The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-05-06
THE SARATOGA MIRACLE
Further Investigated by an Elk
press Reporter.
The Facts Already Stated Fully Confirmed
Interviews with Leading Physicians
Who Treated Quant-The Most Mar
Vicious Case I'm the History OF
Medical Science.

Journal, giving the particulars of one or the
most remarkable cures of tho 10th century.
The article was under the heading "a Sara
toga Co Miracle" and excited such wide
spread comment that another Albany paper
the Exprcss-detailed a reporter TO make
a thorough investigation Of the statements
appearing in tho Journals article. The
facts ns ELECTED by the Express reporter
are given in the following article, which
appeared i'm that paper on April 10th, and
makes one of the most interesting stories
ever related:-
A few weeks ago there was published in
the Albany Evening Journal the story Of a
most remariable-indeed so remarkable as
20 well Justify tho term ''miraculous"-cure
of a severe case Of locomotor ataxia, or
creeping paralysis; simply by the use Of
Pink Pills for Pale People, and, I'm comph-
Rnce with instructions, an Express reporter
has been devoting some time in critical
investigation OF the real facts ofthe case.
The story OF the wonderful cure of
Charles A. QUAINT OF Galway, Saratoga
county, ". ". aa first told in 'The jour
nal. 4" has been copied into hundreds II not
thousands Of other daily and weekly news
papers and has created such sensation
throughout the entire country that IL was
deemed a duty Que all the people and es-
pecially the thousands of similarly afflicted,
that the statements of the case as made in
''The Albany Journal" and copied into so
many other newspapers should, IL true, be
verified; or, II false, exposed as an tmposi-
ton upon public credulity.
The result of the Express reporters In
vestigatiOns authorizes him in saying that
the story OF Charles A. Quant's cure OF To-
comotOr ataxla by the use OF Pink PILE
for Pale People, a popular remedy prepared
and put up by tho DIR. Williams Medicine
Company, MOrTistown, y. V, and Brock
vile, Ontario, is TRUE, and that all Its
cd 1.vnN
fled by the fuller development Of the fur
Their facts Of the case.
Perhaps the readers Of the Express are
not all OF them fully familiar with the de-
tails Of this miraculous restoration TO
health OF n man who after weeks and
months of treatment by the most sktnful
doctors In two of the best hospitals In the
state Of New York-the Roosevelt hospital
in New York city and st. Peter hospital
in Albany-was dismissed from each as In
durable and, because the case was deemed
incurablc, the man was denied admission
into several others to which application was
made in his behalf The story as told by
Mr.. QUAINT himself and published In the Al
bany Journal, ID as follows
"My name is Charles A QUAINT. am 81
years old. was born in the village OF Gal
way and excepting while travelling on bust
ness and a little while In Amsterdam, have
spent my whole life here. Up to about eight
years ago l had never been sick and was
then in perfect health. was fully SIX Feet
tall, weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong. For IL wears / was travelling
salesman for piano and organ company,
and had to do, or at least did do, great deal
Of heavy lifting, got my meals very lrregu-
larly and slept in enough spare beds In
country houses to freeze any ordinary man
10 death, OF at least give him the rheuma-
tism About eight years ago began TO feel
distress in my stomach, and consulted sew
eral doctors about it. They all said Ut 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 cure for dyspepsia.
But 1 continued to grow gradually worse
for four years. Then began to have pain
in my back and legs and became conscious
that my legs were getting weak and my
step unsteady, and then / staggered when
walked. Having received no beneht from
the use Of patent medicines, Rnd feeling
that / was constantly growing worse,
then, upon advice, began the use OF electric
belts pads and all the many different kinds
of electric appliances i 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 $l24)- In
the fall of 1885 the doctors advised a change
OF climate, so l went to Atlanta, Ca, and
acted as agent for the Estey Organ Com
many. While there took thorough cleo
trio treatment, but itonly seemed TO aggra-
waite my disease, and the only relief could
get from the sharp and distressing pains
was TO take morphine The pain was so in
tense at times that il seemed as though j
could not stand II, and almost longed for
death as the only certain relief In Septem-
Der of 1888 my legs gave out entirely ana
my left eye was drawn TO one side, so that
had double sight and was dizzy. My
trouble so affected my whole nervous sys-
TEN that had TO give up business Then
Returned TO New York and went 10 the
Roosevelt hospital, where for four months
was treated by specialists and they pro-
nounced my case locomotor ataxia and in
eurable. 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 went to the New
York hospital on Fifteenth street, where,
upon examination, they said was incur
able and would not 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 vile my case was hopeless; that he
could do nothing for me and that she had
better take me back home and save my
money But i wanted to make a trial OF
Prof. Huns famous skill and remained
under his treatment for nine weeks, but Sc
cured no benefit. All this time 1 had been
growing worse. had become entirely par
Rlyzed from my waist down and had part
" lost control Of my hands The pain was
esrrIble; my legs felt as though they wen
freezing and my stomach would not retail
food, and fell away to 100 pounds. In the
Albany hospital they put IL big burns or
NV back one day with red hot irons ane
md treated me with electricity, but / gol
worse rather than better; lost control Of
nv bowels and water, and, upon advice Of
the doctor who said there was no hope fol
me, ] was brought home, where It was
thought that death would soon come to re-
Geve me of my sufferings. Last September,
while in this helpless and suffering condt
lion, a friend OF mine in Hamilton, Ont,
called my attention to the statement OF ont
John Marshall, whose case had been sim
liar TO my own, and who had been cured by
the use OF DIR. Williams Pink Pills for PAX
People In this case Mr.. Marshall, who Il
a prominent member of the Royal Templarl
Of Temperance, had, after four years Cd
constant treatment by the most eminent
cnrable and paid the 81 600 total disabihtJ
claim allowed by the order in such cases.
Some months after Mr.. Marshall began a
course of treatment with DIR. Williams
Pink Pills, and after taking some 10 boxes
was fully restored to health. thought
would try them, and my wife sent for two
boxes of the pills, and took them accord
ing TO the directions on the wrapper on
each box. For the first few days the cold
weak but continued 10 follow instructions
as 70 taking the pills and the treatment, and
even before / had used up the two boxes OF
the pills / began TO feel beneficial results
from them. Ny pains were not so bad
felt warmer; my head felt better; my food
began TO relish aud agree with me; could
straighten up; the feeling began TO come
back into my limbs; ! began 20 be able 10
get about on crutches; my eye came back
sgain as good as ever, and now, after the
use of eight boxes of the pills, at a cost of
only 81 00-seei-I can with the help OF a
cane only, walk all about the house and
yard can saw wood. and on pleasant days