The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-04

To verify Mr. Quant's statement cur re-
porter few days ago March 81 1922
called on DIR. Allen Starr at his Office, No
% West Twenty eighth street, New York
City. DR.. Starr is house physician OF the
Roosevelt Hospital situated corner of Ninth
avenue and Fifty-ninth street In reply TO
inquiry lie said he remembered the case of
Mr.. QUAINT very well and treated him some.
but that he was chiefly treated aud under
the more especial care OF DIR. Ware. He
said he regarded this case as he did all
cases of locomotor ataxia as incurable. In
order that our reporter might get copy of
the history Of the case of Mr.. QUAINT from
the hospital record he very courteously
gave him letter of which the following is
"a copy:
"Dr NJ A. Starr. 90 West Forty eighth
street, Office hours, to II "a. M, New York.
March 81, 1892 Dear DR.. Vought: II you
have any record OF locomotor ataxia by
name of QUAINT, who says he came 10 the
clinic three or four years ago, No. 14037, of
the o. ID. Dept, Roosevelt, sent to me from
Ware, will you let the bearer know. you
have no record send him % Roosevelt Hosp.
"Yours, STARR"
BY means of this letter access to the rec
ords was permitted and transcript OF the
history of Mr.. Quant's case made from them
as follows;
mo 14O37. Admitted Sept 16 1892
Charles A. QUAINT. aged "a years Born. l..
S. Married. Hoboken."
"History of the case: DYSPEPSIA for past
four or five years. About fourteen months
partial loss of power and numbness in lower
extro mites Girdling sensation about alb
domen. Nov. 90, 1889, not improved, ex-
ternal strabismus of left eye and diatation
of the left eye) Some difficulty in passing
water at times; no headache, but some
dizziness; alternate diarrhua and consti-
patton; partial ptosis past two weeks in
left eye.
"Ord. I. Ri pep and Soda"
These are the marked symptoms OF Sc
we're case Of locomotor ataxia. "And DR..
Starr said case with such marked symp-
toms could not be cured and QUAINT, who
was receiving treatment in the outpatient
department. was given up as incurabie"
"There never was a case recovered in the
world" said DR.. Starr And then said:
abr. Ware can tell you more about the case.
as QUAINT was under his more personal
treatment. i am surprised" he said, "that
the man is alive, as l thought he must be
dead long ago.n
Our reporter found Dr. Edward Ware at
his office, No. 162 West Ninety third street,
New York. He said: II have very distinct
recollections OF the QUAINT case it was
very pronounced case. ! treated him about
eight mouths This was in the early sum-
mer OF 1890. deemed him incurable, and
thought him dead before now. Imagine
my surprise when received letter from
was alive, was getting well and expected
soon to be fully recovered
"What do you think. Doctor. was the
cause OF his recovery"
"That Is more than L know. QUAINT says
he has been taking some sort of pills and
thatthey have cuied him At al events,I am
glad the poor fellow is getting WELL for his
was "a bad case and he was great sufferer
DR. Theodore X. futile, OF 80 West
Eighteenth street. 10 whom our reporter is
i'd I'll
locomotor ataXia: al have had several
cases of this disease in the course of my
practice. i will not say that IL is inc :ra-
BILE. but never knew OF case to get we'll;
but will say IL is not deemed durable by
any remedies known to the medical pro-
fesson."
After this successful and confirmatory
investigation in Now York, cur reporter.
Saturday, April 2d 1892, visited ST.
Peters Hospital, in Albany, corner of
Albany and Ferry streets. lie had
courteous reception by Sister Mary Phil
omena. the Sister Superior of St. Peers
Hospital. and when told tho object OF his
visit said she remembered the case OF poor
Mr.. QUAINT very distinctly Said She: alt
was "A very distressing case and excited
my sympathe3 much. Poor fellow, he
couldn't be cured and had 20 go home in
a terrible condition OF helplessness aud
sufTering.p he house physician, on con-
sulting the records of 81. Peters Hospital,
said he found only that Charles A. QUAINT
enter cd the hospital March 14th. 1870, was
treated by DR.. Henry Hun, assisted by Dr.
Van Derveer, who was then, $780, at the
head of the hospital. and that his case be-
ing deemed not possible of cure, he left
the hospital and was taken to his home, as
he supposed 60 die.
Such Is the full history OF this most re-
markable case of successful recovery from
q heretofore supposed incurable disease,
and after all the doctors had given him up,
by the simple use OF DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People Truly IL is an inter-
esting story OF most miraculous cure OF a
dreadful disease by the simple use OF this
popular remedy.
further investigation revealed the fact