Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-05
ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
MISCELLANEOUS
A SARATOGA co. MIRACLE.
Helpless for Years aud Excluded
from Hospitals as Incurable.
The Remarkable Experience of Chas'
Quaint as Investigated by an Al
bany IN. " Journal Reporter
"A Story Of Surprising
Interest
ALBANY. n. Y. Journal. }

ALBANY, N. Y. Journal
For some time past there have been re-
ports here and elsewhere In Saratoga
county OF most emarkable-indeed, so
remarkable as TO be miraculous-cure of
n most severe case OF locomotor ataxia,
or creeping paralysis, simply by the use
of a popular remedy known as Pink
Pills for Pale People," prepared and put
up by the DIR. Williams Medicine Com
pany, Schenectady, N. Y, and Brockville,
Ont The story was to the effect tnat
Mr.. Chas. A. Quaint, OF Galway, who Tor
the last six or eight years has been
great sufferer from creeping paralysis ana
it's attendant Ills, and who had become
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 re-
porter thought IL worth his while to go to
Galway to call on Mr.. Quaint, to learn
from his lips, and from the observation
and testimony of his neighbors, II his al
legged cure was fact or only an inbound
ed rumor. And so, he drove to Galway
and spent a day and night there in visit
ing Mr.. Quaint, getting his story and In
terviewing his neighbors and fellow-towns-
men. 1t may be proper to say that Gal
way is pretty little village OF about 400
people, delightfully."- located near the CEN
tire OF the town of Galway, In Saratoga
county, and about II miles from Saratoga
Springs. Upon inquiry the residence OF
Mr.. Chas. 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
enterprising 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 pleasant street
nearly opposite the academy. In response
to knock at the door II was opened by
man who, in reply to an inquiry III MIR.
| Quaint lived there and was at home, said:
~ am Mr.. Quaint. Will you come in ~
| After little general and preliminary con-
versation, and after he had been appraised
OF the object for which the Journal re-
porter had called upon him, he, at request,
told the story OF himself and of his sick
ness and terrible suffcrings, and of the in
effectual treatment he had had, and OF his
final cure by the uso of DR.. Williams Pink
pills for Pale People, and cheerfully gave
assent TO its use for publication. lie
said "Nly name is Charles A. Quaint.
am 81 years old. was born in the vii
lage and have spent my whole life here.
NV wife is native Of Ontario. Up To
about eight years ago had never been
sick and was then in perfect health.
was fully six feet tall. weighed 1870 pounds
and was very strong. For IL years i 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 irregularly, and slept in
enough 'spalc beds in country houses to
freeze any ordinary man TO death, or al
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 a cure for dyspepsia. But
/ continued to grow gradually worse fol
four years. Then began to have pains
in my back and legs and became conscious
that my legs were getting weak and my
step unsteady, and then staggered wher
! walked. Having received no benefit
from the use of patent medicines, ant
feeling that / was constantly growing
worse, / then, upon advice, began the ust
of electric belts, pads and all the many
different kinds of electric appliances
could hear Of, and spent hundreds of dol
lars for them, but they did me no good
(IIere Mr.. Quaint showed the Journal re
porter an electric suit Of underwear fol
which he paid $124.) In the fall of 1885
the doctors advised change of climate
SO went to Atlanta, Ga, and acted as
agent for the Estey Organ Company
While there / took a thorough electric
treatment, but 1t only seemed to aggrayatt
my disease, and the only relief could gel
from the sharp and distressing pains was
to take morphine. The pain was 80 in
tense at times that 1t seemed as though
] could not stand it, and l almost longeC
for death as the only certain relief In
September Of 1883 my legs gave out en-
tirely and my left eye was drawn to one
side, so that had double sight and wa:
dizzy. My trouble so affected my whole
nervous system that j had to give vi
business. Then returned to New York
and went to the Roosevelt Hospital, wher,
for four months | was treated by special
lists, and they pronounced my case loco
motor ataxia and incurable. After l haC
been under treatment by Prof. Starr ant
DIR. Ware for four months, they told mt
they had done all they could for me
Then went to New York Hospital Oh
Fifteenth street, where, upon examina
ton, they said was incurable and would
not take me in. At the Presbyterian
hospital they examined me and told mt
the same thing. In March, 1890, | was
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 secured
no benefit. All this time ] had beer
growing worse. / had become entirely
paraIyzed 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 l fell away TO 12(
pounds. In the Albany hospital they put
IL big burns OH my back one day with red
hot irons, and after few days they pu
IA 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 IL was thought that
death would soon come To relieve me OF
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