The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-03-17
SARATOGA co. MIRACLE
HELPLESS FOR YEARS AND Ex-
CLUDED FROM HOSPITALS
AS INCURABLE.

The Remarkable Experience of Chas.
QUAINT as Investigated by an Alb any IN.
" journal Rcporter-A Story Of Sur
passing Interest.
iAlbany, n. Y, Journal. March
SARATOGA, March 4.-For some time
past there have been reports here and
elsewhere in Saratoga County OF most
rem arkable-indeed, SO remarkable as
to be miraculous-cure of a most severe
case of locomotor ataxia, or creeping
paralysis, simply by the use of a popu-
lar remedy known as Pink Pills for
Pale People," prepared and put up by
the DIR. Williams Medicine Company,
Morristown, 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 Il
great sufferer from creeping paralysis
and its attendant ills, and who had be-
come utterly powcrless of all self-help,
had, by the use of a 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,
miraculous cure was SO great that the
Evening journal reporter thought
it worth his while to go TO Gal
way to call en- Mr.. QUAINT, to
learn from his lips, and from the obser-
walton and testimony of his neighhors.
if his alleged cure was a fact or only an
unfounded rumor. And so he drove to
Galway and spent Il day and night
there in visiting Mr.. QUAINT, getting his
story, and interviewing his neighbors
and fcllowtownsmcn. 1t may be proper
to say that Galway is pretty little vii
lage Of 400 people. delightfully."- located
near the center of the town of Galway.
in Saratoga County, and about IL miles
from Saratoga Springs. Upon inquiry,
the residence of-Mr Charles A. QUAINT
was easily found, for everybody seemed
to know him, speak well of him, and
to be overtlowing with surprise and
satisfaction at his wonderful cure and
restoration 10 the activities of enter
prisng citizenship. for Mr.. QUAINT was
born in Galway and had spent most OF
his life there Mr.. QUAINT was found at
his pretty home, on a pleasant street
nearly opposite the academy. In re-
sponse to a knock at the door it was
opened by man who. in reply to an in
quiry if Mr. Quant lived there and was
at home, said Il am Mr.. QUAINT. Will
you come in?" After a little general
and preliminary conversation, and after
he had been appriscd OF the object TO,
which the Journal reporter had called
upon him, he, at request, told the story
of himself and Of his si"kn So and terri
bic suffcrincs, and of the ineffcctua
treatment he had had. and of his tina
cure by The use of DR.. Williams Pinf
Pills for Pale People, and chcerfuily
gave assent 20 its use for publication
| He said: My name is Charles A.
| QUAINT. am 81 years old. l was berr
| in the village OF Galway, and. except
| ing while travelling On business and {
! little while in Amsts rdam. have spen
nv whole life here My wife is nativ,
of Ontario. Up 10 about eight years as'
| l had never been sick and was then il
perfect health. ] was fully six feet tall
weighed. 1SJ pounds and WAS very
strong. For twelve years WIS trav-
cling salesman for Il piano and organ
company and had to do, or at least die
do, great deal of heavy lifting, got my
meals very irregularly and slept i'll
enough spare beds in country houses
to freeze any ordinary man to death, o,
at least give him the rheumatism. Abou
eight years ag, began to feel distress
in my stomach. and consulted scvcra
doctors about it. They all said it was
dyspepsia, and for dyspepsia l wa
treated by various doctors in diffcren
places, and took all the patent medicine
/ could hear of that claimed to be Il eur,
for dyspepsia. But l continued TO grow
gradually worse for four years. Then
began to have pain in my back and ieg
and became conscious that my legs wer,
getting weak and my step unsteady, an'
then l staggered when walked. Havin,
received no benefit from the use CT pat
ent medicines, and feeling that
was constantly growing worse,
then, upon advice, began the us
Of electric belts, pads AMI all tn
many different kinds of electric appli
ances | could hear of, and spent hun
dreds of dollars for them, but they di,
me no good" tHere Mr.. QUAINT Shove,
the journal reporter an electric suit o
'urslcrwear for which he pad S124.) IL
the fall Of 1889 the doctors advised
change of climate, so I went to Atlanta
Ga. and acted a ; agent for the Este,
Organ Company. While there took
thorough electric treatment, but it onl
seemed to aggrava+e my disease, an,
the only relief could get from the shar
: and distressing pains was to take NOR
phine. The pain was SO intense at time
that it seemed as though I could no
stand it, and l almost longed for dealt
as the only certain relief. In Septem
ber of 1883 my legs gave out entirely
and my left eye was drawn to one side
so that had double sight and was dizzy
My trouble so affected my whole rervou
system that had to give up business
Then / returned to New York and wen
TO the Roosevelt Hospital, where for fou
months WAS treated by specialists an
they pronounced my case lOcomoto
, ataxia and incurable. After I had bee
under treatment of Prof Starr ard DI
Ware for four months, they told me the
had done all they could for me. Then
went to the New York hospital on Fiji
teenth street, where, upon examination
, they said / was incurable and would 30
take me in. Atthe Presbyterian hospita
they examined me and told me the sam
thing. In March, 1890, was taken t
ST. Peters hospital in Albany, wher
Prof. H. H. Hun frankly told my wifi
9 my case was hopeless; that he could d
: nothing for me, and that she had bette
take me back home and save m
= money. But l wanted to make
!. trial OF Prof. Huns famous skill
and I remained under his treatmeI
, for nine weeks, but secured no benefit
= All this time 1 had been growing worse
I had become entirely paralyzed frol
q my waist down and had partly lost cor
troll of my hands. The pain was terribl.
my legs felt as though they were free2
ing and my stomach would not retail