Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-05
THE SARATOGA MIRACLE
FURTHER INVESTIGATED BY AN
EXPRESS REPORTER.
The Facts Already Stated Fully Con-
firmed--Interviews With Leading
Physicians who Treated QUAINT
1.-The Most Marvellous
Case In The History of

Medical Science.

Journal, giving the particulars of one of the
most remarkable cures of the 10Th century.
The article was under the heading "a
Saratoga Co. Miracle, )" and excited such
widespread comment that another Albany
paper-the EXpress-detailed a reporter to
make thorough investigation of the state
ments appearing in the 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 relatcd-
A few weeks ago there was published in
the Albany Evening Journal the story of a
most rcmarkable-indeed so remarkable as
to we'll justify the term ''miracul ous"-
cure of severe case oflocomotor ataxa,
or creeping paralysis; simply by the use of
Pink Pills for Pale People, and, lin compli-
ance with instructions, an Express reporter
has been devoting some time in a critical
investigation of the real facts Of the case.
The story of the wonderful cure of Charles
A. QUAINT of Galway, Saratoga county,
n. y, as first told in "The Journal. has
been copied into hundreds if not thous-
ands of other daily and weekly newspapers
and has created such a sensation through
out the entire country that it was deemed
duty due all the people and especially 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, iftrue be veri-
fed; or, if false, exposed as an imposition
upon public credulity.
The result of the Express reporters in
vcstigation authorizes him in saying that
the story of Charles a. Quants cure of
locomotor ataxia by the use of Pink
Pills for Pale People, popular remedy
prepared and put up by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Morristown N. u,
and Brockvillc Ontario, is TRUE, and
that all its statements are not only justified
but verified by the fuller" elopment Of
the further facts of the case.
Perhaps the readers of the Express are
not all of them fully familiar with the de-
tails ofthis miracl uous restoration to health
ola man who after weeks and months of
treatment by the most skilltul doctors in
two OF the best hospitals in the state of New
York-the Roosevelt hospital in New York
city and St. Peters hospital in Albany
was dismissed from each as incurable, and,
because the case was deemed incurable, the
man was denied admission into several
Others to which application was made in
his behalf The story as told by Mr.. QUAINT
himself and published in the Albany Jour
nal is as follows
my name is Charles A. QUAINT. am 81
years old. l was born in the village of Gal
ness and little while in Amsterdam haye
spent my whole life here. Up to about
eight years ago had never been sick and
was then in perfect health. l was fully six
feet tall, weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong. For - years l was travelling sales
had to do, or at least did do, great deal of
heavy lifting. got my meals very IRREGULAR
ly 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
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 a cure for
dyspepsia. But continued TO grow grad
ually worse for four years. Then ! began
to have pain in my back and legs and be-
came 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 l was con-
SANITY growing worse ! then, upon advice.
began the Use of electric belts pads and all
the many different kinds of electric appi-
ances | could hear OF, and spent hundreds
of dollars or them, bat they did me no
good. Here Mr. QUAINT showed the Jour
nal reporter an electric suit OF underwear.
for which he paid 1924. In the tall Of 1883
the doctors advised a change of climate, so
went to Atlanta. Ga, and acted as agent
| for the Estey Organ Company. While
7 u tlInrnI1u1l ri 10 pt
| but it only seemed to aggravate my disease
| and the only relief ! could get from the
| sharp and distressing pains was to take
morphine. The pain was so intense at
times that it seemed as though ! could not
stand it, and | almost longcd :or death as
the only certain reief. III September 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 effected my whole nervous system that
| had to give up business. Then | returned
to New York and went to the Roosevelt
treated by specialists and they pronounced
my case locomotor ataxia and
incurable After | had been under
| treatment by Prof. Starr and DR.. Ware for
four months they told methey had done all
they could Tor me. Then | went to the New
York hospital on Fifteenth street, where
! upon an examination, they said | was in
durable and would not take me in. AT the
Presbyterian hospital they examined me
and told me the same thing. In March
1880, was taken to St Peters hospital in
Albany, where Prof II. II. Hun frankly
told my vile 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 u trial OF
| Prof. Huns famous skill and ! remained
under his treatment tor nine weeks but Sc
cured 10 benefit. All this time had been
growing worse. ! had become entirely
paralyzed from my waist down aud had
partly Most control Of my hands. The
pain was terrible; my legs felt as
though they were freezing and my
stomach would not retain food and I fell
away to 120 pounds. In the Albany hospi-
tai they put II big burns on my back one
day with red hot irons and after a few days
they put II more burns on and treated me
with electricity, but l got worse rather
than better: lost control o. my bowels and
water, and upon advice of the toctor, who
said there was no hope for Inc, l was
brought home, where it was thought that
death would soon come to relieve nc of my
sutferings. Last September, while in this
helpless and suffering condition, a friend
| Of, ~, n,,t o1