Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-05-20
1.-THE SARATOGA MIRACLE
FURTHER INVESTIGATED BY AN Ex.
PRESS REPORTER.

FIRMED-lNTERVIEWS WITH LEADING
PHYSICIANS WHO TREATED QUAINT
THE MOST MARVELLOUS CASE
IN THE HISTORY OF MEDI-
CAL SCIENCE.
A few weeks ago an article appeared in
this paper copied from the Albany, N. Y,
Journal, giving the particulars Of one OF the
most remarkable cures Of the 10th century.
The article was under the heading "A
Saratoga Co. Miracle" and excited such
widespread comment that another Albany
paper-the Express-ietailed reporter to
make thorough investigation of the state
ments appearing in the Journals article.
The facts as elected by the Express reporter
are given in the following article, which ap.
peared 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 remarkable-indeed SO remarkable as
to well justify the term miraculous"
of a severe case of locomotor ataxia, or
creeping paralysis simply by the use of
Pink Pills for Pale People, and, in comply
ance with instructions, an Express Reporter
has been devoting some time in a critical
investigation of the real facts of the case.
The story of the wonderful cure of Charles
N. Y, as first told in the Journal, has
been copied into hundreds if not thousands
of other daily and weekly newspapers and
has created such sensation throughout the
entire country that it was deemed a duty
due all the people, and especially the thou
sands of similarly afflicted, that the state
ments of the case made in the Albany
journal, and copied into SO many other
newspapers should, IL true, be verified; or,
if false, exposed as an imposition upon public
credulity.
The result of the Express reporters in.
vestigations authorizes him in saying that
the story of Charles A. Quants cure of
locomotor ataxia by the of Pink Pills
for Pale People, a 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 verified
by the fuller development of the further
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 skillful 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 incurable and,
because the case was deemed incurabe, the
man was denied admission into several 9TH
W
half The story as told by Mr.. QUAINT him.
self and published in the Albany Journal, is
as follows:
my name is Charles A. QUAINT; am 81
years old; was born in the village of Gal
way and excepting while travelling on busi-
ness and u little while in Amsterdam, have
spent nay whole life here. Up to about eight
years ago l had never been sick and was
then i'm perfect health. | was fully six feet
tall, weighed $50 pounds and was very
strong. For IL years was travelling sales
man 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 spare beds in coun-
try houses to freeze an ordinary man to
death, or at least give him the rheuma-
tism. About eight years ago l began to
feel distress in my stomach, and consulted
several doctors about 1t. they all said II
was dyspepsia, and for dyspepsia was
treated by various doctors in different
places, ami took all the patent medicines
could hear of that elaine TO be a cure for
dyspepsia. But l continued to grow grad
ualy worse for four years. Then l began
to have p Iin in my back and legs and be-
came conscious that my legs We're getting
weak and my step unsteady, and then
staggered when l walked. Having received
no benefit from the use of patent medicines,
and feeling that | was constantly growing
worse, l then, upon advice, began the use OF
t'tClTlc DeitS, Dtus anu All tut ltlutl1
kinds of electric appliances could hear of,
and spent hundreds of dollars tor them, but
they did me no good Here Mr.. QUAINT
showed the Journal reporter an electric suit
of underwear, for which he paid Sl24.l In
the fall of 1883 the doctors advised a lange
of climate, so | went TO Atlanta, Ga, and
acted as agent for the Estey Organ Com
pany. While there took thorough cleo
lric treatment, but 1t only 'emed to aggra-
vate my disease, and the only relief l could
get from the sharp and distressing p lins was
10 take morphine. The pain was so in
tense at times that 1t seemed as though |
could not stand il, and almost longed for
death as the only certain relief. In Ssptem-
ber OF 1888 my legs gave out entirely and my
lett eye was drawn 10 one side, so that had
double sight and was dizzy. My trouble SO
affected my whole nervous system that |
had to give up business. Then returned to
New York and went to the Roosevelt Hos
pital, where for four months | was treated
10y specialists and they pronounced my
locomotor ataxia and incurable. After |
had been under treatment by Prof. Starr
and DIR. Ware for four months, they told me
they had done all they coult for me. Then
| went to the New York Hospital on Fiji
teenth street, where, upon examination, they
said | was incurable and would not take me
in. At the Presbyterian Hospital they ex-
amined me and told me the same thing. Ia
March, 1890, was taken TO st. Peters Hos
pital in Albany, where ffot. I'll. III. Hun
frankly told my wife my case was hopeless;
that he could do nothing for meani that shs
had better take me back home and save my
money. But | wanteI 70 make trial OF
Prof. Huns famous skill and | remained
under his treatment for nine weeks, but Sc
cured no benefit. All this time ha been
growing worse. | had become entirely
paraiyzsd from my waist down anl hal
artly lost control Of my hands. The pain
was terrible; my legs felt rs though they
were freezing AMI my stomach would not re-
tain food. and | fell away to ls0 pounds.
la the Albany Hospital they put seventeen
big burns ON my hack ole day with rel hot
irons, and alter few lays they lut fourteen
more burns GA and treated nae with cleo
tricity, but got worse rather than better;
lost control OF my bowels aud water, ami
upon advice OF tho doetOr who said
there was no hope for me, | was brought
home, where Il Was thou gut that death would
soon come 10 relieve me Of my sufferings.
Last September, while ia this helpless aud
suffering condition, frienl of mine la
Hamilton. Ont. eallei ny attention to the
statement OF one john Marshall, Whose case
had been similar 10 my own, and who had
been cured hy the use af Dr. Nllliains Pink
Pills Tor Pale People. Ia this case Mr., Mar
shall, Who II proninent neinbor Of the
Royal ielnplars Of temperance, hal, after
four years ot constant treatment by tho
most eninsnt Canadian phJ slcians, been
pronounced incurahle, and laii tbs flOO
Total disability claim allow II by the order Ia
such cascs. Soms ulentAs after Nc. Mar
shall logan a coursa ol treatment ~ith br.
" illanis fink fills, and alter taking some
Is bnNes Was fully EezturaI ta health. |