Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-05-06
THE SARATOGA MIRACLE
FURTHER INVESTIGATED BY AN EX-
PRESS REPORTER.
The FACTS ALREADY STATED FULLY Con
FIRMED-INTERvIEws WITH LEADING
PHYSICIANS WHO TREATED QUAINT
The MosT MARVELLOUS CASE
IN THE History OF MEDI-
CAL SCIENCE.

IN THE History OF MEDI-
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
most remarkable cures Of the 10th century
The article was under the heading "A
Saratoga Co. Miracle" AMI excited suc1
widespread comment that another Albany
paper-the Express-1etailed a reporter to
make thorough investigation of the state
ments appearing in the Journals article
The facts as elected by the Express reporter
are given in the following article, which ap
peared in that paper on April 10th, and
makes one o. the most interesting storie:
ever related:
A few weeks ago there was published in
the Albany Evening Journal the story OF @
most remaTkable-indeed SO remarkable as
to well Justify the term OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of a 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 aud
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 affl cted, 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
credulity.
The result 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, a popular remedy prepared
and put up by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Morristown, n. Y, and Brock
vile, Ontario, Is TRUE, ami that all its
statements are not only justified but verified
by the fuller development OF the 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 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 Hospital in New York
was dismissed from each as incurable and,
because the case was deemed incurable, 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: am 81
years old; was born in the village Of Gal
way and excepting while travelling on busi-
ness and little while in Amsterdam, have
spent nav whoIelife here. Up 10 about eight
years ago | had never been sick and was
then in perfect health. was fully six feet
tall, weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong For ~ years was travelling sales
man FOR a piano and organ company, aud
had 10 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 an ordinary man to
death, or at least give him the rheuma-
tism. About eight years ago began TO
feel distress in my stomach, and consulted
several doctors about it. They ali 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 claime1 to be a cure for
dyspepsia. But continued to grow grad
ually worse for four years. Then | began
to have pain 10 my back and legs and be-
came conscious that my legs were getting
weak and my step unsteady. 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 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 1924, In
the fall of 1888 the doctors advised c1anZe
Of climate, so went to Atlanta, Ga, and
acted as agent for the EStey Organ Com
pany. While there took thorough cleo
trio treatment, but 1t only ,emed to aggra-
vate my disease, aud the only relief l could
get from the sharp and distressing plins was
to take morphine. The pain was so in.
tense at times that it seemed as though
could not stand il, and almost longed for
death as the only certain relief. In Septem-
her Of 1888 my legs gave out entirely and my
left eye was drawn TO one side, so that had
double sight and was dizzy. My trouble 50
affected my whole nervous system that
bad to give up business. Then returned to
New York and went to the Roosevelt Hos
pital, 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 DIR. Ware for four months, they told ms
they had done all they coull for me. Then
went to the New York Hospital on Fit
tenth street. where, upon examination, they
said | was incurable and would not take ms
in. AT the Presbyterian Hospital they ex
amined ME and told me the same thing. Ii
March. 1890, was taken to st. Peters Hos
pitsl in Albany, where Prof. II. II. Hun
frankly told my wife my case was hopeless
that he could do nothing for meand that she
had better take me back home and save my
money. But wanted to make trial Of
Prof. Huns famous skill and | remained
under his treatment for nine weeks, but SO
cured no benefit. All this time ha been
growing worse. had become entirely
paralyzsd from my waist down AMI had
rarity lost control Of my han Is. The pain
was terrible; my legs felt as though they
were freezing and my stomach would notre
tain food. and [ fell away to 40 pounds
In the Albany Hospital they put seventeen
big burns on my back one day with red ho'
irons and after few days they put fourteen
more burns on and treated me with cleo
tricity, but got worse rather than better;
lost control OF my bowels and water, ana,
upon advice of the doctor, who SAID
there was no hope for me, was brought
home, where 1t was thought that death would
soon come TO relieve me OF my suherings
Last September, while in this helpless ono
suffering condition, a friend OF mine II
Hamilton, Ont, called my attention TO the