The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-09
AsARATOGA 60. MIRACLE.
Helpless for Years and Excluded
from Hospitals as Incurable.
The Remarkable Experience Of Charles
quaint Is Investigated By an Albsny
CN. ~ Journal Reporter = A
story Of Eurpassing Interest.
[Albany CN. 81 JOurnal. Mareh lth.l

SARATOGA, March 4th. - For some
time past there have been reports here
and elsewhere in Saratoga county of a
most remarkable indeed, so remark
able as to be miraculous cure Of a most
severe case Of locomotor ataxia, or creep
ing paralysis, simply by the use of a
for Pale People, prepared and put up
by the DR., Williams Medicine Company,
Morristown, N. Y, and Brockville. 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, miraeu-
lous cure was so great that the Evening
Journal reporter thought it 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 a
fact or only an unfounded rumor. And
so 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 a
pretty little village of about 400 people,
delightfully."- located near the center
of the town of Galway, in Saratoga
county, and about IL miles from Sara
toga Springs, Upon inquiry the resi-
dence of Mr. Charles A. QUAINT was
easily found, for every body seemed to
know him, speak well of him, and be
overfowing with surprise and satisfac-
tion at his wonderful cure and restora-
tion 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
at his pretty home, on pleasant street
nearly opposite the academy, In re-
sponse to knock at the door it was
openedaby man who, in reply to an
quiry if Mr.. QUAINT lived there and was
at home, said: II am Mr. QUAINT. WIZ
you come iu2' 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 and ter
rible sufferings, and of the Intellectual
treatment he had had, and of his final
cure by the use of DR.. 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
W hile 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 12 years was a travelling
salesman for piano and organ COM
pany and had to do 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 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 dyspep-
sia, and for dyspepsia was treated by
various doctors in different places, and
took all the patent medicines l could
hear of that claimed to be cure for
dyspepsia. But continued to grow
gradually worse for four years. Then
began have pain in my back and legs
and became conscious that my legs
were getting weak and my step un-
steady, and then l 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-
ances could hear of, and spent hun
dreds 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 $124). In
the fall of 1888 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 it only
seemed to aggravate my disease, and
the only relief could get from the
sharp and distressing pains was to take
morphine. The pain was so intense at
times that it seemed as-though l could
not stand it, and 1 almost longed for
death as the only certain relief. In
September Of 1888 my legs gave out en-
tirely 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 1 had
to give up business. Then l re-
turned to New York and went
to the Roosevelt hospital, where for
four months was treated by specialists
and they pronounced my case locomotor
ataxia and incurable. After l 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 l
went to the New York hospital on Fif-
teenth street, where, upon examination,
they said was incurable and would moi
take me in. At the Presbyterian hospi
tai they examined me and told me The
same thing. In March, 1890, l wa:
taken to st. Peters hospital in Albany,
where Prof. H. II. Hun frankly told my
wife my case was hopeless; that ht
could do nothing for me and that she
had better take me back home and save
my money, But wanted to make tria
of Prof, Huns famous skill and re
maincd under his treatment for nint
weeks; but secured no benefit. AL
this time had been growing worse
had become entirely paralyzed from
my waist down and had partly lost cen