The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-11-11
THE SARATOGA MIRACLE.
FURTHER INVESTIGATED BY AN Elk.
PRESS REPORTER.
The Facts Already Stated Fully Con-
hrmed-interviews with Leading
Physicians Who Treated QUAINT
The Most Marvellous Case in
the History OF Medical Sci
enCe.

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The Most Marvellous Case in
the History OF Medical Sci
ence.
A few weeks ago All article appeared in
his paper copied from the A lbany, N Y,
journal, giving the particulars of one of
the most remarkable cures of the 10th
century. The artlcie VAS under the
heading, "A Saratoga Co. Miracle" and
excited snch widespread comment that
another Albany paper-the Express
detailed reporter 10 make a thorough
lnveNtigation ofthe statements appearing
in the Journals article. The facts as
elected by the Express reporter are CIV
en- IN the following article, which APP
peared in that paper on April 10Th, and
makes one If the most interesting stories
ever related:-
A few weeks ago there was published
in the Albany Evening journal the story
| of most remarkable-indeed so remark
ab e as to well Justify the term ''miracu-
lous"-cure OF a severe case of lOcomOtor
ataxia, or creeping paral, sis simply by
| the nse of Pink Pills for Pale People,
| and, in compliance with instructions, an
| Express reporter has been devoting some
| lime in 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 irst told in the Journal
has been copied into hundreds if not
thousands of other daily and weekly
newspapers, and has created such sen
sation throughout the entire country that
il was deemed a duty due all The people,
and especially the thousands of similarly
afflicted, that The statements of the case
AS made in the Albany Journal and cop
led into SO many other newspapers,
should, if true, be verified ; or if false ex-
p, sed as an imposition upon public cred
ulltv.
The result of the Express reporters in
vestigations authorizes him in saving
that the story ofCharies A Quants cure
of locomoter ataxa by the use of Pink
Pills for Pale People, a popular remedy
prepared and put pby the Dr. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y,
and BrOckville, Ontario, Is TRUE. and
that all its statements are not only justi-
fled but verified by the fuller develop
ments of the further facts of the case,
maps the readers of the Express are
not all of them fully faminar with the
details oil this miraculous restoration to
health OF a man who alter weeks and
months of treatment by the most skillful
doctors in two of the best hospitals in
The Slate of New York-,he Roosevelt
hospital in New York city, and st. Pet
er's hospital in Alban,-aas dismissed
from each as incurabie, aud because the
case was deemed inCurdDie, the man
was denied admission into several others
to which application was made in his be-
half. The story as told by Mr.. QUAINT
himself and published in the Albany
Journal, is as follows:
MY name is Charles A. QUAINT. / am
81 years old. l was born in the village
OF Galway, and, excepting while travel
ing on business and little while i'm A IN
sterdam, have spe Il my whole life her. ..
Up 10 about eight years ago had never
been sick, and was then in perfect
health. l was fully six feet tall, weigh
ed lSO pounds and was very strong. For
IL years was travelling salesman for
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 in enough spare beds in coun-
try houses to freeze any ordinary man to
death, or at least give him the rheuma-
tlsm. About eight years ago | began to
feel distress In my stomach and consult
ed several doctors about it. They all
said 1t was dyspepsia, and for dyspepsia
L was treated by various doctors in d. fer
ent places, and took all the patent medl-
clnes L could hear of that claimed to be
a cure for dyspepsia. But / continued To
grow gradually worse for four years. Then
began TO have pains in my back and legs
and became conscious that my legs
were getting eak and my step unsteady,
aud then L staggered when | walked.
Having IeceN ed no benefit FROM the use
Of patent int dicines, aud feeling that |
was constantly growing worse, L then,
upon advice, began the use Of ele ;trIc
bells, pads, and all the many different
kinds Of electric appliances could hear
Of, and spent hundreds 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 $l24.) In The fall of 1883 the
doctors advised change Of climate, so l
went to Atlanta, Ga, and acted as agent
OF the the Estey Organ Company. While
there took a thorough electric treat
ment, but IL only seemed TO aggrava,e
my disease, and the ouly relief | could
get from the sharp and distressing pains
was to lake morphine. The pain was 80
Intense at times that ii seemed as though
| could not stand it. and | almost longed
for death as The only certain felef. In
September, of 1888, my legs gave out en-
tIrely and my lett eye Vas drawn 10
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 | returned to New
York and went to the Roosevelt hospital
where for four months / was treated bv
specialists, aud they pronounced my case
locomotor ataxia and incurable. After
had been under treatment by 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 Fifteenth street, where, upon exami-
nation they said / was incurable, al d
would not take me in. At the Presby te-
rian hospital they examined me and told
me the same tuing. In March, 1890,
was taken to 81. Peers hospital IN lba-
ny, where Prof. ii. ii. Hun frankly told
my wife that my case was hopeless, that
he could do nothing for me, and that she
had beter take me back home and save
Pa, I