Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-09
A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.

"A The undersigned, who has been for some three
ness of erecting lightning rods with suitable points
10 the same. hnds 1t necessary to defend his work
upon it, with filings upon himself and the section of
country ne was reared in contained in printed cir
signed by Mr.. ~ II. Rhoads :" '''' 0'''''"ui''''
- MT. Rhoads Is engaged IN the business of erecting
lightning rods also. Ii may be that he expects by
dlsparaging and misrepresenting me ard my work to
enhance his own success. For self resort to no
such process; Ny work shall speak for itself II ali
along has spoken and still speaks. am proud to saw
1t will stand and it challenges the closest and Sc
From Mr. Rhoads' circular. just now published
and circulated, make the subjoined literal extracts:
=, Will convince any man who will apply TO me for
the facts that most villanous imposition has been
carried on I'm this city and other places where certain
most positive evidence that men were never more
thoroughly hunbugged OF swindled than those no
points. Wooden nutmegs and pewter lightning points
Truly this is great country, and we live in the
ferred to about twelve inches long, with three
sharp IRONS, something resembling a shoemaker's
ing but lead or some other soft metal Hundreds of
persons nave been deceived ny travelling vendors of
The superiority of my method as well as Its
Gheapness; has recommended 1t throughout the
and likewise IN this city and vicinity, where they
have Sr been highly approved"
within the reach of every owner of a dwelling and
no one that has house is too poor to pay for one.
u nSy Tier every known security against the electric
From the greatness of windy words and labored
efforts at scientific dlsqusItIon upon the subject
Of electricity which make up the major part of Mr.
RhOads' circular have called and quoted the fore
going extracts IN order that might give them plain
and comprehensive contradiction. | manufacture
and put up lightning rods with points of various de-
scrIptIOns, as they may be desired ordered by
those who engage me IN the matter, but in no I'm
stance have ever pnt up such rcorthtsss Pectsr
lightning rod points as MIR. RhOads described. His
fling. IN this coGnexIon, about wooden nutmegs'
may have reference to the State from which hail
Connecticut IL certainly has egitimatey none other
| am not ashamed OF being CONNECTICUT born man,
and full-blooded Yam ee. / practice legitimate
Where Mr.. Rhoads halls from know not and care
not. have heard that he also Is Yankee. If so,
consider him no better worse for the fact. Good
honesty, and fair dealing, and not ones birth
place make the man.
The points furnish to lightning rods are of solid
he preferred. have never held out good sample of
my articles, and then furnished and put up less
worthy substitute. Can Mr.. Rhoads say in truth as
much. Mr.. Rhodds may do his work for less sums
than charge, and should think he could afford 10
do so. My work is different from his, but do 10 rs
Mr. RhOads furnishes statements from gentlemen
that they have employed him TO take down points
from their lightning rods and put up his in their
stead. 81 have heen engaged IN several instances
To take down his points and put up my own place
of them. j have not gone TO the trouble in thus
forth to lnjure me IN my busInessD tn procure and
publish certificates from leading and reliable men IN
this community of the superiority and efficacy of my
system OF lightning rods and points; but can do
any time, and will, If shall find II proper again
take notice of what Mr.. RhOads Is doing to lnjure
me IN my business. J. B. OLCOTT,
jy 7-eO3t corner of 9Th ard ID streets.