Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-07
A SARATOGA co. MIRACLE.
Helpless for Years and Excluded
from Hospitals as Increble.
The Remarkable Experience OF Charles
QUAINT a. Investigated by an Albany
(N. Y.) Journal Reporter a
Story Of Surprising Interest.
IAiDany On. " Journal, March 4th.l

IAibany On. Y.) Journal, March 4th-]
SARATOGA, March 4th. For some
time past there have been reports here
and elsewhere in Saratoga county OF a
most remarkable indeed, so remark
able as to be miraculous-cureo OF most
severe case of locomotor ataxia, or creep
ing paralysis, simply by the use Of
popular remedy known as Pink Pillo
for Pale People" prepared and put up
bythe DIR. Williams Medicine Company,
Morristown, n. Y, and Brockville, Ont
The story was to the effect that Mr..
Chas. A. QUAINT, of Galway, who for the
last six or eight years has been great
sufferer from creeping paralysis and its
attendant ills, and who had become ut
terly powerless of all self-help, had, by
the use of few boxes of the Pink Pills
for Pale People, been SO fully restored
to health as to be able to walk about
the street without the aid of clutches.
The fame of this wonderful, miracu-
1ous cure was SO great that the Evening
Journal reporter thought it worth his
while to go to Galway to call on Mr..
QUAINT to learn from his lips, and from
the observation and testimony Of his
neighbors, if his alleged cure was
fact or only an unfounded rrVnor. And
81 nc QLOFO ~ od1Wdy anu SPSAI u oHiy
and a night there in visiting Mr.. QUAINT,
getting his story and interviewing his
neigh bors and fellow-townsmen It
may be proper to say that Galway is a
pretty little village CT about 400 people,
delightfully."- located near the center
of the town of Galway, in Saratoga
county, and about II miles from Sara
toga Springs. . pom inquiry the resi-
dence of Mr.. Charlie A. QUAINT was
easily found, for every body seemed to
know him, speak well of him, and be
overlooking with surprise and satisfac-
ton at his wonderful cure and restora-
ton to the activities of enterprisiAg cit
izenship, for Mr.. QUAINT was born in
Galway and had spent most of his
life there. Mr.. QUAINT was found
at his pretty home, on a pleasant str eet
nearly opposite the academy. In re-
Spouse to knock at the door it was
opened by Il man who, in reply to an
quiry if Mr.. QUAINT lived there and was
at home said: ~ am Mr.. QUAINT. Will
you come imp" After a little general
and preliminary con versation, and after
he had been appraised Of the object for
which the Journal reporter had called
upon him, he, at request, told the story
OF himself and Of his sickness and ter
rible sufferings, and Of the Intellectual
treatment he had had, and of his final
cure by the use of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, and cheerfulIy
gave assent to its use for publication.
He said: MY name is Charles A.
QUAINT. / am 81 years old. was born
in the village of Galway, and, excepting
viii travelling on business and little
while in Amsterdam, have spent my
whole life here. Ny wife is native of
Ontario. Up to about eight years ago 1
had never been sick and was then in
perfect health. ! was fully six feet tall,
weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong. For IL years was travelling
salesman for piano and organ COM
pany and had to do a great deal of
heavy lifting, got my meals very irreg-
u5scly and slept in enough spare beds
in country houses to freeze any ordi-
mary man TO deateg or at least give him
the rheumatism About eight years
ago 1 began to feel distress in my
stomach and consulted several doctors
about it. They all said it was dyspep-
STA, and for dyspepsia 1 was treated by
various doctors il different places, and
ta9r all the patent medicines l could
hear Of that claimed to be a cure for
gradually worse fer four years. Then
Iobegan have pain il my back and legs
and became conscious that my legs
were getting weak and my step IN
steady, and then 1 staggered when
walked. Having received no benefit
from the use of patent medicines, and
feeling that L was constantly growing
worse, then, upon advice, began the
use OF electric belts, pads and all the
many different kinds Of electric appl;-
ances could hear of. and spent hun
rirc0s ofN dollars for them, but they did
me 10 eey0d. Here Mr.. Quant showed
the journal reporter an electric suit of
underwear for which he paid Sf24). In
the fall of 1883 the doctors advised a
change of climate, so / went to Atlanta,
Ca, and acted as agent for the Estey
Organ Company. While there 1 took
thorough electric treatment, but it only
seemed to aggravate ny disease. ana
the only relief ! could get from the
sharp and distressing pains was to take
morphir69 The pain was SO intense at
times that it seemed as though 1 could
not stand it, and 1 almost longed for
death as the only certain relief. In
September of 1855 my legs gave out en-
tirely and my left eye was drawn To 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 I re-
turned to New York and went
20 the Roosevelt hospital, where for
four months 1 was treated by specialists
and they pronounced my case locomotor
ataxia and incurnble. 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 I
went to the New York hospital on FIJI
teenth street, where, upon examination,
they said l was incrrable and would not
take me in. At the Presbyterian hospi-
tai 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 rly case was hopeless; that he
could do nothing for me and that she
had better take me back home and save
my money. But wanted to make trial
81 Prof. Huns famous skill and I re-
manned under his treatment for nine
weeks; but secured no benefit. All
this time 1 had been growing worse
had become entirely paralyzed from
my waist down and had partly lost con-
<roI OF my hands. The pain was ter
rtble; my legs felt as though they were
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