Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-11
A CARD TO THE PURTJC.

n the undersigned who has been c,r sor,o ,h,o.
ness of erecting iirbtnn aa Vicinity m the busl
70 me same hEdS At necessary to defend hls work
from the lnsuuotIuns and misrepresentation casS
upon u, with filings upon himself ard the section %
ch'ty ne was reared m, contained a printed CIR
signed hy Mr.. y. Al. Rhoads.
, MI hhoadS rs engaged IN the business Of erecting
lightning rods also. IL may lie that he expects ,S
diSparaglng and incorporating me and INV wofk ~
enhance ms own success. For myself resort TO no
such process; Ny work shall speak for itself In All
along has spoken and still speaks. am promo 10 say
Al wlli stand, and 1t challenges the closest and Sc
From Mr.. Bioads' circular. Just now unfinished
ana clrcnlated make the sutJOned literal extracts
-, VIII convince any man W no will apply ia me Tor
the FACTS that most vainous imposition has been
carried on ia TINS city and other places where certain
ughIhIhs-rod points have been put up. We have tho
most positive evidence that men were never more
tth1rouShly huinhugsed or swIndled than those who
hNe Pn,CiiaSu some oi these pewter lightning rod
points OGDEN nGtmegs and pewte htning points
enliEhtened age of the world The points ,boya re
ferred 10 arc as'oct twelve inches long with tbree
:l%I !, tse L. III LEI LesemEIg shoemakers
ing hut lead, or some other soft metal. Hundreds OF
pe6sonS nave been deceived by travelling vendors Of
:" The superiority of my method, rs well as IFS
cheaPness, has recommended II throughout the
Union. have erected \ large number at the south
ana likewise in thls city and vicinity, where they
The rods are furnished az a price 10 place them
within the reach of every owner of dwelling, and
They offer every known security against the electric
Efforts at a scientific dsquIstIon upon the suljact
of electricity which make mp the major part of Mr.
Rhnads' circular have called and quoted the fore
going extracts ln order that might give them PLAIN
and comprehensive contradiction. I manufaci
and put up lightning rods with points of various de-
scrIPtIons, as they may be desired or ordered by
those who engage me IN the matter. but Ia no in
stance have ever put such trOTfhftyS or pttrfsr
lightning rod poiutS rs Mr. Rhuads descrlhad. HIS
dag, IN tins cOnneXIOn. about wooden nUtmers''
may have reference to the State from winch UsII-
Connecticut; certaInly has leslImately none at her
ana not ashamed oi beng ConnnecIcut- born man.
and a full-blooded Yankee. | practice lsgifimate
business, and do my work peaceshly and faithfully
Where Mr.. Rhoads halls from know not aid care
not have heard that he also Yankee. IL so,
/ consider HIM no better worse for the fact Good
honesty, and far dealing and one birth
place, make the man.
The points furnish to lightning rods are Of solid
copper plated with silver gait with gold as NAV
he preferred have never held out a good sample Of
worthy substitute. Can MIR. Rhoads say in trui as
much. Mr.. Rhosds may do has work for less sums
than charge, and should think he could afford To-
do SO. My work rs different from has, hut do n a.
low as good tcoTE and good materials can be done
Mr.. Rhoads furnishes statements from gentlemen
from their lightning rods and put up his own IN their
stead. 80 have bcen engaged m several instances
To take down has points aud put up my own place
OF them. j have not gone 10 the trouble thus
promptly replying TO Mr.. Rhoads's circular tput
forth to mJuTe me IN my buSinessl TO procure aud
publish certificates from leading and reliable IN
thIs community OF the superiority and efficacy of
AT any time, aud will, Il shall find Il proper again
take notice of what Mr.. Rhoads is doing 10 lniure
me INV business. !. Il. OLCOTT,
~ 7-eo3t corner of 9Th and ID streets.