The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-05-05
TIE SARATOGA MIRACLE
FURTHER INVESTIGATED BY AN
EXPRESS REPORTER.
The Facts Already Stated Fully Con-
f,rmed--Intervlews With Leading
Physicians who Treated QUAINT
1.-The Most Marvellous
Case In The History OF
MaCllCal SclanCe,

1.-The Most Marvellous
Case In The History Of
Medical 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 the 10th century.
The article was under the heading "a
Saratoga Co. Miracle" and excited such
widespread comment that another Albany
paper-the ENpress-detailed 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
appeared in that paper on April 10th, and
makes one of the most interesting stories
ever related;-
A 'ew weeks ago there was publishe-. In
the Albany Evening Journal the story of q
most remarkable-indeel so remarkable as
to we'll justify the term miraculous
cure of a severe case oflocamotor ataxia,
or creeping paralysis; simply by the use OF
Pink Pills for Pale People, and, in compli-
ance with instructions, an Express reporter
has been devoting some time in critical
Investigation of the real facts of the case.
The story of the wonderful cure of Charlie s
A. QUAINT of Galway, Saratoga county,
N. Y, as first tod in THE Journal, has
been copied into hundreds if not thous-
ands of other daily and weekly newspapers
and has created such a sensation through
out the entire country that it was deemed
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 copied into so many
other newspapers should, if true, be veri-
fed; or, if false, exposed as an imposition
upon public credulity.
The result of the Express reporters in
vestigation 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 Brockville Ontario, IS TRUE. and
that all its statements are not only justified
but verified by the fuller development of
the further facts of the case.
Perhaps the readers the Express are
not all of them fully familiar with the de-
tails ofthis miraculous restoration to health
of a man who after weeks and months of
treatment by the most skilltul doctors in
two OF the 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 incurable and,
because the case was deemed incurable, the
man was denied admission into several
others to which application was made in
himself and published in the Albany Jour-
nal is as follows
my name is Charles A QUAINT. I am 81
years old. l was born in the village of Gal
way and excepting while travelling on bust
ness and little while in Amsterdam, have
spent my whole life here. Up to about
eight years ago l had never been sick and
feet TALL weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong. For II years l was travelling sales
man for piano and organ company, and
had to do, or at least did do, great deal of
heavy lifting, got my meals very ire ,ular-
ly and slept in enough spare beds in
country houses to freeze any 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 all said it
was dyspepsia, and for dyspepsia was
treated by various doctors in different
places, and took all the patent medicines l
could hear of that claimed to be cure for
dyspepsia. But continued to grow grad
ually worse for four years. Then l began
to have pain in 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 con-
stantly growing worse, then, upon advice,
began the use Of electric belts, pads and all
the many different kinds of electric appli-
auces l could hear of, and spent hundreds
of dollars Tor them, but they did me no
good. Here Mr.. QUAINT showed the Jour
nal reporter an electric suit of underwear.
for which he paid 1924. In the fall of 1888
the doctors advised a change of climate, so
] went to Atlanta, Ca, and acted as agent
for the Estsy Organ Company. While
there l took thorough electric treatment,
but 1t only seemed to aggrayate my disease,
and the only r~lief | 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 it, and l almost longed for death as
the only certain relic. In September of
eye was drawn to one side, SO that had
double sight and was dizzy. My trouble
so effected 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 by specialists and they pronounced
my case locomotor ataxia and
incurable. Alter had been under
treatment by Prof. Starr and DR.. Ware for
four months, they told methey had done all
they could for me. Then I went to the New
York hospital on Fifteenth street, where
upon an examination, they said was in
durable and would not take ME in. At the
Presbyterian hospital they examined me
and told me the same thing. In March,
1890, was taken to st. Peters hospital in
Albany where Prof. II. H. 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 l wanted to make trial OF
Prof. Huns famous skill and 1 remained
under his treatment for nine weeks, but Sc
cured no benefit. All this time had been
growing worse. l had become entirely
paralyzed from my waist down and had
partly Host control of my hands The
pain was terrible; my legs felt as
though they were freezing and nv
stomach would not retain food, and fell
awayto 100 pounds. In the Albany hospi-
tai they put II big burns on my back one
AaU wifi hot g.,