Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-04-09
AsARATOGA co. MIRACLE.
helpless for Years and Excluded
from Hospitals as Incurable.
me Remarkable Experience OF Charles
QUAINT ~ Investigated by IN Albany
IN. ~ Journal Reporter
Story OF Surprising interest
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SARATOGA, March 9Th. For some
dime past there have been reports here
and elsewhere In Saratoga county OF
most remarkable-indeed, SO remark
able as TO DO miraculous-cure OF q most
severe case of locomotor ataxia, or creep
ing paralysis. simply by the use OF
popular remedy known rs pink Pills
for Pale People" prepared and put up
byth DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Morristown, N. Y, and Rockville, 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 crutches.
The fame of this wonderful, miracu-
lous cure was so great that the Evening
journal reporter thought 1t 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 rumor. And
20 he drove to Galway and spent day
and night there in visiting Mr.. QUAINT,
getting his story and interviewing his
neighbors and fellow-townsmen. 1t
may be proper to say that Galway is q
pretty little village Of about 400 people,
delightfully."- located near the center
Of the town Of Galwsy, in Saratoga
county, and about II miles from Sara
toga Springs. Upon inquiry the resi-
dence of Mr.. Charles A. QUAINT was
easily found, for everybody 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 enterprising cit
izenship, for Mr.. QUAINT was born in
Galway and had spent most OF his
life there. Mr.. QUAINT was found
ut his pretty home, on a pleasant street
nearly opposite the academy. In re-
Spouse to q knock at the door 1t was
opened by q man who, in reply TO an
quiry If Mr.. QUAINT lived there and was
1t home, said: 81 am Mr.. QUAINT. Will
you come IMP" After little general
and preliminary conversation, 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 DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, and cheerfully
gave assent to its use for publication.
He said: my name is Charles A.
QUAINT. ! am 81 years old. / Twas born
In the village of Galway, and, excepting
while travelling on business and 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 tall,
weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong. For - years I was travelling
salesman for q piano and organ COM
pany and had to do q great deal OF
heavy lifting, got my meals very irreg-
ularly and slept in enough spare beds
IN country houses to freeze any ordi-
nary man to death, or ut least give him
the rheumatism. About eight years
ago I began to feel distress in my
stomach and consulted several doctors
about it. They all said it was dyspep-
sia, and for dyspepsia was treated by
various doctors in different places, and
took all the patent medicines ! could
hear Of that claimed to be q cure for
dyspepsia. But / continued to grow
gradually worse for four years. Then
I began 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 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 all the
many different kinds Of electric appli-
aDces could hear Of, and spent hun
'dreds Of dollars for them, but they did
me no good (Here MIR. QUAINT showed
the Journal reporter an electric suit OF
underwear for which he paid S124). In
the fall of 1888 the doctors advised q
change of climate, 30 Invent to Atlanta,
Ga, and acted as agent for the Estey
Organ Company. While there took q
thorough electric treatment, but 1t only
seemed TO aggravate my disease, ana
the only relief ! could get from the
sharp and distressing pains was to take
morphine. The pain was 50 intense at
times that It seemed as though ] could
not stand II, and almost longed for
death a. the only certain relief. In
September Of 1883 my legs gave out en-
tirely and my left eye was drawn TO one
side, so that had double sight and was
dizzy. Ny trouble so affected my
whole nervous system that l had
70 give mp business Then 1 re-
turned 70 New York and went