Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-19
Helpless for Years and Excluded
From Hospitals as In
durable.
The Remarkable Experience Of Chas.
QUAINT as Investigated by an
Albany IN. " Journal Reporter.
A Story of Surprising Interest.


elsewhere in Saratoga County Of a most
emarkable-indeed, so remarkable as
" be miraculous--cure Of a most severe
case of locomotor ataxia, or creeping
paralysis, simply by the use of popular
remedy known as Pink Pills for Pale
People, prepared and put up by the DR..
Williams Medicine Company, MoIistown,
n. y, and Brockyii!e, Ont. The story
was to the effect that NJ. Charles A.
QUAINT, Of Galway, who was the last six or
eight years has been a great sufferer from
creeping paralysis and its attendant ills.
and who had become utterly poweress Of
all self-help, had, by the use Of few boxes
of the Fink Pills for Pale People, been so
fully restored to health az to be aole to
walk about the street without TIE aid Of
crutches. TIE fame Of this wonderful,
miraculous cure was so great That the
Evening Journal reporter thought worth
his while to go to Galway to call on Mr.
! QUAINT, to learn from his lips, and fcom
the observation and testimony of his
neighbors, if his alleged cure was fact or
only an unfounded rumor And so he
drove to Galway and spent day and a
night there in visiting Mr.. QUAINT, getting
bis story, and interviewing his neighbors
/ and fellow-townsmen II may be proper
b say that Galway is pretty little village
| IF 400 people, delightfully."- located near the
center of the town of Galway, In Saratoga
County, and about IL miles from Saratoga
Springs. Upon iHqu Try, the residence of
( Mr.. Charles A. QUAINT was easily found
for everybody seemed to know kim, speak
well OF him, and to be Overlooking with
surprise and satisfaction at mis- wonderful
/ cure and restoration to the activities OF
enterprsiu9 citizenship, for Mr.. Qlaut
was born in Galway and had spent most of
his life there. Mr.. QUAINT was found at
his pretty home, on pleasant street near
ly opposite the academy. In response TO
knock at the door it was opened by a
man who, in reply to an inquiry if Mr..
QUAINT lived there and was at hOme said:
~ am Mr.. Q lant. Will jou come IMP"
After a little general and preliminary con
yersa.ion, and after he had been apprised
or the object Tor which the Journal rctorter
hal called upon him, be, at request.
told the story Of himself and of
hi4 sickness and terrible suffer
ings, and of the Intellectual treat
meut he Ind had, and OF his final
cure by the use of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, and cheerfuIly 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
Ga way, and, executing while travelling on
business and a little while in Amsterdam,
have spent my whole life here. My wife
IL native of Ontario. Up to about eight
years ago | had never been sick and was
then in perfect health. | was fully six feet
tall, weighed lS0 pounds and was very
strong. For twelve years ! was a travel
ing salesman for piano and organ com
/ Z a.. J D - i. !
great deal Of heavy lifting, got my meals
very iregu arlv and slept II enough
spare beds 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
medicines | could hear of that claimed to
be a cure for dyspepsia. But continued
to grow gradually worse for four years.
Then began to have pain IN my back and
legs ana became conscious that my legs
were getting weak and my step unsteady,
and then | staggered when walked. Hav-
ing received no benefit from the use Of
patent medicines, and feeling that was
constantly growing worse, ! then, upon
advice, began the use of electric belts.
pads and al the many different kinds of
electric appliances ] could hear of, and
| spent hundreds of dollars for them, but
they did me no good" (Here Mr.. QUAINT
showed the journal reporter an electric
! suit OF underwear, for which he paid
| 1924 )ss"ln the fall of 1888 the doctors ad
yIsed a change of climate, $50 | went to
60 kl,,
( E.tey 0fgan Company While there
took thorough electric treatment, but II
only seemed 81 aggravate ray 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 September Of
( 1888 my legs gave out entirely, and my
I letl eve was drawn 10 one side, 40 that
HAD double sight and was dizzy. Ny
trouoIe SO affected my whole nervous sys-
tenn that | had % give nm business. Then
| returned 10 New York and went 10 The
! Roosevelt Hospital, where for four months
! was treated by specialists and they pro-
/ nounced my case l0o0mot0r utaxJa
/ and iucurabIe. After had been under
treatment of Prof. Starr and Or Ware
Tor four months, they told me they had
done all they could do for me. Then
went to the New York spital on Fit
teeuth street, where, upon examination,
they said | gas inCurable and would not
take me in. At the Presbyterian hospital
they examined me and tyd me the same
thing In March, 1870, J was taken 20
st. Peters hospital in Albany, where
Prof. H. Il. Hun frankly told nay wife
my case was hopeless; that be conld do
nothing for ms. and that she had better
take me back home and save my money
But wanta8 to make a trial az Prof,
Huns famous skill, and I remained under
ms treatment for nine weeks but secured
no benefit. All this time had been
growing worse had become
entirely paraiyz7d from my waist
down and had partly lost gaa.
troll Of ny hands. The pain VS.
terrible; nv legs felt a. though they were