Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-05-05
THE SARATOGA MIRACLE
Further Investigated by an Ex-
press Reporter.
The Facts Already Stated Fully Confirmed
Interviews with Leading Physicians
Who Treated Ouant-The Most Mar
yelous Case in the History of
Medical Science.

| Journal, giving the particulars OF one OF tli'
| most remarkable cures of the 18th century
| The article was under the heading A Sara
| toga &c. Miracle" and excited such wide
spread comment that another Albany paper
| the Express-detaled reporter to make
| a thorough investigation of the statement:
| appearing in the Journals article. The
| facts as elected by the Express reporter
| are given in the following article. whIcf
| appeared in that paper on April 18th. ano
| makes one of the most interesting stories
| ever related
| A few weeks ago there was published in
| the Albany Evening journal the story OF Z
| most reuarliab le-indeed so remarkable as
| to well Justify the term NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| of a severe case of locomotor ataxla- on
creeping paralysis; simply by the use OF
| Pink Pills for Pale People, and, III coInpli
ance with instructions, an Express reporter
| has been devOting some time in critical
| investigation CT the real facts of the case.
| The story of the wonderful cure OF
Charles A QUAINT Of Galway, Saratoga
| county, y. Y, as first told in The Jour
| nal has been copied into hundreds IT not
| thousands OF other daily and weekly news
. papers and has created such sensation
! throughout the entire country that it was
| deemed a duty cue all the people and es-
| pee ally the thousands Of similarly afflicted,
| that the statements of the case as male IN
| The Albany JOurnaI' and copied into SO
| many other newspapers should, II true, be
| verified: or. if false. exposed as an IInpos1-
| ton upon public creduIity.
| The result Of the Express reporters In
| vestigai ions authorizes him in saying that
/ the story of Charles a. CHANTS cure OF To-
| coInotor ataxia by the use of Pink PlIIs
| for Pale People, popular remedy prepared
| and put up by the DR.. Williams Medicine
| Company, Morristown. y. Y. and Brock
| vile, On ario, IS TRUE, and that all its
/ ry1lt-
| flied by the fuller development of the fur
| Their facts of the case.
| Perhaps the readers of the Express are
not all OF them fully familiar witt the de-
tails of this miraculous restoration 10
| health of a man who after weeks and
| months of treatment by the most skillful
| doctors in two of the best hospitals in the
| state of New York-the Roosevelt hospi1 al
| in New York CITY and St Peters hospital
| in Albaay-Was dismissed from each AS III
| durable and, because the case was deemed
| incurah!e. the man was Denied admission
| into several OF hers TO which Application was
| made in his behalf The story as told by
| Mr.. QUAINT himself and published i'll the AL
| bany journal, Is as follows
| My name is Charles 4. QUAINT am 81
years old | was born in the village OF Gal
| way and excepting while travelling on bnsi-
| ness and a little while in Amsterdam. have
| spent my whole life here. Up to about eight
| years ago l had never been sick and was
| then in perfect health. L was fully SIX feet
| tall, weighed $50 pounds and was very
| strong For Il years l was traveIin g
| salesman for piano and organ company.
