The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-05-13
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 Mar
Vicious Case in the History of
Medical Science.

tnlS paper cOpleU IrOm Tue AlDdIly. ". L e,
Journal giving the particulars of one of the
most remarkable cures Of the 18th century.
The article was under the heading IA Sara
toga Co. Miracle" and excited such wide
spread comment that another Albany paper
the Express-detailed 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 a
most emarkable-indeed so remarkable as
to well justify the term NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF severe case of locomotor ataxia, or
creeping paralysis; simply by the use of
Pink Pills for Pale People, and, in compli-
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, as first told In 1.-THE Jour
nal, " has been copied into hundreds If not
thousands of other daily and weekly news
papers and has created such sensation
throughout the entire country that IL was
deemed duty due all the people and es-
pecially the thousands Of similarly afflicted,
that the statements OF the case as made III
1.-THE Albany Journal and copied into so
many other newspapers should, II true, be
verified; or, il false, exposed as an fmposi-
ton upon public credulity.
The result of the Express reporters In
vestigations authorizes him in saying that
the story of Charles A. Quants cure OF To-
comotor ataxia by the use of Pink Pills
for Pale People, a popular remedy prepared
and put up by the DIR. Williams Medicine
Company Morristown, n Y, and Brock
vile, Ontario, Is TRUE, and that all its
statements are not only justified but YER
flied by the fuller development OF the fur
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 a man who after weeks and
months of treatment by the most sklllful
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 In
durable 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 AL
bany Journal, is as follows:-
"My name is Charles A. QUAINT Ism 81
years old. was born in the village OF Gal
ness and little while in Amsterdam, have
spent my whole life here. Up to about eight
wears ago had never been sick and was
then in perfect health. i was fully six feet
tall, weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong. For II years | 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 feel
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 l could hear
Of that claimed to be a 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 and my
step unsteady, and then l staggered when
walked. Having received no benefit from
the use of patent medicines, and feeling
that l was constantly growing worse, l
then, upon advice, began the use of electric
belts, pads and all the many different kinds
of electric appliances / could hear 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 1920. In
the fall of 1SSS the doctors advised change
of climate, so l went to Atlanta, Ga, and
acted as agent for the Estey Organ Com
pany. While there took a thorough cleo
| trio treatment, but it only seemed to aggra-
waite my disease, and the only relief l 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 1t, and 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, so that
| ! had double sight and was dizzy. My
| trouble so affected my whole nervous sys-
| TEN that had 10 give up business. Then
| returned 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
| durable. 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
upon examination, they said l was incur
| able and would not take me in. At the
| 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 trial of
| Prof Huns famous skill and l remained
| uuuGT HIS LTtdbulSub LOT Illuc NtchS, DuJ 81
| cured no benefit. All this time | had been
| growing worse. | had become entirely par
| alyzed from my waist down and had part
| ly lost controI of my hands. The pain was
terrible; my legs felt as though they were
| freezing and my stomach would not re tain
| food, and fell away to 100 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 | 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
one, l was brought home, where 1t was
thought that death would soon come to re-
lieve 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 to my own, and who had been cured by
the use of DIR. 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 DIR. Williams
Pink Pills, and after taking some ID boxes
was fully restored to health. l thought
would try them, and my wife sent for two
boxes of the pills, and / took them accord
ing to the directions on the wrapper on