The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-06
HE SARATOGA MIRACLE
( FJ8THRR INVESTIGATED BY AN Ex-
PRESS REPORTER.


J, F1R11xD -INTERvIkws WITH LEADING
PHxsrcIANs Who TREATED QUAINT
-THE Mosr MARVELLOUS CASE
IN THE History OF MEDI-
y CAL SCIENCE.
A few weeks ago an article appeared in
this paper copied from the Albany, N. Y,
Journal. giving the particulars of one OF the
Ipost remarkable cures of the 10th century.
2fshe article wss under the heading "a
aratoea Co. Miracle.~ and excited such
dSspread cod Atnent that another Albany.
paper the Expfes detailed a reporter TO
make a thorough Investigation OF the state
ments appearing in the Journals article.
Thefacts as ELECTED by the Express reporter
are given in the following article, which ap-
peared In that paper on April 10th, and
makes one of the most interesting stories
ever related:
!. A few weeks ago there was published in
the Albany Evening Journal the story of a
most remarkable-indeed so remarkable as
to well justify the term miraculous
OF severe case of locomotor ataxia or
creeping. paralysis, simply by the use of
Pink Pills for Pale People, and, in comply
ance with instructions, an Express Reporter
has been devoting some time in a critical
Investigation of the real facts OF the case.
The story Of the wonderful cure of Charles
A. QUAINT, of Galway, Saratoga County,
N. Y, as first told in the Journal, has
been copied into hundreds IL not thousands
of other daily and weekly newspapers and
has created such a sensation throughout the
entire country that it was deemed a duty
due all the people, and especially the thou
sands Of similarly afflicted, that the state
ments of the case as made in the Albany
journal, and copied into SO many other
newspapers should. il true, be verified; or,
If false, exposed as an imposition upon public
credlility,
Th4;vysSst of the Express reporters in.
vestigations authorizes him in saying that
the story of Charles A. Quants cure OF
locomotor ataxia by the use of Pink Pills
for Pale People. popular remedy prepared
and pvt up by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Morristown, N. Y, and Brock
vile, Ontario. is TRUE, anu that all its
statements are not only justfiei but verified
by Che fuller development of tho further
facts Of the case.
Perhaps the readers of the Express are
not all OF them fully familiar with the de-
tails OF this miraculous restoration to health
of man who after weeks and months of
treatment by the most skillful doctors i'm
two OF the best hospitals in the State of New
York-the Roosevelt Hospital in New York
City and st. Peters Hospital in Albany
was dismissed from each as incurable and,
because the case was deemed ipcurable, the
man was denied admission into several 9th
ers to which application was made in his be-
half. The story as told by Mr.. QUAINT him.
self and published in the Albany Journal, is
as follows;
"My name Is Charles A. QUAINT: 1 am 81
years old; was born in the village Of Gal.
way and excepting while travelling on bust
ness and little while in Amsterdam have
spentm my Whole life here. Up to about eight
years ago X had never been sick and was
then in perfect health. j was fully six feet
tall, tai, weighed @ 10 $50 pounds and was very
man for piano and organ company, and
had to do. OF at least did DO, great deal of
heavy lifting, got my meals very irregularly
and slept in enough spare beds in coun-
try houses to freeze an ordinary man to
death, or at least give him the rheuma-
feel distress in my stomach, and consulted
several doctors about it. They all said it
was dyspepsia. and for dyspepsia / was
treated by various doctors in different
places, and took all the patent medicines
could hear OF that claiIneI to be a cure for
dyspe psia. But continued to grow grad.
ualiy worse for four years. Then began
to have pain In my back and legs and be-
came conscious that my legs were getting
weak and my step unsteady, and then I
staggered when walked. Having received
no benefit from the use of patent medicines
and feeling that / was constantly growing
worse, l then, upon advice, began the use OF
electric belts pads and all the many different
kinds OF electric appliances Icould hear Of,
they did ne DO good. Here MIR. ouant
showed the journal reporter an electric suit
OF underwear, Tor which he paid Sl24) In
the fall of 1888 the doctors advised a G cnange
of climate. 80 went to Atlanta, Ca, and
acted az agent for the Estey Organ Com
pany. While there took a thorough elec-
trio treatment but 1T only .emed to aggra-
vate my disease and the only relief | could
get from the sharp and distressing pains was
to take morphine The pain was so in
tense at times that it seemed as though I
death as the only certain relief Ia Septem-
Der OF 1883 my legs gave out entirely and nv
ielt eye was drawn to one side 50 that had
double sight and was dizzy. NV trouble SO
affected my whole nervous system that I
had to give up business. Then returned to
Pital, whore for four months was treated
by specialists and they pronounced nv case
iocomotor ataxia and incurable. After
had been under treatment by Prof starr
and Dr. 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. they
said was1ncurable and would not take me
In. AT the Presbyterian Hospital they e1.
amined me and told me the same thing. In
March, 1880, was taien to st. Peters Hos
pital in Albany, where Prof. II. II. Hun
hty "hS ny Sdoc was HOpeleSS,
that he could do nothing for me and that she
had better take me back home aud save my
money. But wanted to make a trial of
Prof. Huns famous skill and remained
under his treatment for nine weeks, but Sc
cured no benefit. All this time hal been
growing worse. / had become entirely
paralyzed from my waist down and had
fartly lost control of my hands. The pain
was terrible; my legs felt as though they
were yreezng and my stomach would not re-
tain food, and 4 fell away to leo pounds.
In the Albany Hospital they put sevente. IN
big burns OH my back one day with red hot
irons, and after a few days they put fourteen
more burns on and treated me with elec-
tricity, but got worse rather than better;
lost control of my bowels and water, and
upon advice of the DOCTOR who said
there was no hope for me, I was brought
home, where it was thought that death would
soon come to relieve me of my sufferings.
Last SeptSpfhHr, while in this helpless and
suffering condition, "A friend OF mine in
Hamilton, Ont, called my attention to the
statement of one John Marshall whose case
had been similar to my own, and who had
been cured by the use Of DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. In this case Mr.. Mar
shall, who is a prominent member of the
Royal Templars of temperance, had, after
four years Of constant treatment by the
most eminent Canadian physicians, been
pronounced incurabie, and paid the $1,000
total disability claim allowed by the order i'm
such cases. Some months after Mr.. Mar
shall baJQu N coursa of traat ,vith n,.