The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-07-07
THE SARATOGA MIRACLE


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vslous Gaze in the History 81
Medical Science.
A few weeks ago an articiJ appeared In,
this paper copied from the Albany, II. r..
Journal, giving the particulars Of one o the
most remarkable cures Of the 10Th century.
The article was under the heading A Ssifa-
toea Co Miracle, ? and excited such wide
spread comment that another Albany paper
tho Express detailed n reporter 70 make
thorough investigation OF the statements
appearing In the Journals article. Tho
facts rs elected by the Express reporter
are given in the following article, which
appeared In that paper on April Gth, and
makes one Of the notwithstanding stories
ever related:
few weeks ago there was published in
the Albany Evening journal the story OF a
most remarkable--indced SO remarkable as
70 well Justify the term miraculous" cure
of a severe 'casc OF locomotor ataxia, or
creeping paralysis; simply BY the use of
Pink Pills for Pale People, and, III compi-
ance with instructions, an Express reporter
has been devotfng some tlme in a critical
Investigation OF the real facts Of the case.
The story OF the wonderful cure OF
Charles A. QUAINT OF Galway, Saraioga
county, N Y. as first told In The Jour
nal, - 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 il was
deemed duty due all the people and cs-
pecially the thousands Of similarly afflicted,
that the statements OF the case as made in
1.-The Albany Journal and copied into so
| many other newspapers should, if true, be
verified; or, IL false, exposed as am imposi-
ton upon public crcdnlity.
Tho result OF the Express reporters In
vestigations authorizes him in saying that
tile story OF Charles A. Quant's cure OF, 10
comotor ataxia by the use OF Pink Pills
for Pale People, a popular remedy prepared
and put up by the DIR. Williams Medicine
Company, Morristown, y. Il, and Brock
vile, Ontario, is TRUE, and that all its
statements are not only justified but YER
flied by theNfuller 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 man who after weeks and
months of treatment by the most skillfal
doctors In two OF the best hospitals in the
state OF New York-the Roosevelt hospital
I In New York Gritty and ST. Peter shaspital
In Albany was dismissed from each MS In
incurable, the man was denied admission
| into severnl others TO which application was
made In his behalf. Tho story as told by
Mr. QUAINT himself and published in the AL.
bany journal. is as foliows:- :.
"My name is Charles A QUAINT am 81
years old. l was born in the vilnge OF Gal
way and excepting while travelling on bnsi,
ness and little while In Amsterdam, have
spent my whole life here Up to about eight
years ago ] had never been sick and was
full
tall, weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong. For II 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-
larly 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
eral doctors aboutit. They all said 1t was
by various doctors III different places, and
took all the patent medicines could hear
of that claimed to be cure for dyspepsia.
But continued to grow gradually worse
for four years. Then began 10 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 benefit from
the use Of patent medicines, and feeling
that ! was CONSTANTLY growing worse, /
then, upon advice began the use of electric
belts, pads and all1ho many different kinds
of electric appliances ] could hear of, and
spent hundreds OF dollars for them, but
they did me no good. tIIere Mr.. QUAINT
showed the Journal reporter an electric suit
Of underwear, for which he paid Si24). In
the fall of 1883 the doctors advised q change
OF climate, SO / went to Atlanta, Ca, and
acted as agent for the Estey Organ Com
pany While there tooka thorough elee-
trio treatment, but 1t only seemed to aggra-
vate my disease, and the only relief | could
get from the sharp and distressing pains
was to take morphine. The pain was so in
tense at times that it seemed as though ]
could not stand 1t, and ] almost longed for
death as the only certain relief In Septem-
Der Of 1883 my legs gave out entirely and
my left eye was drawn TO ono side, so that
had double sight and was dizzy. My
trouble so affected my whole nervous sys-
tenn that had TO give up business Then
Returned to New York aud went 10 the
Roosevelt hospital, where for four months
wasetreated by specialists and they PRIV
nounced my case locomotor ataxia and in
durable After had been under treatment
by Prof. Starr and Dr., Ware for four
months, they told me they had done all
they could for me- Then went 10 the New
York hospital on Fifteenth street. where,
upon examination, they said | was incur
able and would not take me In. At the
Presbyterian hospital they examined me
and told mo the same thing In March,
1890, Iswas taken to St Peters hospital in
Albany, where Prof. II, II. Hun frankly told
my wife my case was hopeless that he
could do nothing for me and that she had
better take me back home and save my
money. But / wanted to make trial Of
Prof Huns famous skill and remained
under his treatment for nine weeks but Sc
cured no benefit. All this time had been
growing worse. had become entirely par
plyzed from my waist down and had part
ly 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 100 pounds. In the
Albany hospital they put IL big burns on
my back one day with red hot irons and
after few days they put ii more burns on
and treated me with electricity, but got
worse rather than better; lost control of
my bowels and water, and, upon advice of
the doctor, who said there was no hope for
ME, was brought home, where it was
thought that death would soon come to re-
heve me Of my aufferings. Last September,
while In this helpless and suffering condi-
ton, friend OF mine in Hamilton, Ont,
called my attention to The statement of one
John Marshall, whose case had been sim
liar to my own, and who had been cured by
the use OF DR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. In this case Mr.. Marshall, who is
Q prominent member of the Royal Templars
of Temperance, had, after four years OF
constant treatment by the most eminent
durable. and paid the 81 900 total d Stability
claim allowed by the order in such cases.
Some months after Mr.. Marshall began
course Of treatment with Dr. Williams
Pink Pills, and after taking some Is boxes
was fully restored to health. ! thought j
would try them, and my wife sent for two
boxes OF the pills, and 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
weak, but continued TO follow instructions
as to taking the pills and the treatment, and
even before had used mp the two boxes of
the pills began to feel beneficial results
from them. My pains were not so bad. i
felt warmer; my head felt better: my food
began TO relish and agree withSme, 1 could
straighten up; the feeling began to come
back into my limbs; began to be able to
get about on crutches; myveyes ,came back
again as good as ever, and estotv; after the
use OF eight boxes Of the pills, no a cost OF
only 81 0O-seei--I can witha-the help of a
cane only, walk all about the house and