| and bad to do. or at least did 90 Il great deal
| Of heav: lifting, got my meals very !rregu-
| larry and slept in enough spare beds III
! country houses to freeze any ordinary man
/ to death. or at least give him the rheum2-
| tism About eight Years ago | began TO feel
| distress in my stomach. and consulted sew
| eral doctors about it. They all said IT WIS
| dyspepsia, and fer dyspepsia was treated
| by various doctors IN different places. and
1 I haa
| OF that claimed 10 be a cure for dyspepsia
| But / continued to grow gradually worse
| for four years. Then l began to have pain
| in my back and legs and became conscious
| that my legs were getting weak and my
step unstea ~, and then l staggered when
walked. Having received no benefit from
| the use Of patent medicines, and feeling
| that l was constantly growing worse. L
! then, upon advice, began the use of electric
belts. pads aud all the many different kinds
| OF electric appliances | could hear of, and
spent hundreds OF dollars for them. but
| they did me no good tHere Dir. QUAINT
| showed the journal reporter an electric suit
| of underwear, for which he paid Sl2i). In
! the fall of 1888 the doctors advised change
| of climate, so l went to Atlanta, Ga. and
| acted as agent for the Estey Organ Com
| pany While there took a thorough eiec
| trio treatment. but it only seemed to agra
| 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 /
| could not stand it, and / almost louged for
death as the only certain relief In Septem-
| Der of 1888 my legs gave out entirely ana
| nv left eye was drawn to one side, so that
| had double sight and was dizzy. My
| trouble SO ffected MY whole nervous sys-
| TEN that haG to give up business. Then
| Ireturned TO New York and went to the
| Roose:elt hospital. where for four mouths
/ l was treated by specialists and they pro-
| nounced my case Iocomotor ataxia and in
| durable. AfterI had been under treatment
i II Tnr1t
months they told me they had done AL
| they could for me. Then / went TO the New
| York hospital on Fifteenth street. where:
| upon examination, they said was incur
able and would not take me III. At the
| Presbyterian hospital they examined me
| and told me the same thing In March,
| 1880, was taken to st Peters hospital IN
| Albany, where Prof. II. a Hun frankly told
my wife my ease was hopeless; that he
| could do nothing for me and that she had
| better take me back home aud save my
money But I wanted to make q trial OF
| Prof. Huns famous skill and renamed
under his treatment for nine, weeks. but Sc
cured no benefit. III this Ime | had been
/ growing worse. had become entirely par
| alyzed from my waist down and had part
| IL lost coutrol of my hands. The pain WAS
| terrible; nv legs felt as though they were
| freezing and my stomach Eould not retain
| food, and fell away to l;!3 pounds In the
| Albany hospital they put II big burns On
! NV back one day with red hot irons and
| and treated re with electricity, out L got
worse rl:iller than battec, lost contrsi OF
IT,? b1.ves and water. 2IId, upon ADVICE OF
tae s.OctOr. vino said there was no nope To-
! me- | WIS, brought Erme, where 1t was
| thought tn..t death !v0ELi soon come 70 re-
| i.eve me &c my suffcrnes. Last Scptcmhcr,
| while in tais helpless and suffering. 0onGI-
| ton, :. friend Of mine Ia Hamilton Ont -,
! called ny a tention To the stat enient CT one
john Marshall. WhGse- case had been SIM
| liar to my own. and who had been cured by
| the use af DR. williams Pink Pills Tor PaLe
Peopla In this case Mr.. Marshall, who Is
| a prom bsent member OF she Royal Tenplars
| Of Temperance, BAD, after four years OF
constant treatment by the moss eminent
| Canadian ply sic:ans, been pronounced in
| cur;ibIe and paid the 81 900 total disabi lily
claim allowed hy the order in such eases.
Some months after Sir Marshall began a
| course of treatment with DIR. W iuJamS'
| Pink Pills, and after taking s0fne ID boxes
| was fully restored TO health. | Thought
| wo1id try them and my wife sent for two
boZes OF the pills, aad took them accord
in.< 10 the directions on the wrapper on
each box. For the first few days the cold
| baths were pretty severe as was 50 very
Eeak. but continued to follow instructions
| As 10 taking the pills and the, treatment. and
| even before | had used up ttie two boxes o.
| the pills began to feel ben ial results
| from them. Ny pains were hot SO bad
| felt warmer; III Y head fei h e:ter; MY food
| began to rel.S!i ard agree With IRE; / cOlsd
| strai ghtt-a up; the feeling began 10 cone
| back into my limbs; l began I'd &c able u
| get about Oh crufcEos; my eye CAM: lack
| again as good as ever, and now, after the
| ne of eight boxes of the pills, 81, a cost o
| only 81 oO-seel-I can with the help OF
| cane only, walk all about the house AM
| ward, can saw wood. and on pleasant day
| walk down town. My stomach trouble
| gone; have gained ten pounds; feel Hk
new MAJ, and when the spring opens