The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-11-22
A SARATOGA co. MIRACLE.
HELPLESS FOR YEARS, EXCLUDED
FROM HOSPITALS as INCURABLE.
THE REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE
VI Charles QUAINT as Investigated by On
Albany IN. ~ Journal Rsporter-A
Story OF Surprising Interest.

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most severe case of locomotor ataxia, or
creeping paralysis, simply by the use Of q
popular remedy known as Pink Pills for
Pale People" prepared and put up by the
DR.. Williams Medicine Company, Science
tady, n. Y, and Brockville. Ont. The story
was to the effect that Mr.. Charles A.
| QUAINT, of Galway, who, for the last six or
| eight years, has been a great sufferer from
creeping paralysis and its attendant ills,
and who had become utterly powerless of
| all self-help, had, by the use of q 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, mi
raculous cure was so great that Inc EVEN
ing Journal reporter thought it worth his
while to 90 to Galway to call on Mr.. QUAINT,
to learn from his lips, and from the obser-
walton and testimony of his neighbors, IL
his alleged cure was a fact or only an I'M
founded rumor And so, he drove to Cal
way and spent day and night there IN
visiting Mr. QUAINT, getting his story ana
interviewing his neighbors and fellow
towIsmen. 1t may be proper to say mat
Galway is a pretty little village OF about
400 people, delightfully."- located, near the
center of the town OF Galway, III ''dia.oS1
county, and about seventeen mics from
Saratoga Springs. Upon inquiry, the resi-
dence Of MI. Charles A QUAINT was easily
found, for everybody seemed to know MN,
speak well of him and to be oVernoWlis
with surprise and satisfaction at his Won
derful cure and restoration TO the actlT ses
of enterprsing citizenship, tor MI. quaint
was born in Galway and had spent most
of his life there. Mr.. QUAINT was found at
his pretty home, on 4 pleasant street heiI-
" opposite the academy. In response to
knock at the door it was opened by man man
who. in reply to an inquiry If MI o}uant
lived there and was at home, sad: am
Mr.. QUAINT. VIII you. come IN :! Alati
and after he had been apprised OF the OBJ
iect for which The Journal reporter had
called upon him, he, at request told the
story of himself and of his sickness sss anu
treatment he had had, and of his final cure
bv the use of Dr. Williams's Pink Pllls
for Pale People," and cheerfully gave as
sent to it's use for publication re sang %;
years old. l was born IN the village anu
have spent my whole life here. My wife Is
a native of Ontario. Up to about eight years
ago had never been sick and was then IN
nerfect health | was fully six feet tail,
weighed $50 pounds and was very strong.
For twelve years | was travelling salesman
for a piano and organ company, ana hio 10
do or at least did do great deal OF hcaVy
lifting, got my meals very lTresiiar d, anu
slept in enough spare beds III country
houses to freeze an ordinary man to dcath.
or at least give him the rheuma tisIn. About
eight years ago | began to feel distress III
my stomach and consulted several ooctorS
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 thai
claimed to be a cure tor dyspepsia: but
continued to grow gradually worse Tor Tour
y%rs Then | began to have pains IN my
back and legs and became conscious thaV
my legs were getting weak and my step un-
steady land then | staggered when walked.
Having received no benefit from the use
of patent medicines, and feeling that was
constantly growing worse, L then,
upon advice, began the use
of electric belts, pads and all the many on,
ferent kinds of electric appliances l could
hear Of, and spent hundreds of dollars TOR
them, but they did me no good. (fiere MI.
QUAINT showed The Journal. reporter an
electric suit of underwear tor which he
paid $f24) In the fall of 1883 the doctors
advised change of climate, so went TO
Atlanta Ga, and acted rs agent Tor the f'S-
tey Organ Company. While there TOOK a
thorough electric treatment, but 1t ony
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 tunes that II
seemed az though | could not stand IL, ana
7 almost longed for death as the only GER
toin relief. In September of 1888, my legs
gave out entirely and my lett eye was
drawn to one side, so that l had douoi9
sight and was dizzy. My trouble so affected
my whole nervous, system tnat ! IL nay W
York. and went to the Roosevelt hospital,
where for four months, L was treated py
specialists, and they pronounced my case
locomotor ataxia and lncuraple. ,ft
had been under treatment by Professor
Starr snd Dr. Ware for four months, they
fold me they had done all they could for
me, Then | went to the New YORK hospital
on Fifteenth street, where, upon e ..ai15
not take me in. At the Presbyterian hos
nital they examined me and told me the
same thing In March, 1890, was taken TO
St. Peters hospital, IN Albany, where ~ ~
NV case was hopeless; that he could do
nothing for me and that she had better take
me back home and save my money. 6ut 1
wanted to make a trial OF froIessor nun
famous skill, and | remained under, his
trn1tment for nine- weeks, but secured no
benefit. An this time l had been growing
worse. I had become entirely paralTzcu
from my waist down and had party iost
control of my hands. The PAIN was terri
HE: NV legs felt as though they were treez-
ing and nv stomach would not retain food,
and I fell away to 120 pounds. In the Al
bany hospital they put seventeen big burns
on INV back one day with red hot irons, and
after few days they put fourteen more
hurns on and treated me with electricity,
but I got worse rather than better IoSt
control of my bowels and water, and upon
advice OF the GOcIoT, WHO Sttid tiiNAt was ~
hone for me- ! was brought home. where II
was thought that death would soon come TO
relieve me of my sufferings Last SeDtem-
Der. while in this helpless and suffering
condition. q friend of mine in Hamilton.
Ont. called my attention to the statement |
of one John Marshall whose case had been
similar to my own, and who had been cured /
bv the use Of DR.. Williams's Pink Pills
for Pale People
I'm this case, Mr.. Marshall, who is
prominent member of the Royal Tempars /
of Temperance. had. after four years of |
constant treatment by the most eminent !
Canadian physicians. been pronounced iu-
durable. end was paid the $1,000 total dis /
ability claim allowed by the order in snch
cases Some months after Mr.. Marshall I
boean q course of treatment with DR. VIII !
Iia1nss Pink Pills and after taking some |
fifteen boxes was fully restored to health: !
II thought would try them; and my wife |
sent for two boxes of the pills and | took /
them according to the directions on the |
wrannar on each box. For the first few (
DAYS the cold baths were pretty severe, as |
I was so very weak. but continued to fol- |
low instructions as TO taking the pills and |
the treatment and even before | had used |
IN the two boxes of pills, began to feel !
beneficial results from them. My pains were |
not so bad: ] felt warmer; my head felt |