The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-04-08
SARATOGA co. MIRACLE
HELPLESS FOR YEARS AND Ex-
CLUDED FROM HOSPITALS
AS iNCURABLE.
The Remarkable Experience of Chas.
QUAINT as Investigated by an Albany IN.
W Journal Keportcr--A Story of Sur
passing Interest.
[Albany, N. y. journal, March Al

[Albany, N. ", journal, March 4
SARATOGA, March 4.-For some time
past there have been reports here and
elsewhere in Saratoga County of most
emarkablc-indced, SO remarkable as
| to be miraculous-cureo of most severe
case OF locomotor ataXia, or creeping
paralysis, simply by the use of popu-
lar remedy known as "pink Pills for
Pale People" prepared and put up by
tho DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
| Morristown, n. ", and Brockvillc, Ont.
The story was to the effect that Mr..
Charles A. QUAINT of Galway. who for
| the last six or clg.': years has been u
| great sufferer from creeping paralysis
and its attendant ills and who had be-
| come utterly powerlcss 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
crutchcs. The fame of this wonderful,
miraculous cure was so great that the
| Ercning Journal reporter thought it
| worth his while to go tc Galway to call
| on Mr.. Ltuant, to learn from his lips,
and from the observation and testimony
| of his ncighbors, if his alleged cure was
fact or only an unfounded rumor.
| And so he drove to Galway and spent a
| day and night there In visiting Mr..
| QUAINT, getting his story, and interview
| ing his neighbors and fellow-townsmen.
1t may be proper to say that Galway is
pretty little village of AGO people, de-
| lightfully located near the center of the
| town of Galway, in Saratoga County,
| and about seventeen miles from Sara
toga Springs. Upon inquiry, the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Charles A. QUAINT was cas-
| lily found, for every one seemed to know
him. speak well Of HIM, and TO be over
| flowing with surprise aud satisfaction
at his wonderful cure and restoration
to the activities of cnterprisng citizen
ship, for Mr.. QUAINT was born in Galway
and had spent most of his life there
MIR. QUAINT was found at his pretty home
on pleasant street nearly opposite the
academy. In response to a knock at
the door 1t was opened by man who,
| in reply to an inquiry ii Mr.. QUAINT
| lived there and was at homo, said:
81 am Mr.. QUAINT. VIII you
come in?" After little general
! and preliminary conversation, and after
| he had been apprised 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 terri
bic suffcrings, and OF the Intellectual
treatment he had had, and of his final
cure by the use of DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. and chcerfully
gave assent to its use for publication
He said: "My name is Charles A..
Cuant. am 81 years old, was born
in the village of Galway, and, except
ing while travelling on business and a
| little while in Amsterdam, have spent
my whole life here. My wife is q native
OF Ontario, Up to about eight years
! ago had never been sick and was then
IN perfect health. l was fully six feet
tall, weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong. For twelve years was q trav
cling salesman for Il piano and organ
company and had to do. or at least did
do, a great deal of heavy lifting. gotmy
meals very irrcgularly and slept in
enough spare Eeis' in country houses
to freeze any ordinary man to death, or
at least give him the rheumatism. 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 mcdi-
] could hear of that claimed to be a cure
for dyspepsia. But continue 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 getting weak and my step un-
steady, and then ! staggered when |
walked. Having received no lsneiit
Z l,a ,Nf ;,;, u
| feeling that was constantly growing
worse then, upon advise, began the
use of electric belts, pads and all the
many different kinds of electric appli-
anccs could hear Of. and spent hun
drcds of dollars for them. but they did
me no goof. (licre Mr.. Cuant showed
the Journal reporter an electric suit of
underwear for which he paid $l2i.) ain
the fall of lsSS the doctors advised a
change of climate, so went to Atlanta,
Ga. and acted as agent for the ESteY
Organ Company. While there took a
thorough electric treatment. but 1t only
seemed TO aggravate my disease. and
the only relief could get from the sharp
and distressing pains was to take NOR
phine. The pain was SO intense at times
that it seemed as though could not
stand it, and almost longed for death
as the only certain relief. In Septcm-
ber of 1858 my legs gave out entirely,
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 l had to give up
business. Then returned to New York
and went to the Roosevelt Hospital,
where for four months wa: treated by
specialists and they pronounced my case
Lon t,,r ,,x.i, Il
had been under treatment OF 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 OH Fifteenth Street,
where, upon examination, they said l
was incurable and would lot 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. II. Hun frankly told my wife
my case was hopeless; that he could do
nothing for ME. and that she had letter
take me back home and save my money.
But wanted to make a trial of Prof.
huns famous skill and remained un.
der his treatment for nine weeks, but
secured no benefit All this time | had
been growing worse. had become en-
tircly paralyzed from my waist down,
and had partly lost control OF my hands.
The pain was terrible; my legs felt as
though they were freezing and my
stomach would not retain food and my
weight fe'l away to 10 pounds. In
the Albany Hospital they put seven.
cen Zig burns on my back one day with
'cd-hot irons, and after few days they
put fourteen more burns on and treated
me with electricity, but got worse
rather than better; lost control of MI
rowels ana water, and upon advice ol
the doctor, who said there was no hope
Tor me, ! was brought home, where i,
was thought that death wonld soon come
to relieve me Of my suiTerings. Last Sep
tember, while in this helpless and suffer.
ing condition, friend of mine in Ham.
ilton, Ont, call my attention to tn,
statement of one John Marshall, whose
case had been similar to my own. anc
who had been cured by the use of DR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pnlc People.
"ln this case MIR. Marshall who is {
prominent member of the Royal Penn
plars of Temperance, had after foul
years Of constant treatment by The
most eminent Canadian physicians beer