Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-19
THE SARATOGA MIRACLE.
FURTHER INVESTIGATED BY AN EX-
PRESS REPORTER.
The Facts Already Stated Fully Confirmed
Interviews With Leading Physicians
Who Treated Quant-The Most
Marvellous Case in the
History of Medi-

Who Treated Quant-The Most
Marvellous Case in the
History of Medi-
cal Science.
A few weeks ago an article appeared in
this paper copied from the Albany, N. Y,
Journal, giving the particulars Of one of the
most remarkable cures in the 18th century.
The article was under the heading GA Sara
toga Co. Miracle" and excited such wide
spread comment that another Albany paper
the Express-detailed q reporter to make
q thorough investigation of the statements
appearing in the Journals article. The facts
as elected by the Express reporter are
given in the following article. which ap-
peared in that paper on April 16, and
makes one of the most interesting stories
ever related:
A few weeks ago there was published in
the Albany Evening Journal the story of
most tremarkable-indeed so rem arkable as
to well justify the term "miraculous''-cure
of a severe case of locomotor ata1ia. or creep
ing paralysis, simply by the use of Pink Pills
for Pale People, and in compliance with in
structions an Express reporter has been de-
voting some time in 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 tine Journal, has been
copied into hundreds if not thousands of
other daily and weekly newspapers and has
created such a sensation throughout the en-
tire 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, if true. be verified; or, if false, ex-
posed as an imposition upon public cred
ulity.
The result of the Express reporters in
vestigations authorizes him in saying that
the story of Charles A. Quant's cure of loco
motor ataxia by the use of Pink Pills for
Pale People, popular remedy prepared and
put up by the DR.. Williams Medicine Com
pany, Schenectady, n. Y, and Brockvtlle,
Ont, is true, and that all its statements are
not only justified but verified by the fuller
development of the further facts of the case
Perhaps the readers of the Express are not
all or them fully familiar with the details OF
this miraculous restoration to health Of
man who after weeks and months of treat
ment by the most skillful doctors in two or
the best hospitals in the State OF New YORK
tho Roosevelt Hospital in New York City,
and St. Peters hospital in Albany-was dis
missed 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 Journal, is as
follows:
"My name is Charles A. QUAINT am 81
years old. was born in the village of Gal
way. and excepting while travelling on busi-
ness and little while in Amsterdam, have
spent my whole life here. Up to about eight
years ago mad never been sick and was
then in perfect health. 1 was fully six feet
tall, weighed $50 pounds, and was very
strong. For l2 years 1 was travelling sales
man 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 1 began to feel distress in my
and consulted several doctors about
it. They all said it was dyspepsia, and for
dyspepsia 1 was treated by various doct ors
in different places, and took all the patent
could hear of that claimed to be
q cure for dyspepsia. But 1 continued to
grow gradually worse for four years. Then
1 began to have pains in nv back and legs
and became conscious that my legs were get
ting weak and my step unsteady, and then
staggered when walked. Having rec eived
no benefit from the use OF patent medicines,
and feeling that 1 was constantly growing
worse, then, upon advice, began the use of
electric belts, pads and all the many differ
<,,;n 7 I,ao
of, and spent hundreds Of dollars for them,
but they did 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 change
Of climate, so / went to Atlanta, Ga. and
acted as agent for the Estey Organ Com
pany. While there took a thorough elec-
trio treatment. but it 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 intense
at times that it seemed as though 1 could
not stand 1t, and 1 almost longed for death
rs the only certain relief. In September of
1888 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 nervous system that L
had to give up business Then 1 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 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 to the New York Hospital on
street, where. upon examination,
they said was incurable and would not
take me in. At the Presbyterian Hospital
a A-1I
thing. In March. 1890. 1 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 homo
and save my money. But wanted to make
4 trial of Prof. Huns famous skill. and
under his treatment for nine
weeks, but secured no benefit All this time
had been growing worse. I had become
entirely paralyzed from my waist down and
had partly 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 I fell away to 100
pounds. In the Albany hospital they put II
big burns Oh my back one day with red hot
irons, and after a few days they put IA more
burns on and treated me with electricity,
but got worse rather than better; lost con-
,roi of my bowels and water, and upon ad-
vice of the doctor, who said there was no
hope for me, was brought home, where it
was thought that death would soon come to
relieve me of my sufferings. Last September
" while in this helpless and suffering condi-
ton, a friend of mine in Hamilton, Ont,
called my attention to the statement OF one
John Marshall. whose case had been sim liar
10 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 a prom.