The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-06
voLTA1c ARMAD1LLo.
A Wicked Theft.
(From Halls journal Of Health, January,
1851

Stealing is very bad practice; but some
larcen1es are worse than others, one OF the
monstrous sort just comes TO our knowledge.
In the number OF HALLS journal OF Health for
April, 1875, we published an article entitled
"ELEeTRIoITY AND LIFE" which embodied
the result of a prolonged and careful examina-
tion, on our part. Of the electrical bands and
other appliances called "THE VoLTAIe AR
MADILLo," invented ard manufactured by e.
j. Seibert, now of No. S19 Broadway, New York
A pamphlet has been sent to us, seemingly
published by "The VOLTA Belt Company" Of
Cincinnati, in which our article appears in dis,
torted form, and is made to do duty for the
concern which has thus wrested it from its in
tended purpose. Now, we know nothing about
this " "Yolta Belt Company" or its belts: but
we are inclined to look with suspicion upon
the products of any house which is compelled
to sustain itself by tricks Of this nature. We
do not complain that by distorting our Ian
guage, and attaching the name Of our journal
| to the article, they compel us to father some
very bad grammar. Our complaint is that by
emitting words essential to full comprehen-
sion OF our meaning, they have taken from the
Armadilo" of Mr.. Seibert, which we have
proven to be valuable, the credit for excellence
which we hod 50 cAeerfully given 1t, and have
managed to make us appear to sustain their
own appliances. This we look upon as dis
honesty. and that Of very wicked type. These
devices Of Mr.. Seibtrt are used and prescribed
| W large number OF physicians, and are re-
lied upon by iiiany citizens III various form Of
nervous disease. We know. the opinions Of
several leading members Of the profession, and
are glad to publish note from one OF these.
| NEW YORK, July is, 1876.
DEAR sfE: have prescribed the voltaic Ar.
madillo IN number OF cases Of weakness Of
the back, rheumatism, and several other forms
u nervous affections, and the patients have
expressed to me their entire salts action with
hem. For weak back in females 1t has been
ESPECIALLY lauded by those for whom pre-
scrlbed 1T.
l am free to state there are many cases OF
rheumatic and neuralgia character, fol
which your Bands and Soles offer safe and
almost certain help To one of those stubborn
cases Of nervous headache which hail gone the
ronnds Of doc.ors and patent medicines, to lit
tic purpose, Know the Head Band has give
comfort and ease the patient had actually
lespaired Of again finding on earth. chuer-
fully MAKE these sta ements for the benefit Of
the profession, recommending trial Of tile
Armadillo in all suitable cases.
JULIUS Won MEYER, MD.
lis West Twenty second street.
tLate) Professor Materia Medica an Tnera-
puutics in the Eclectic Medical College, New
York city.
Rev. DR.. Tying gives the following voluntary
testimony:
E. j. sEIBERT, stS Broadway, corner Twelfth
street-MY DEAR SIR: have given d full trih
TO your voltaic ArmadIllo, in separate appl
cations, and cheerfutiy express to you my sat
sfaction with thepersenal adyant age and ben
eft which nave received.
STEPHEN II. TYING,
st. Georges Rectory, 200 e. Sixteenth st.
NEW YORK, November 30, 1875.
Testimony Of like character comes to us from
Or. Bahnson, Of Salem, Norih Carolina: Dl
sumner of Mansfield Center, Conn; DR.. Green
leaf, of Owego, n. Y; DR.. Sturdiyant, of Mill
! vile, N. j.; DR.. Trueworthy, of Muncie, Ind.
{ DR.. Bevier, Of owdsco, N. r.; Dr.. Mallory, Q
!, Sherman, Conn; DR.. Ieackle, of Baltimore
j DR. naekly. Of Al West Thirty first street
{ New York, and many other members Of tn
medical fraternity. fel1 IT