Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-05-07
THE SARATOGA MIRACLE
Further Investigated by an Elk
press Reporter.
The Facts Already Stated Fully Confirmed
INTERVIEWS with Leading Physicians
Who Treated Quant-Tho Most mar
velous Case In tho History Of
Medical Science.

Tho article was under the heading "A Sara
toga Co. Miracle" and excited such wide
spread comment that another Albany paper
the Express detailed reporter to make
n 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
ever relnted:-
few weeks ago there was published In
thu Albany Evening journal the story Of q
most remarkable-indeed so remarkable rs
20 well Justify the term miraculous"
0e \ severe case of locomotor ataxia, or
creeping paralysis; simply by the use OF
Pink Pills for Pale People, and, IN compn-
nnce with instructions, an Express reporter
has been devoting some time in critical
investigation OF the real facts OF the case. .
The story OF the wonderful cure OF
Charles A. Quant Of Galway, Saratoga
county, N. Y, IN FIRST told In "The Jour
nall" has been copied into hundreds II not
thousands Of other daily and weekly news
papers and has created such sensation
throughout the entire country that 1t was
deemed q duty due all the people and es-
pecinlly the thousands Of similarly afflicted,
that the statements Of the case as made IN
'The Albany Journal" and copied into so
many other newspapers should II true, pc
verified; or, II false, exposed rs an imposi'
ton upon public credulity.
The result Of the Express reporters IN
vestiRations authorizes him in saying that
the story OF Charles A. Quant's cure OF 10
comotor ataxia by the use OF Pink Pills
for Pale People, q popular remedy prepared
and put up by the DR.. Williams Medicine
CSnpapy MorTist1T RnE T. and a ,Sat al it's
statements are not emily justified but YER
ifed by the fuller development OF the 1ur-
Their facts OF the case.
Perhaps the readers Of the Express are
not all Of them fully familiar Win the DC
tails Of this miraculous restoration 10
health Of O man who after weeks ana
months of treatment by the most skilliul
doctors in two of the best hospitals in the
state of New York-the Roosevelt hospital
in New York city and st. Peters hospital
An Albany-was dismissed from each as IN,
cI,T,.ble and. because the case was deemed
inaurable, the man was denied admission
into several others to which application was
made in his behalf. The story rs told ny
Mr.. Cuant himself and published IN the Al
bany Journal, is as 1ollows:-
INV name is Charles A. QUAINT am 81
wears old. was born in the village OF Cal
way and excepting while travelling on 6usi-
ness md a little while in Amsterdam, have
epent nv whole life here Up to about eight
years ago had never been SICK anu was
then in perfect health. was July SIX leet
tall, weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong. For - years was travelling
salesman for piano and organ company;
md had To do, or Mt least did do, great deal
of heavy lifting, got my meals very lrregn-
iarly and slept In enough spare beds IN
country houses to freeze any ordinary man
70 death, or at least give him the rheuma,
tism. About eight years ago began 70 1eel
distress in my stomach, ana Gonsu a e. s S1v
dyspepsia, and for dyspepsia was treated
by various doctors In different places, ana
took all the patent medicines could near
of that claimed TO be O cure Tor dyspepsia
But / continued TO grow gradually worse
for four years. Then began to nave PAIN
An nv back and legs and became conscious
that my legs were get1ing wenn III" srSar
walked. Having received no beneht from
the use of patent medicines, and Keeling
that was constantly growing worse, l
then. unon advice. began the use OF electrlc
belts, pads and all the many dinerent Klnus
of electric appliances ! could hear OF, ano
spent hundreds OF dollars Tor theiH; Dut
tfey did me no good. (Here Mr. !yuant
allowed the journal reporter an electric suit
- wmSerwear for which he paid Sl24), In
the fall of 1855 the doctors advised change
Of climate, so ] went to Atlanta, Ga, ana
acted as agent for the Estey Organ Com
p0ny. While there ! took thorough elec'
tric treatment, but it only seemed TO aggra,
rate my disease, and the only TeIet cou Ia
ret from the sharp and distressing pains
was to take morphine The pain was SO IN,
tense at times that 1t seemed as though l
could not stand 1t, and almost longed Tor
death as the only certain RELIEF. In Septem-
her of 1883 my legs gave out entirely ana
nv left eve was drawn to one SIDE, 30 tnat
/ had double sight and was dizzy. MY
trouble so affected my whole nervous sys-
tenn that had to give up business linen
rctnrned 10 New York and went 70 the
Roosevelt hospital, where for four months
] was treated by specialists ana they pro-
nounced nv case l0comotor atax1a ana N
durable. After had been under treatment
by Prof. Starr and DR.. Ware Tor Tour
months, they told me they mao uOnS vi
Work hospital ON Fifteenth street, where,
upon examination, they said was incur
able and would not take me 4. AT the
Presbvterian hospital they examined me
and told me the same thing In March,
1900. I was taken to St Peters hospitai IN
Albany, where Prof. H. II. Hun frankly tolo
my wife my case was hopeless tnSt ns
better 1nke me back home and save my
money! But / wanted 70 make q trial q
Prof Hhn's famous skill and 1 remaineo
nnder hls treatment for nine weeks, but Sc
cured no benefit. All this time had been
growing worse had become entirely srs r par
slyzed from my waist down and had parI-
Iv lost control of my hands. The pain was
terrible; my legs felt as though they were
freezing and my stomach would not T Re ths
Albany hospital they put IL big burns on
nv back one day with red hot irons ana
afser few days they put "a more burns on
md treated me with electricity, but got
STorse rather than better; lost control o.
my bowels and water, and, upon Savice %, o.
the doctor, who said there was no no. ~.
me. i wa brought home, where II was
thouQht that death would soon come 70 re-
iieve me Of my sufferings; Last Septemoer'
VThilo IN this helpless and suffering conol-
ton 4 friend OF mine in Hamilton, Ont,
oSllsd nv attention to the statement Of one
John Marshall, whose case had oeen Is In ~,
iIsr 10 NV own, and who had been cured py
- ne n Dr williams Pink Pills for Pale