Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19
'ASARAT0GA co. MIRACLE.
Helpless for Years and Excluded
from Hospitals as Incurable.
The Remarkable Experience of Charles
uEant as Investigated by an Albany
N. W journal Reporter "A
story of Surprising Interest.
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ALBANY N. " Journal, March iihl
SARATOGA, March 4th. - For som
time past there have been reports her
and elsewhere in Saratoga county of
most remarkable indeed, so remark
able as to be miraculouS-curc of a mos
severe case of locomotor ~ataXia, or Greer
ing paralysis, simply by the use of
popular remedy known as Pink Pin
for Pale People prepared and put u
by the DIR. Williams Medicine Company
Morristown, y. Y, and Brockville, Ont
The story was to the effect that Mr.
ChaS. A. QUAINT, of Galway, who for tn,
last six or eight years has been a grea
sufferer from creeping paralysis and it
attendant ills, and who had become ut
terly powerlcsS of ell self-help, had, by
the use of a few boxes of the Pink Pill,
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, miracu
lous cure vas so great that the Evening
Journal reporter thought it worth hi,
while to 90 TO Galway to call on Mr.
QUAINT to learn from his lips, and from
the observation and testimony of his
neighbors. if his alleged cure was a
fact or only an unfounded rumor. And
SO he drove to Galway and spent a day
and a night there in visiting Mr.. QUAINT,
getting his story and interviewing his
neighbors and fellow-townsmen. II
may be proper to say hat Galway is a
pretty little village of about 400 people,
delightfully."- located near the center
Of the town Of Galway, in Saratoga
county, and about Il miles from Sara.
toga Springs. Upon inquiry the resi-,
dence of Mr.. Charles A. QUAINT was
easily found, for everybody seemed to
know him, speak well of him, and be
overlooking with surprise and satisflc,
ton at his wonderful cure and restora.
ton to the activities of enterprising cit
izenship, for Mr.. QUAINT was born in
Galway and had spent most of his
life there, Mr., QUAINT was found
at his pretty home, on a pleasant street
nearly opposite the academy. In re-
Spouse to Il knock at the door it was
opened by Il man who, in reply to an
quiry if Mr.. QUAINT lived there and was
at home, said; Il am Mr.. QUAINT. VIII
you come in?' After n little general
and preliminary conversation, and after
he had been appraised of the object for
which the Journal reporter had called
upon him, he, at request, told the story
of himself and Of his sickness and ter
rible sufferings, and Of the Intellectual
treatment lie had had, and Of his final
cure by the use of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, and cheerfully
gave assent to its use for publication.
He said; My name is Charles A.
QUAINT. | am 81 years old. ! was born
in the village of Galway, and, excepting
while travelling on business and a little
while in Amsterdam, have spent nv
whole life here. My wife Is a native of
Ontario. Up to about q tyears ago |
had never been sick and was then in
perfect health. ! was fully six feettall,
weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong, For II years | was a travelling
salesman for a piano and organ com
pany and had to do q great deal of
heavy lifting, got my meals !.
".sf'J ana sept ,naI6f6ugh spare beds
in country houses to freeze any ordi-
nary mar to death, or at least give him
the rheumatism, About eight years
ago | began to feel distress in my
stomach and consulted several doctors
about it. They all said it was dyspep-
STA, and for dyspepsia ! was treated by
various doctors in different places, and
took all the patent medicines | could
hear of that claimed TO be a cure for
dyspepsia. But ] continued to grow
gradually worse for four years. Then
began have pain in my back and legs
and became conscious that my legs
were getting weak and my step un.
steady, and then | staggered when |
walked. Having received no benefit
from the use of patent 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.
drcds Of dollars for them, but they did
me no good. Here Mr.. QUAINT showed
the journal reporter an electric suit of
underwear for which he paid Sl24). In
the fall Of 1855 the doctors advised a
change OF climate, so ! went to Atlanta.
Ga, and acted as agent for the Estey
Organ Company. While there / took a
thorough electric treatment, but it only
seemed to aggravate my disease, n
the only relief | could get from the
sharp and distressing pains was to take
morphine. The pain was so intense at
times that it seemed as though ! could
not stand il, and | almost longed for
death as the only certain relief. In
September Of 1855 my legs gave out en-.
tirely and my left eye was drawn to one
side, so that had double sight and was
dizzy. My trouble so affected my
whole nervous system that | had
TO give up business, Then | re-
turned to New York and went
10 the Roosevelt hospital, where for
four months ! was treated by specialists
and they pronounced my case locomotor
ataXia and incurable. After | had been
under treatment by Prof. Starr and DR..
Ware for four months, they told INC they
had done all they could for me. Then |
went to the New York hospital on FIT
teenth street, where, upon examination,
they said was incurable and would not
take me in. At the Presbyterian hospi-
tai they examined me and told me the
same thing. In March, 1890. | was
taken to 81. Peters hospital in Albany.
where Prof. II. II. Hun frankly told my
wife my case was hopeless; that he
could do nothing for me and that size
lad better take me back home and save
my money. But wanted TO make atrial
OF Prof. Huns famous skill and / re-
manned under his treatment for nine
weeks: but secured no benefit. All
this time had been growing worse
l mad become entirely paralyzed from
my waist down and had partly lost con.
troll OF my hands. The pain was ter.
rible; my legs felt as though they were
freezing and my stomach would not re.
tain food, and fell away TO 100 pounds.
In the Albany hospital they put II big