Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-17

HELPLESS FOR YEARS AND Ex-
cLUDED FROM HOSPITALS
AS INCURABLE.

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SARATOGA, March 4.-For some time
past there have been reports here and
elsewhere I'm Saratoga County OF most
rem arkable- Indeed, SO remarkable as
to be miraculous Of 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,
Morrlstown,a N. Y. and Brockvllle, Ont.
The story was to the effect that Mr..
Charles A. QUAINT. OF Galway, who for
the last six or eight years has been a
great sufferer from creeping paralysis
and Its attendant ills, and who had be-
come utterly powerless Of all self-help,
had, by the use of 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
1t worth his while to go to Gal
way to call on Mr.. QUAINT, to
learn from his lips, and from the obser-
walton and testimony OF his neighbors,
If his alleged cure was fact or only an
unfounded rumor. And so he drove to
Galway and spent day and night
there in visiting Mr.. QUAINT, getting his
story, and interviewing his nelghbors
and fellow-townsmen. 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 II 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 OVERLOOKING with surprise and
satisfaction at his wonderful cure and
restoration to the activities of enter
prising citizenship. for Mr.. QUAINT was
born in Galway and had spent most of
his life there. Mr.. QUAINT was found at
ulo pICIJO nOulCy Oh pANoooAS DNe~NN
nearly opposite the academy. In re-
Spouse to knock at the door it was
opened by man who, in reply to an in
quiry If Mr.. QUAINT lived there and was
at home, said Il am Mr.. QUAINT. Will
you come in?" After q little general
and preliminary conversation, and after
he had been appraised of the object for
which the Journal reporter had called
upon him, he, at request, told the story
of himself and of his sickne 50 and terri
BILE sufferings, and of the Intellectual
treatment he had had, and of his final
cure by the use of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, and cheerfully
gave assent to its use for publication.
He said: my name is Charles A.
QUAINT. am 81 years old. was born
in the village of Galway, and, except
ing while travelling on business and a
little while in Amsterdam, have spent
my whole life here. My wife Is a native
of Ontario. Up TO about eight years ago
l had never been sick and was then In
perfect health. 1 was fully six feet tall,
weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong. For twelve years was trav-
cling salesman for a piano and organ
company and had to do, or at least did
do, great deal of heavy lifting, got my
meals very irregularly and slept in
enough spare beds in country houses
to freeze any ordinary man to death, or
at least give him the rheumatism. About
eight years ago began to feel distress
In my stomach and consulted several
doctors about it, They all said it was
dyspepsia, and for dyspepsia / was
treated by various doctors in different
places, and took all the patent medicines
/ could hear of that claimed to be cure
for dyspepsia. But l 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 aud my step unsteady, and
then staggered when 1 walked. Having
received no benefit from the use of pat
ent medicines, and feeling that
was constantly growing worse,
then, upon advice, began the use
of electric belts, pads and all the
many different kinds OF electric appli-
ances / could hear Of, and spent hun
dreds Of dollars for them, but they di2
me no good" (Here Mr.. QUAINT showed
the Journal reporter an electric suit of
underwear for which he paid $124.) in
the fall of 1883 the doctors advised a
change Of climate, so l went to Atlanta,
Ca, and acted as agent for the Estey
Organ Company. While there 1 took a
thorough electric treatment, but 1t only
seemed to aggravate my disease, and
the only relief could get from the sharp
and distressing pains was to take NOR
phine. The pain was 80 intense at times
that 1t seemed as though l could not
stand 1t, and l 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 one side,
80 that had double sight and was dizzy.
My trouble so affected my whole nervous
system that had to give up business.
Then l returned to New York and went
TO the Roosevelt Hospital, where for four
months 1 was treated by specialists and
they pronounced my case locomotor
ataxia and incurable. After 1 had been
under treatment of Prof. Starr and DR..
Ware for four months, they told me they
had done all they could for me. Then l
went to the New York hospital on Fiji
teenth street, where, upon examination,
they said was incurable and would not
take me in. Att Presbyterian hospital
they examined me and told me the same
thing. In March, 1890, was taken to
st. Peters hospital in Albany, where
Prof. H. 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 a
trial OF Prof. Huns famous skill,
and / remained under his treatment
for nine weeks, but secured no benefit.
All this time had been growing worse.