Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-07
THE SARATOGA MIRACLE
Further Investigated by an Elk,
press Reporter.
The Facts Already Stated Fully Confirmed
Interviews with Leading Physicians
Who Treated Quant-The Most Mar
velous Case In the History OF
Medical Science.

most remarkable cures Of the 10Th century.
The article was under the heading "a Sara
toga Co. Miracle" and excited such wide
spread comment that another Albany paper
the Express-detaled a reporter to make
@ 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
appeared in that paper on April 10th, 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 remarkable-indeed so remarkable as
to well Justify the term ''miraculous'-cure
of a severe case of locomotor ataxia, or
creeping paralysis; simply by the use OF
Pink Pills for Pale People, and, in comph-
ance with instructions, an Express reporter
has been devoting 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, aa first told in 'The jour
nal ~ has been copied into hundreds II not
thousands of other daily and weekly news
papers and has created such sensation
throughout the entire country that 1t was
deemed duty due all the people and es-
pecially the thousands of similarly afflicted,
that the statements of the case as made in
.srbc Albany Journal and copied into so
many other newspapers should, IL true, De
verified; or, If false, exposed as an 1mposl-
ton upon public credulity.
The result of the Express reporters In
vestgaiions authorizes him in saying tnat
the story of Charles A. Quant's cure OF To-
comotor ataxia by the use of Pink Pills
for Pale People, Il popular remedy prepared
and put up by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Morristown, N. Y, and BrocK-
vile, Oni iario, is TRUE, and that all Its
statements are not only justified but YER
ified by the fuller development OF the 1ur-
ther 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 sklhIul
doctors in two of the best hospitals in the
state of New York-the Roosevelt hospital
in New York city and st. Peter hospital
in Albany-was dismissed from each as IN
durable and, because the case was deemed
incurablc, 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 Al
bany Journal, is as follows
s'My name is Charles A. QUAINT. / am 81
wears old. was born in the village OF Gal
way and excepting while travelling on buSi
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 II years l 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 III
country houses to freeze any ordinary man
to death, or at least give him the rheuma
tism. About eight years ago began to fee
distress in my stomach, and consulted sew
eral doctors aboutit. They all said it was
dyspepsia, and for dyspepsia was treated
by various doctors In different places, and
took all the patent medicines could heal
of that claimed TO be a cure for dyspepsia
But | continued to grow gradually worse
for four years. Then began to have pain
in my back and legs aud became conscious
that nv legs were getting weak and my
step unsteady, ard then | staggered when
walked. Having received no benefit from
the use of patent medicines, and feeling
that L was constantly growing worse, ]
then, upon advice, began the use of electric
belts, pads and all the many different kinds
of electric appliances l could hear OF, anC
spent hundreds of dollars for them, but
they did me no good. Here Mr.. Guam!
showed the journal reporter an electric suit
of underwear, for which he paid 1924. In
the fall of 1888 the doctors advised change
of climate, so I went to Atlanta, Ga, and
acted as agent for the Estey Organ Conn.,
pany. While there l took thorough cleo
trio treatment, but it only seemed to aggra-
vate my disease, and the only RELIEF i 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 it, and almost longed for
death as the only certain relief In Septem-
Der of 1888 my legs gave out entirely and
my left eye was drawn to one side, SO that
j had double sight and was dizzy. My
trouble so affected my whole nervous sys-
TEN that had 10 give up business. Then
1returned to New York and went to the
Roosevelt hospital, where for four months
! was treated by specialists and they pro-
nounced my case locomotor ataxia and in
curable After had been under treatment
by Prof Starr and DIR. Ware for four
months, they told me they had done all
they could for me. Then went to the New
York hospital on Fifteenth street, where,
upon examination, they said l was incur
able aud would not take me in. At the
Presbyterian hospital they examined me
and told me the same thing In March,
1890, W as taken to St Peters hospital in
Albany, where Prof H. H. Hun frankly told
IL 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 l wanted to make a trial Of
Prof. Huns famous skill and remained
under his treatment for nine weeks, but Sc
ruf6Q no DeneHb. All bH1S blIne udU Uccu
growing worse. had become entirely par
alyzed from my waist down and had part
" lost control of my hands. The Dstn was
terrible; my legs felt as though they werc
freezing and my stomach would not retain
food, and fell away to l20 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 Ia more burns on
and treated me with electricity, but l gol
worse rather than better; lost control OF
my bowels and water, and, upon advice Oh
the doctor, who said there was no hope foi
me, l was brought home, where it was
thought that death would soon come to re-
lieve me of my sufferings. Last September
while in this helpless and suffering condt
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
prominent member of the Royal Templars
of Temperance, had, after four years OF
constant treatment by the most eminent
Canadian physicians, been pronounced in
durable, and paid the 81 600 total disability
claim allowed by the order in such cases
Some months after Mr.. Marshall began q
course of treatment with DR.. Williams
Pink Pills, and after taking some 15 boxes
,voe f,,llv roStored ~, health I thouCht 1