The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-04
THESARATOGAMIR Gle
FURTHER INVESTIGATED BY AN
EXPRESS REPORTER.

Gus Case I'm the History of Medical Sci
ence.
A few weeks ago an article appeared In
this paper copied from the Albany IN. W
Journal. giving the particulars OF one OF
the most remarkable cures OF tho nine
teenth century. The article was under the
heading "A. Saratoga County Miracle" and
excited such widespread comment that an
other Albany paper-the Express-detailed
a reporter to make thorough investigation
OF the statements appearing In the Jour-
nails article. The facts as ELECTED by the
Express Reporter are given In the following
article. which appeared in that paper on
April 10, and makes one OF the most inter-
esting stories ever related:
A few weeks ago there was published in
the Albany Evening Journal the story of a
most remarka ble--indeed, so remarkable
as to we'll justify the term "miraculous"-
cure OF a severe case OF locomotor 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 seine time In Il critical
investigation of the real facts of the case.
The story Of the wonderful cure OF
Charles A. QUAINT of Galway, Saratoga
County, New York. as first told in "1he
Journal has been copied into hundreds
If not thousands OF other daily and weekly
newspapers, and has created such sensa-
tion throughout the entire country that 1t
was deemed a duty due all the people, and
especially the thousands of similarly
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as made in the "The Albany Journal"
and copied into so many other newspa-
pers, should, If true, be verified; or, IL
false. exposed as an imposition upon pub
lic credulity.
The result Of the Express reporters in
vestigations authorizes him in saying that
the story of Charles A. Quant's cure of
locomotor ataxia by the use OF Pink Pills
for Pale People, popular remedy pre-
pared and put up by the Dr. Williams
Medicine Company, Morristown, n. V. and
Brockville. Ontario, Is TRUE, and that all
its statements are not only justified but
verified by the fuller development OF the
further facts in the case.
Perhaps the readers of the Express are
not all OF them fully familiar with the de-
tails of this miraculous restoration to
health of man who after weeks and
months OF treatment by the most sldllful
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 in
durable and, because the case was deemed
incurable. the man was denied admission
into several others to which application
by Mr. QUAINT himself and published in the
Albany Journal is rs follows:
! "My name is Charles A. QUAINT. I am 81
years old l was born in the village Of
Galway, and excepting while travelling on
business and little while in Amsterd am.
have spent my whole life here. Up to
about eight years ago / had never been
sick and was then in perfect health. was
fully six foet tall, weighed $50 pounds and
was very strong. For twelve years l was
travelling salesman for PIANO and organ
company, and had to do or at least did do.
n great deal of heavy lifting, got my meals
very irregularly, and slept in enough
spare beds in country houses TO freeze
any ordinary man to death. or at least
give him the rheumatism. About eight
years ago l began 10 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 pla ces, 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 l began to have
pain In my back and legs and became
conscious that my legs were setting weak
and my step unsteady, and then j stag
gered when l walked Having received no
benefit from the use of patent medicines.
and feeling that was constantly growing
worse, l then, upon advice, began the use
of electric belts, PADS, and all the many
different kinds OF electric appliances l
could hear OF, and spent hundreds OF
dollars for them, Tut they did me no good.
(Here Mr.. QUAINT showed the Journal re-
porter an electric suit of underwear, for
which he paid s124) In the fall of 1888 the
doctors advised change of climate so
went to Atlanta. Ca. and acted as agent
ibE buc TSicJ OTBdu Company WHO
there took thorough electric treatment,
but 1t only seemed to aggravate my dis
ease. and the only relief / could get from
the sharp and distressing pains was TO take
morphine The pain SO intense at
times that IL seemed as though / could not
stand ii. and l almost longed for
death as the only certain relief In Sep
TENDER of 1855 nay legs gave out entirely
and my left eye was drawn TO one side.
so that l had double sight and was dizzy.
My trouble so affected my whole nervous
system that l had to give up business.
Then L returned 10 New York and went to
the Roosevelt Hospital. where for four
months l wa, treated by specialists and
they pronounced my case locomotor ataxia
and incurable After | had Ecen 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 examination, they said 1 was
incurablo and would not take me in. At
the Presbyterian Hospital they examined
me and told me the same thing. In March,
1880. was taken TO St Peters Hospital I'm
Albany, where Prof II. Al. Hun frankly
told my wife my case was hopeless; that he
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