The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-07
THE SARATOGA MIRACLE
Further Investigated by an BE-
press Reporter.
The Facts Already Stated Fully Confirmed
interviews with Leading Physicians
who Treated Quant-The Most Mar
velous Case in tho History of
Medical Science.

most remarkable cures OF inc lbJn century.
The article was under the heading "A Sara
toga Co Miracle" and excited such wide
spread comment that another Albany paper
the Express detailed n reporter to make
n thorough investigation of the statements
appearing in the Journals article. The
facts as elected by the Express reporter
are given in the following article, which
appeared in that paper on April 10th. and
mnltes one of the most interesting stories
ever related:-
A few weeks ago there was published in
the Albany Evening journal the story of II
most remarlSabc-indeed so remarkable as
to well Justify the term "miraculous"-cur
of II severe case of locomotor ataxia, or
creeping paralysis; simply by the use of
Pink Pills for Pale People, and, in compll-
nnce with instructions, an Express reporter
Ia. nrcu ievotipg some time in critical
IL vcsugUton OF the real facts o the case.
The story Of the wonderful .ure Of
Charles A. QUAINT of Galway, Saratoga
county, N. Y, IA first told in 'The Jour
nal, " has boen copied into hundreds II not
thousands of other daily and weekly news
papers and has created such sensation
throughout the entire country that it was
deemed duty due all the people and es-
pecallv the thousands of similarly afflicted,
that the statements of the case as made in
"'rhc Albany journal" and copied into so
many other newspapers should, II true, be
verified; or, IL false, exposed as an 1mposi-
ton upon public credulity.
The result of the Express reporters In
vcstigaiions authorizes him in saying that
the story of Charles A. Quant's cure of 10
comotor ataxia by the use OF Pink Pills
for Pale People, II popular remedy prepared
and put up by the DR. Williams Medicine
Company M0rristown, n. V, and Brock
vile, Ontario, is TRUE, and that all its
statements are not only justified but YER
ilied by the fuller development! of the FUR
thCr fncts 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 u man who after weeks and
months of treatment by the most sktlItul
doctors in two of tho 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 in
durable and, because The case was deemed
incurabc the man was denied admission
into several others to which application was
made in his behalf. The story as told by
Mr.. QUAINT himself and published in the Al
bany journal, IL as follows =
my name il Charles A QUAINT. am 81
years old ] was born in the village of Cal
way and excepting whlc travelling on bust.
ness and II little while in Amsterdam, have
spent my whole life here. Up TO abouteight
years ago l had never been sick and was
then in perfect health / was fully six feet
tail, weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong. For IL years l was travelling
salesman for piano and organ company,
and had to do, or at least did do, II grent deal
of heavy lifting, got my meals very lrregu-
larly and slept in enough spare beds in
| country houses to freeze any ordinary man
TO death, or at least give him the rhouma-
tism. About eight years ago began to feel
distress in my stomach, and consulted sew
eral doctors aboutit. They all said 1T was
dyspepsia, and for dyspepsia j was treated
by various doctors III different places, and
took all the patent medicines l could hear
Of that claimed to be Il cure for dyspepsia.
But L continued to grow gradually worse
for four years. Then began TO have pain
in my back and legs and became conscious
that my legs were getting weak and my
step unstca ~, 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 Tor which he paid Sl24). In
| the fall of 1888 the doctors advised a change
| of climate, so l went to Atlanta, Ga, and
acted as agent for the Estcy Organ Com
| pany. While there | took II thorough cleo
| tric treatment, but 1t only seemed to aggra-
vate my disease, and the only relief j could
get from the sharp and distressing pains
was to take morphine. The pain was so in
| tense at times that ii seemed as though
could not stand it., and almost longed for
| death as the only certain relief IN Septem-
ber of 1888 my legs gave out entirely and
my left eye was drawn 10 one side, so that
| ] had double sight and was dizzy. My
trouble so affected my whole nervous sys-
| tcnl TINT had TO give up business. Then
| ] returned 10 New York and went TO the
| Rooscl cit hospital, where Tor four months
! was treated by specialists and they pro
| nounCed my case locomotor ataXia and in
curable 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 Fifteenth street, where,
upon examination, they said l was incur
| able and would not take me in. At the
Presby, erian hospital they examined me
and told me the same thing. In March,
| 1890 | was taken TO st 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 she had
| better take me back home and save my
money. But i wanted to make trial OF
Prof. Huns famous skill and i remained
under his treatment for nine weeks, but Sc
cured no benefit All this time had been
growing worse had become entirely par
| alyZed from my waist down and had part
| ly lost control of my hands. The pain was
terrible; my legs felt as though they were
| freezing aud my stomach would not retain
| food, and fell away to l20 pounds. In the
| Albany hospital they put IL big burns OF
my back one day with red hot irons anC
| fier Il few days they put II more burns or
and treated me with electricity, but / go
worse rather than better; lost control OF
| my bowels and water, and, upon advice o.
| the doctor, who said there was no hope fol
| me, | was brought home, where 1t was
thought that death would soon come to re
! lieve me of my suffcringS. Last September
while in this helpless and suffering condi
ton, friend OF mine in Hamilton, Ont.
| called my attention to the statement OF one
| John Marshall, whose case had been sim
liar to my own, and who had been cured bl
The use OF Dr. williams Pink Pills for Palt
| People In this case Mr. Marshall, who il
a prominent member OF the Royal Templar'
| of Temperance, had, after four years o.
constant treatment Oy the most eminen
| Canadian physicians, been pronounced in
curable and paid the 81 900 total disability
Some months after Mr.. Marshall began
course of treatment with Dr. Williams
Pink Pills, and after taking some IL boxes
was fully restored TO health, ! thought
| would Try them, and my vile sent Tor tWt
boxes OF the pills, and took them accord
| ing to the directions ON the wrapper OF
each box For the first few days the colo
baths were pretty severe rs | was so very
| weak, but continued to follow instructions
as TO taking the pills and the treatment, anC
| even before had useu up the two boxes o
| the pills began TO feel beneficial results
from them. My pains Were not SO bad.
felt warmer; my head felt better; my fooC
began 10 relish and agree with me; | coulC
| sira ghten up; the feeling began TO conn
back into my limbs; j began TO be able I,
get about on crutches; my eye came bacl
| again MS good as ever, and now, after TIN
| nF n fha NIL lie af n n