River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-05
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
velous Case In the History of
Medical Science.

most remarkable cures OF the 18th century.
The article was under the heading " A Sara
soga Co. Miracle. +" and excited such wide
spread comment that another Albany paper
the Express-detailed a reporter to make
4 thorough Investigation of the statements
appearing in tho Journals article. The
facts as ELECTED by the Express reporter
are given in the following article. which
appeared in that paper on April 10th, and
makes one of the most interesting stories
sver related
A few weeks ago there was published In
he Albany Evening Journal the story of
most Observation-Disclosures so remarkable as
20 well justify the term ''miraculous"-cure
IF a severe case of locomOtor ataxia, or
creeping paralysis; simply By the use Of
Pink Pills for Pale People, and, in compn-
ance with instructions, an Express reporter
has been deyoting some time in q critical
investigation Of the real facts of the case.
The story of the wonderful cure of
Charles A QUAINT OF Galway, Saratoga
.ounty, N Y. IA first told i'm The Jour
nal, 4" has been copied into hundreds if not
thousands of other daily and weekly news
papers and has created such sensation
throughout The entire country that it was
deemed duty due all the people and es-
pecally the thousands Of similarly afflicted
''The Albany Journal and copied into so
many other newspapers should, II true, be
verified: or, If false, exposed as an 1mposl-
ton upon public credulity.
The result of the Express reporter In
vestigations authorizes him in saying that
the story of Charles A. Quants cure of 10
cornotor ataxia by the use of Pink Pills
for Pale People, a popular remedy prepared
and put up by the DIR. Williams Medicine
Company, Morristown, n. Y. and Brock
ell In "a
statements are not only justified but YER
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 a man who after weeks and
months of treatment by the most skiltul
doctors in two of the best hospitals in the
state of New York-the Roosevelt hospital
la New York city and st. Peter $ hospital
IN Albany-was dismissed from each as In
durable and, because the case was deemed
incurable, the man was denied admission
into several others TO which application was
made I'm his behalf. The story as told by
Mr.. QUAINT himself and published III the Al
bany journal, is 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 busl-
ness and little while I'm Amsterdam, have
spent my whole life here Up TO about eight
then in perfect health. was fully six feet
tall, weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong. For IL years / 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 irregu-
arly 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
al al said
dyspepsia, and for dyspepsia was treated
Oy various doctors IN different places, ana
took all the patent medicines could hear
81 that claimed 10 be cure for dyspepsia.
But 1 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
walked. Having received no beneht from
she 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 | could hear OF, and
spent hundreds OF dollars Tor them, but
they did me no good Here Mr.. QUAINT
showed the journal reporter an electric suit
of underwear, for which he paid Sl24). In
the fall of 1883 the doctors advised change
Of climate, so / went TO Atlanta. Ga, and
acted as agent for the Estey Organ Com
oany. While there | took thorough cleo
.ric treatment, but it only seemed to agra
gate my disease, and the only relief could
yet from the sharp and distressing pains
was to take morphine. The pain was so IN.
ense at times that IL seemed as though
could not stand II, and almost longed for
Heath as the only certain relief In Septem-
Der Uf 1883 my legs gave out entirely ana
NY left eye was drawn to one side, SO that
! had double sight and was dizzy. My
trouble so affected my whole nervous sys-
iem that had 10 give up business Then
returned 10 New York aud went to the
Roosevelt hospital, where Tor four months
was treated by specialists and they pro-
bounced my case locomotor ataXla ana IN
rtrable After had been under treatment
~ Prof Starr and DR. Ware for four
months, they told me they had done all
hey could for me Then / went to the New
York hospital on Fifteenth street, where,
1pOn 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 10 ~ Peters hospital in
Albany, where Prof. II. II. Hun frankly told
nv wife my case was hopeless; that ne
,Ould do nothing for me and that she had
better take me back home and save my
money But / wanted TO make "A trial Of
Prof Huns famous skill and i remained
lnder his treatment for nine weeks, but Sc
.ured no benefit. All this time | had been
growing worse. | had become entirely par
llyzed from my waist down and had part
" 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 fell away TO 40 pounds. In the
Albany hospital they put IL big burns on
my back one day with red hot irons ana
after a few DAYS they put II more burns on
and treated me with electricity, but 1 got
worse rather than better; lost control OF
my bowels and water, and, upon advice OF
the doctor, who said there was no hope Tor
me, 1 was brought home. where IT was
4 ~
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 NV own, and who had been cured by
the use of DR. 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
eurable, and paid the 81 600 total disability
claim allowed by the order in such cases
Some months after Mr.. Marshall began q
course of treatment with DR.. Wllllams'
Pink Pills, and after taking some 10 boxes
was fully restored to health. l thought /
would try them, and nv wife sent for two
boxes of the pills, atd 1 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
X.
as to taking the pills and the treatment, and
even before L had used up the two boxes OF
the pills began to feel beneficial results
from them. My pains were not so pad.
felt warmer; my head felt better; my food
began to relish and agree with me; l could
strengthen up; the feeling began TO come
back into MY limbs; | began TO be able to
get about on crutches; my eye came PACK
again as good as ever, and now, after the
use Of eight boxes of the pills, at cost OF
only 81 O0-seel-I can with the help or q
cane ONLY. walk all about the house and
ward. can saw wood, and on pleasant days
/ walk down town NV stomach trouble IS
gone; l have gained ten pounds; J feel ike
a new man. and when the spring opens
expect 10 be able TO renew my organ and
piano agency l cannot speak in too high
terms of DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People, as | know they saved my life after
all the doctors had given me up as In
curable.'
such is the wonderful story which the
I EXPRESS reporter has succeeded in securing
yerlIcation of in all its details, from the
hospital records where Mr.. QUAINT was
treated and from the doctors who had tht
durable Let it be remembered that all tins
hospital treatment was two and three years
ago. while his cure, bv the use of DIR. VIII
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People. has been
effected since last September. 1891. So Il
( is beyond a doubt evident that his recovery
I is wholly due TO the use of these famous
/ pills which have been found to have made
such remarkable curss in ms ana other
cases.
/ Mr. QUAINT placed in the hands OF the re
+ porter his card of admission to Roosevelt
/ hospital, which is here reproduced In fur
4 Their confirmation Of his statements:
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