Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-06-10
THE SARATOGA MIRACLE
Further Investigated by an Hix-
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.


journal, giving the particulars of one Of the
most remarkable cures of the 10Th century
The article was under the heading IA Sara
toga Co. Miracle" and excited such wide
spread comment that another Albany paper
the Express-detaled n 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
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 u
most markable-indeed so remarkable as
to well Justify the term "miraculous'-cu
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 n 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 "The Jour
nal, ~ has been copied into hundreds if not
thousands of other daily and weekly news
papers and has created such a sensation
throughout the entire country that it was
deemed q duty due all the people and es-
pecially the thousands of similarly afflicted,
that the statements Of the case as made in
1.-THE Albany journal" and copied into so
many other newspapers should, If true, be
verified; or, If false, exposed as an imposi-
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 10
comotor ataxia by the use of Pink Pills
for Pale People, n popular remedy prepared
and put up by the DR.. 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
Their 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 q man who after weeks and
| months of treatment by the most skillful
doctors in two of the best hospitals in the
state Of New Yorl-the Roosevelt hospital
in New York city and st, Peters hospital
| in Albany-was dismissed from each ns 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 rs fOllOws;-
"My name is Charles A. QUAINT. ] am 81
years old. was born in the village Of Gal
way and excepting while travelling on bust.
ness and a little while In Amsterdam, have
spent my whole life here Up to about eight
years ago had never been sick and was
| tall weighed 1870 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, n great deal
of heavy lifting, got my meals very irregu-
larly and slept in enough spare beds In
| country houses to freeze any ordinary man
to death, or ut least give him the rhcuma-
tism. About eight years ago began to feel
distress in my stomach, and consulted sew
| dyspepsia, and for dyspepsia was treated
by various doctors III different places, and
| took all the patent medicines | could hear
| of that claimed 10 be cure for dyspepsia.
But | continued to grow gradually worse
| for four years. Then | began to have pain
In my back and legs and became conscious
that my legs were getting weak and my
step unsteady, and then | staggered when
walked. Having received no benefit from
the use of patent medicines, and feeling
that | was constantly growing worse,
then, upon advice, began the use of electric
BELTS pads and all the many different kinds
of electric appliances / could hear of, aud
spent hundreds of dollars for them, but
they did me no good Here Mr.. Quant
showed the Journal reporter an electric suit
of underwear, for which he paid Sl24). 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 Com.
pany. While there took a thorough cleo
trio treatment, but it only seemed to aggra
waite my disease, and the only relief coult
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 FOL
death as the only certain relief In Septem,
Der Of 1883 my legs gave out entirely nne
my left eye was drawn 10 one side, so that
had double sight and was dizzy, Ny
trouble so affected my whole nervous sys
TEN that had 10 give up business. Their
returned to New York and went to tho
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
lby Prof. Starr and Dr. Ware for foul
months, they told me they had done al
they could for me. Then | went to tho New
York hospital on Fifteenth street, where
upon examination, they said | 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 il
Albany, where Prof. II. II. Hun frankly tolt
my wife my case was hopeless; that hi
could do nothing for me and that she haC
better take me back home and save my
money. But | wanted to make q trial OF
Prof, Huns famous skill and | remained
under his treatment for nine weeks but sc
cured no benefit, All this time had beer
growing worse. had become entirely par
alyzed from my waist down and had part
ly lost control of my hands The pain was
terrible; my legs felt as though they wer
freezing and my stomach would not retail
food, and fell away to l20 pounds. In thu
Albany hospital they put II big burns Of
my back one day with redShOt irons ant
after few days they put IA more burns OF
and treated me with electricity, but | go
worse rather than better; lost control o
my bowels and water, and, upon advice o
the doctor, who said there was no hope TO
me, | was brought home, where it wa
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 on
John Marshall, whose case had been sim
liar to my own, and who had been cured b.
the use Of Dr.. Williams Pink Pills for Pal
People. In this case Mr.. Marshall, who i
prominent member of the Royal Templar
of Temperance, had, after four years o
constant treatment by the most eminen
Canadian physicians, been pronounced in
durable, and paid the $1,000 total disabilit
claim allowed by the order in such cases
Some months after Mr. Marshall began
course of treatment with DR., Williams
Pink Pills, and after taking some Is boxe
was fully restored to health. | thought
would try them, and my wife sent for tw
boxes of the pills, and l took them accord
ing to the directions on the wrapper o.
each box. For the first few days the col
baths were pretty severe as l was so yer
weak, but continued to follow instruction
as to taking the pills and the treatment, an
even before | had used up the two boxes o
the pills began TO feel beneficial result
from them. My pains were not so bad.
felt warmer; my head felt better, my foo
began to relish and agree with me; / coul
straighten up; the feeling began to com
back into my limbs; l began to be able I
get about on crutches; my eye came bac
| nd MOI al