The state herald., 1892-04-08
a Saratoga Co. Miracle
HELPLESS FOR YEARS AND Ex-
,..cLUDED FROM HOSPITALS.
AS INCURABLE.
he Remarkable Experiences Of Chas.
Quset - Investigated BY an Alban,
IN. ~ Journal nsportsr-A
Story of surpsssins.
Interest

eomarkable-indced, so remarkable as
70 be miraculous-cure OF most severe
Ease Of locomotor ataxia. or creeping
paralysis, simply by the use Of popu-
sr remedy known ns "Pirk Pills for
Pale people," prepared and put up by
the DR.. Williams Medicine company,
Morristown, N. Y. and Brockville, cnt-
The story was to the effect that Mr..
Charles A. QUAINT, of Galway, who for
the last six or eight years has been a
great sufferer from creeping paralysis
and Its attendant ills, and who had be-
come utterly powerless Of all self-help,
had, by the use Of q few boxes OF the
Pink Pills for Pale People, been so
fully restored to health MS TO be able
to walk about tho street without the
aid Of crutchcs. Tho fame Of this
wonderful. miraculous euro was 90
great that the Eucntn1 Journal
reportar thought itCworth his while to
20 to Galway to call on Mr.. QUAINT, to
learn from his lips, and from the obser-
vation and testimony Of his ncighbors,
II his alleged cure was q fact or only
an unfounded rumor. And SO he drove
to Galway and spent day and night
there in visiting Mr.. QUAINT, getting his
story and interviewing his neighbors
and fellow-townsmen. 1t may be proper
to say that Galway is u pretty little
village Of about 400 people, dc.
lightfully located near the center Of the
town OF Galway, in Saratoga county, and
about seventeen miles from Saratoga
Springs Upon inquiry, tho residence
Of Mr.. Charles A. QUAINT was easily
found, for everybody seemed to know
him, speak well Of him and to be over
flowing with surprise and satisfaction
at his wonderful cure and restoration
to the activities OF cntcrprising citizen
ship, for Mr.. QUAINT was born in Galway
and had spent most OF his life there.
Mr.. Qunnt was found ut his pretty
home, on pleasant street nearly OPP
posite the academy. In response
70 knock ut the door 1t was
opened by man who, In reply to an
inquiry II Mr.. QUAINT lived there and
was at home, said: ~ am Mr.. QUAINT.
Will you come IMP" After u little gen.
eral and preliminary conversation, and
after he had been apprised Of the object
for which the Journal reporter had
called upon him, he, ut request, told
the story Of himself and OF his sickness
and terrible sufferings, and Of the in
efYcctual treatment he had had, and OF
his final cure by the use OF DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Palo People, and cheer
fully gave assent to Its use for publica-
tion. Ho said: "My name is Charles
A. QUAINT am 81 years old. l was
born in the village Of Galway, and, cx-
cepting while travelling on business
and little while in Amsterdam, have
spent my whole life here. Ny wife Is
native OF Ontario. Up TO about
eight years ago never had been sick
and was then in perfect health. was
fully SIX feet tall. weighed $50 pounds
and was very strong. For la yesrs
was travelling salesman for n piano
and organ company and had to do, or
1t least did do II great deal OF heavy
lifting, got my meals very irregularly
and slept in enough spare beds in coun-
try houses to freeze my ordinary man
TO death, or Mt least give him the
rheumatism. About eight years ago l
began TO feel distress In my stomach
and consulted several doctors about it.
They nll said 1t was dyspcpsin, and for
dyspepsia ] was treated by various doc
tors in different places. and took all
the patent medicines / could hear of
that claimed TO bc q cure for dyspepsia.
But ! continued to grow gradually
worse for four years. Then began 10
have pain in my back and legs and be-
came conscious that my legs were get
ting veal; and my step unsteady. and
then l staggered when I walked.
Having received no benefit from
the use OF patent medicines, and
feeling TINT was constantly growing
worse, then, upon advice, began the
use OF electric belts, pads and nll the
many different kinds OF electric nppli-
- : So, s-ar OF, nri slo.t hun
dreds OF dollars FOR them, but they did
me no good. (iicrc MIR. QUAINT showed
the journal reporter an electric suit OF
underwear for which he paid slsi.) In
the fall OF 1855 the doctors advised u
change OF climate, so went 10 Atlanta,
Ga. and acted as agent for the Estey
Organ company. While there took u
thorough electric treatment, but II only
seemed To aggravnte my disease, and the
only relief could get from the sharp
and distressing pains was 10 take NOR
phinc. The pain was 80 intense At
times that IL seemed ms though could
not stand II, and l almost longcd fer
death rs the only certain relief. In
September OF 1883 my legs gave out en-
tircly and my left eye was drawn to
one side, no that had double sight and
was dizzy. My trouble 40 effected my
whole nervous system that had TO
give up business. Then returned TO
New York and went to the Roosevelt
hospital, where for four months l was
treated by specialists and they pro-
Eounccd my case iocomotor ntaSin
and incurnblc. After | had been
under treatment by Prof. Starr and DIR.
Ware for four months, they told me
they had done nll they could for mo-
Then | went 10 the New York hospital
on Fifteenth street, where. upon cx.
animation they taid was incurnbls
and would not tnkc mo In. ~ lie
Presbyterian hospital they examined
me and told mo tho same thing. In
March, 1890, was taken 10 St Peters
hospital In Albany, where Prof. II. II.
Hun frankly told my wife my case was
hopclrts; that he could do nothing for
the and that she had better take mo
back home and snyc my money. hut
wanted 70 mako trial Of Prof.
Huns famous slill md re-
msined under his treatment.
FOR. ninc wcclt-. but secured no benefit
All this time had been growing worse
I had become entirely pnfnlyxed from
my waist down and had partly iost con.
troll Of my hnnds. Tho pain was terri.
slci my legs felt ns though they wcre
preesinR and my stomach would not
pctain food. and fell away 10 isc
foundn. In the Albany hospital they
rut II big burns on my back one day
with red hot irons and after fow
days they put II morc burns on aud
treated me with electricity, but I go,
worse rather than better, lost control
Of my bowels and water, and upon
advice Of tho doctor, who nnii
there was no hope for me, I wns
brought home. where II was though,
that death would noon come 10 reiIeys
l kstss at ~.