The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-05-05
THE SARATOGAMIRACLE
FURTHER INVESTIGATED BY AN
EXPRESS REPORTER.

Gus Case In tic History of Medical Sci
encc.
A few weeks ago an article appeared in
this paper copied from the Albany IN. w.
Journal. giving the particulars OF ono OF
the NEST remarkable cures Of the nine
teenth century. The article was under the
beading "a Saratoga County MIRACLE and
excited slch widespread comment that an
other Albany Eaper--the Express-dctailed
. reporter to make thorough Investigate m
OF the statements appearn, in the Jour
nails aitic'e. The facts rs elected ny the
Express Reporter are given l., the following
article. which appeared in that paper on
April l6. ami makes one OF tn. most inter-
csting stories ever relat ID:
a few weeks ago there was published in
the Albany Evening Journal the story OF II
most rem: rkablc..-indec1. SO remarkable
as to we'll justify the term "miraculc U.S.
cure Of u 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 report ar
has been ccvoting time in critical
Investigation OF the real facts OF the case
Tho story OF the wonderful euro Of
Charles \. QUAINT. OF Galway, Saratoga
County, New York. as first told In al he
Journal" has leen copied into hundreds
If not thousan ds Of other daily and weekly
newspapers. and has created such a sensa =
ton throughout the entire country that 1t
as Gccmol a duty due all the people. and
especially the thousands Of similarly
afflicted, that the statements OF tine case
rs made in the THE Albany Journal"
and copied into SO many other newspa-
lerS. should. il true. tie verified or, II
false. exposed Us an imI osition upon pub
lie ,rt dulity.
The result OF the Express reporters in
designations authorizes him In saying that
the story of Charles A. ouant's cure of
loromotor ataxia by the use OF Pink Pills
for Pale People. popular remedy pre-
pared and put up by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company. Morristown. n. V. and
Brockville. Ontario, Is TRUE, and that all
its statements are not only justified but
verified by the fuller development OF the
further facts in 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 skiilful
doctors in two of the best hospitals in the
State Of New York-the Roosevelt IIosp!t al
In New York City and ST. Peters Hospital
IN Albany-was dismissed from each as In
durable and. because the case wa deemed
incurab!e. the man was denied admission
into several others to which application
was made In his behalf Tn, story as told
by Mr.. QUAINT himself and published in the
Albany Journal is rs follows:
"My name Is Charlie. A.. QUAINT / am 3.
years old. l was born in the village of
Galway, and excepting while traxelinsr on
business and II little while in Amsterdam.
lave spent my ..Tnole life here Up to
-. ~. eiInt years ago l Lad never teen
81 * and was then in perfect health was
fully six feet tall, weighed $50 pounds and
was very strong. For twelve years I was
travelling salesman Tor aro and organ
company. and had to DO, or at least did do,
Il great deal OF heavy lifting. got my meals
very irregulariy. and slept in enough
spare beds In country houses to freeze
any ordinary man TO death, or at least
give hin1 the rheumatism About eight
years ago l began to feel distress in my
stomach. and Consulted several doctors
about it. They all said 1t was dyspepsia,
and for dyspepsia was treated by various
doctors in different pla ces. and took all the
patent medicines l could hear CT that
claimed TO be cure for dyspepsia.
But l continued to grow gradually wore c
for four years. Then l began 10 have
pain in my back and legs and became
| conscious that my legs were setting weak
| and my step unsteady. and then ] stag
cerei when I walked. Having received nc
,eneft from the use OF Patent medicines
and feeling that I was constantly growing
worse, l then. upon advice. began the use
| of electric belts, Iads, and all the many
different kinds OF electric appliances
could hear Of, and spent hundreds o
dollars for them, ut they did me no good
| tIIere Mr.. QUAINT showed the Journal re.
orter an electric suit OF underwear, TO
| which he paid S124) In the fall Of 1855 tn,
| doctors advised n change of climate,
| ent to Atlanta. Ga. and acted as acen
fr the Estey Organ Company. Whil'
| there took thorough electric treatment
| Int 1t only seemed to aggravate my dis
case, and the only relief could get from
| the sharp and distressing pains was to tax
| morphine. The pain was 50 intense u
times that 1t seemed as though could no
| stand IT. and almost lonycl TO
death as the only certain relief In Sep
| TENDER Of 1sSS my legs gave out entirely
| and my left eye was drawn to one side
| SO that had double sight and was dizzy
| My trouble 50 affected my whole nervou
| stem that l had to give up business
Then returned to New York and went t.
the Roosevelt Ho pital. where for fou
months wa. treated by specialists an,
they pronounced my case locomo.or ataxi
| and incurab.e After l had leen unde
treatment by Prof. Starr and DIR. Ware 70
four months, they told me they had don
all they coull for me. Then | went to tn
New York Hospital on Fifteenth street
where. upon examination. theJ said WI.
| incurablc and would not take me In. A
the Presbyterian Hospital they examines
| me and told me the same thing. In March
| 1909, ! was taken to St Peters Hospital Il
| Albany, where Prof. II. H. Hun frankl
told my wife my case was hopeless; that H.
| could do nothing for me and that she ha
better take me back home and save m
| money. But wanted to make n trial n
Prof Huns famous skill and l remaine'
under his treatment for nine weeks, bu
secured. 70 benefit. All this time
had been growing worse ! had be
come entirely paralyzed from M
waist down, an had partly lost con:r1l O
my hands. The pain wa Terrible: my leg
! felt a. though they were freezing and m
stomach would not retain + od and fcl
away to 12) pounds In the Albany Hos
pital they put seventeen big burns on m.
back one day with red-h,t irons. and afte
a few days they put fourteen more burn
| on. and treated me with electricity, but
! got worse rather than better, lost cOntrO
| OF my towels and water. and. upon advic
| u the dc ctor, who said there was no hop
for me. WAS brought home. where it va
| thought that death would soon come to re
licvc me OF my sufferingS Last September
| | while In this suffering and rlpless condition
n friend OF mine in liamilt n. Ont. Gale
my attention 10 the statement Of one job
Marshall, whose case had been simila