress
In my stomach and consulted several
doctors about il. They all said ii was
dyspepsia, and for dyspepsia / was
treated by various doctors il different
places, and took all tho patent medicines
could hear Of that claimed to be a cure
for dyspepsia. But ! continued to grow
gradually worse for four years. Then |
began to have pain in my back and i"ge
and became conscious that my legs We're
getting weak and my step unsteady. and
then / staggered when walked. Having
I received no benefit from the Use III pat
ent medicines, and feeling that
was constantly growing worse.
then. upon advice, began the use
! of electric belts, pads and all the
many different kinds OF electric appli-
ances | could hear Of, and spent hun
dreds Of dollars for them, but they did
me no good" Here Mr.. QUAINT showeC
. the journal reporter an electric suit o
underwear for which he paid el24 III
the fall Of 1883 the doctors advised 4
change Of climate, SO | went 10 Atlanta
| Ca. and acted a. agent for the Estey
Organ Company. While there | took 8
thorough electric treatment, but it only
seemed to aggravate my disease. anC
. the only relief | could get from the SHARP
: and distressing pains was 10 take nlor-
phine. The pain was SO intense at times
that It seemed as though | could moi
! stand if. and ] almost longed for death
as the only certain relief. In Septem-
} Der Of 1888 my legs gave out entirely
and my left eye was drawn TO one side
: SO that | had double sight and was dizzy
NV trouble so affected my whole nervous
system that l had TO give up business
: Then I returned to New York and went
to the Roosevelt Hospital, where for foul
: months | was treated by specialists and
they pronounced my ease locomotol
ataxia and incurable. After | had beer
under treatment of Prof. Starr and DIR
Ware for four months. they told me they
had done all they could for me, Then
! went to the New York hospital on Fif,
. teenth street. where, upon examination
thew said / was inCuTabic and would no
take me in. At the Presbyterian hoepita
!; they examined ne and told m" the same
thing. In March. 1890. / was taken L
st. Peters hospital in Albany, wher'
Prof. H. II. Hun frankly told my wifi
nly case was hopeless; that he could d.
!, nothing for me, and that she had bette
take ma back home and save m,
money. But / wanted - make
trial of Prof Huns famous skill
and l remained under his treatmen
! for nine weeks. but secured no benefit
! All this time I had been gro--:ng worse
had become entirely pG-aiyze.l from
4 my waist down and had partly lost con
f troll Of my hands. The pain was terrible
Z my legs felt a though they were freez
? | ing and my stomach would not retain
? food, and l fell away to l2o pounds. Il
; the ALBANY hospital thew put seventeen