Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-04-08
SARATOGA co. MIRACLE
CLUDED FROM HOSPITALS
AS INCURABLE.
Tho Remarkable Expericnce OF Chas.
Qunnt ms Investigated bv an Albany IN.
NJ journal Rep0rter--A Story Of Sur
passing Interest.
IAlbany, N. Y, Journal. March Al


case of locomotor ataXia, or creeping
paralysis. simply by the use of a popu-
lar remedy known as "Pipk Pills for
Pale Ieople,'' prepal ed and put up by
the DR.. Williams Medicine Company.
Morris,own, NY. and iirockvilie, Ont
The story was to the effect that Mr..
Charles A. ,uant OF Galway, who for
the last six or eight years has been q
great sufferer from creeping paralysis
anu It's at endant ills and who had be-
come utterly powertess OF all self-help,
had, by the use OF 4 few boxes OF the
Pink Pills for Pale People, been SO fully
restored to health as to be able to walk
about the street withoHt the aid Of
crutchcs The fame OF this WONDERFUL,
miraculous cure was so great that the
| EreRilg Jntunat reporter thought it
worth his while to 60 to Galway to call
on Mr.. tuant, to learn from his lips,
and from the observation and testimony
of his neighbors. if his alleged cure was
fact or only an unfounded fumor.
And SO he drove to Galway and spent
dav and a night there in visiting Mr.
QUAINT, getting his story, and interview
ing his neighbors and feilow-townsmen.
IL may be proper to say that Galway is
| a pretty little village of 40 people, de-
lightfully located near the center of the
town of Galway, in Saratoga County,
and about Seyenteco miles from Sara
toga Springs. L pon inquiry, tie resi-
dence OF Mr. Charles A. t,uant was cas-
iy found, for every one seemed to know
him. speak well Of him. and TO be over
flowing with surprise and satisfaction
at his wonderful cure and restoration
to the activities OF enterprising 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 a pleasant street nearly opposite the
academy. In response to a knock at
the door it was opened by man who.
in reply to an inquiry II Mr.. tiuant
lived there and was at home. said:
Il am Mr.. QUAINT. VIII you
come IMP" After a 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 aAd terri
| bic sufferings, and OF the Intellectual
treatment he had had, and of his final
| cure by the use Of Dir. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, ami chcerfully
gave assent to its use for publication.
ns said: ''My name is Charles A.
QUAINT. l am 81 years Old. ! was born
| in the village of Galway. and, except
| ing while travelling on business and n
| little while In Amsterdam, have spent
my whole life here. My Wife is native
of Ontario. Up to about eight years
ago had never been sick and was then
In perfect health. was fully six feet
| tai. weighed lsO pounds and was very
strong. For twelve years was a trav-
cling salesman for IL piano and organ
| company and had to do, or at least did
| do, a great deal of heavy lifting, got my
meals very irregularly and slept in
| enough spare leIs 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 medi-
! ] could hear of that claimed to be a cure
for dyspepsia. But continue | to grow
gradually worse for four years Then
] began TO have pain in my back aud
legs and became conscious that my legs
were getting weak and my st p nn-
steady, and then ] staggered when
walked. Having received no ienefit
from the use of patent medicines, and
feeling that ! was constantly growing
worse, then, upon advise, began the
use of electric belts, pads and all the
many different kinds Of electro appli-
| 7 bun
dreds Of dollars for them, but they did
me no good Here Mr. uant showed
the journal reporter an electric suit Of
underwear for which he pal Sl2 - ".n
the fall of 1883 the doctors advised a
change of climate. so | went to Atlanta,
Ca, and acted rs agent for the fs.ey
Organ Company. While there tGof u
| thorough electric treatment. but ii only
seemed 10 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 IS though ] could not
stand it. and | almost longed kOr death
as the only certain relief. In septem-
ber of 1855 my legs gave out entire.y,
| 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 returned to New York
and went to the Roosevelt Hospital,
where for four months ! was treated by
specialists and they pronounced my case
lOcomato ataxia and incurablc. After
had been under treatment OF Prof.
Starr and DIR. Ware for four months
they tod me they had done all they
could for me. Then | went to the New
York Hospital on Fifteenth Street.
where, upon examination, they said |
was incurable and would rot take me
in. At the Presbyterian Hospital they
examined me and told me the same
thing. In March, 1890, l was taken to
St. Peters Hospital in Albany, where
Prof. ii. III. Hun frankly told my wife
my case was hopeless: that he could dc
nothing for me. and that she had better
take me back home and save 10y money.
But wanted to make trial of Irof.
Huns famous skill, and | remained un-
der his treatment for nine weeks, but
secured no benefit Al this time | had
been growing worse. ! had become en-
tirely paralyzed from my waist down.
and had partly lost control OF my hands
The pain was tcrrib,e: my legs felt .,
though they were freezing and my
stomach would not retain food and my
weight fell away to 10 pounds. In
the Albany Hospital they put seven
teen big burns on my back one day with
red-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 m,
bowels ana water, and upon advice o
the doctor, who said there was no hope
for me, was brought home, where Il
was thought that death would soon come
to relieve me OF my suaerings. Last Sep
tember, while in this helpless and suffer
ing condition. friend OF mine in Ham
ilton. Ont, call my attention to thu
statement OF one John Marshall. who's.
case had been similar to my own. ana
who had been cured by the use OF Dir
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
sin this case Mr.. Marshall. who is
prominent member OF the Royal Tenn
l nlAru 0f To y,x ncn had AZ fos.,