The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-05-05

the story OF Charles A. Quant'S cure OF 10.
comotor ataxia by the use OF Pink Pills
and put up by the br: Williams Medicine
Company, M0rristown, n. Y, and Brock
vile, Ontario, is TRUE, and that all its
statements are not only justified but YER
fled by the fuller development Of the fur
Their facts of the case.
not all of them fully familiar with the de-
tails Of this miraculous restoration to
health of a man who after weeks and
months of treatment by the most skillful
doctors in two of the best hospitals in the
state Of New York-the Roosevelt hospital
In New York city and St. Peters hospital
In Albany-was dismissed from each as in:
curable and, because the case was deemed
incurable, 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.
my name is Charles A. QUAINT. am 81
years old. l was born in the village OF Gal.
way and excepting while travelling on bust.
ness and little while in Amsterdam, have
spent my whole life here. Up to about eight
years ago had never been sick and was
tall, weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong. For ~ years I was travelling
salesman for piano and organ company
and had to do, or at least did do, a great deal
OF heavy lifting, got my meals very irregu-
larly and slept in enough spare beds in
country houses to freeze any ordinary man
to death, or at least give him the rheuma:
tism. About eight years ago began to feel
distress in my stomach, and consulted sew
eral doctors aboutit. They all said it was
dyspepsia, and for dyspepsia was treated
by various doctors III different places, and
of that claimed TO be a cure for dyspepsia.
But l continued to grow gradually worse
for four years. Then l 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
the use OF patent medicines, and feeling
that l was constantly growing worse, ]
then, upon advice, began the use of electric
belts, pads and all the many different kinds
of electric appliances l could hear of, and
spent hundreds Of dollars for them, but
they did me no good. Here NJ: Guam:
showed the Journal reporter All electric suit
OF underwear, for which he paid 1924. In
the fall of 1888 the doctors advised change
of climate, so I went to Atlanta, Ga, and
acted as agent for the Estey Organ Com
pany. While there took thorough cleo
trio treatment, but it only 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 it seemed as though
could not stand it, and l almost longed for
death as the only certain relief. In Septem-
Der OF 1858 my legs gave out entirely and
my lett eye was drawn to one side, so that
| had double sight and was dizzy. My
trouble so affected my whole nervous sys-
tenn that had 10 give up business. Then
returned to New York and went to the
Roosevelt hospital, where for four months
was treated by specialists and they pro-
nounced my case locoEotor ataxia and in
durable After had been under treatment
by Prof. Starr and DR.. 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,
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. H. n. Hun frankly told
my wife my case. was hopeless; that he
better take me back home and save my
money. But l wanted to make trial Of
Prof. Huns famous skill and l remained
under his treatment for nine weeks, but Sc
cured no benefit All this time had been
growing worse. had become entirely par
alyzed from my waist down and had part
ly lost control of my hands The pain was
terrible; my legs felt as though they were
freezing and my stomach would not retain
food, and 1 fell away to 100 pounds. In the
Albany hospital they put II big burns on
my back one day. with red hot irons and
after few days they put IA more burns on
and treated me with electricity, but got
worse rather than better; lost control of
my bowels and water, and, upon advice of
the doctor, who said there was no hope for
me, I was brought home, where it was
thought that death would soon come to re-
lieve me Of my sufferings: Last September,
while in this helpless and suffering cond1-
ton, a friend of mine in Hamilton, Ont,
called my attention to the statement of one
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 Pale
People. In this case Mr.. Marshall, who is
a prominent member of the Royal Templars
OF Temperance, had, after four years OF
constant treatment by the most eminent
Canadian physicians, been pronounced in
durable. and paid the 81 900 total disability
claim allowed by the order in such cases.
Some months after Mr.. Marshall began q
course of treatment with DR.. Williams
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
baths were pretty severe as was SO very
weak, but continued to follow Instructions
as to taking the pills and the treatment, and
even before l had used up the two boxes OF
the pills l began to feel beneficial results
from them. My pains were not so bad.
felt warmer; my head felt better; my food
began to relish and agree with me; I could
back into my limbs; I began to be able ,o
get about on crutches; my eye came back
again as good as ever, and now, after the
use Of eight boxes of the pills, at a cost OF
only $4.OO-see!-I can with the help of a
cane only, walk all about the house and
0~6 o>114o Il
I walk down town. My stomach trouble is
gone; have gained ten pounds; feel like
a new man, and when the spring opens
expect to be able to renew my organ and
plano agency. cannot speak in too high
terms OF DR.: Williams Pink Pills for Pale
all the doctors had given me up as in
curable."
Such is the wonderful story which the
Express reporter has succeeded In securing
veri6catton of in all its details, from the
hospital records where Mr.. QUAINT was
case in hand and who pronounced him in
durable: Let it be remembered that all tins
hospital treatment was two and three years
ago, while his cure, by the use of DR.. VII.
iams' Pink Pills for Pale People, has been
effected since last September, 1891. So II
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