The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-05
VOLTAIC ARMADILLO.
A Wicked Theft.


[From Halls Journal Of Health, January, |
Stealing is a very bad practice; but some
larcenles are worse than others. One Of the |
monstrous sort just comes to our knowledge.
In the number of Halls journal of Health fer
April, 1875, we published an article entitled
"ELEcTRICITY AND LIFE" which embodied
tho result OF prolonged and careful examina-
ton, ON our part, Of the electrical bands and
other appliances called "THE VoLTAIc Ar
MADILLo," invented and manufactured by E.
J. Seibert. now OF No. $40 Broadway, New York.
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 1t from its in
tended purpose Now, we know nothing about
| this I" Volta Belt Company" or its belts; but
we are inclined to look with suspicion upon
| the products of any house which is compelled
| 10 sustain itself by tricks Of this nature. We
do not complain that by distorting our Ian
! gusge, and attaching the name of our journal
to the article, they compel us to father some
very bad grammar Our complaint is that by
| omittipg 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 had SO cheerfully given it, and have
managel 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.. Seibert are used and prescribed
by large number Of physicians, aid are re-
lied upon by many citizens in 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 1s, 1875.
DEAR SIR: 1 have prescribed the yoltalc Ar.
nadillo in o nuMber Of cases Of weakness Of
, the back, rheumatism, and several other forms
: Of nervous affections, and the patients have
expressed to me their entire satisfaction with
them. For weak back in females 1t has beer
especially lauded by those for whom pre-
scribed it.
r am free to state there are many cases o
q rheumatic and neuralgia character, fo
. which your Bands and Soles offer safe AMI
almost certain help. To one Of those stubborn
. cases Of nervous headache which had gone th
rounds Of doctors and patent medicines, to Int
:, tile purpose, know the Head Band has giyel
= a comfort and ease the patient had actuali.
despaired Of again finding on earth. cheer
: fully make these statements for the benefit o
the profession, recommending trial of th
: Armadilio in all suitable cases.
JULIUS Won MEYER, MD.
lis West Twenty second street.
Hate) Professor Materia Medica AMI Thera
Z peutics in the Eclectic Medical College, Ne,
York City.
Il Rev. DR.. Tying gives the following voluntar
4 testimony:
E. J. SEIBERT, s1s Broadway, corner Twelft
street-MY DEAR sIR: have given full trla
n to your Voltaic Armadillo, in separate appli
cations, and cheerfully express to you my sat
q isfaction with the personal advantage and ben
q eft which have received
STEPHEN II. TYING,
t. st. Georges Reotory, 2Os E. Sixteenth st
NEW YORK, November 80, 1875.
Q, Testimony Of like character comes to us froI
Il DR.. BahnsoR, Of Salem, Nor;h Carolina; D.
Sumner of Mansfield Center, Conn; DIR. Green
: leaf, OF Owego, N. r.; DR.. Sturdiyant, OF Mil
Vile, N. j.; DR.. Trueworthy, of Muncie, Ind
. DR.. Bevier, of owasco, n. r.; DR.. Mallory, I
Sherman Conn; DIR. Teackle, OF Baltimore
Dr Hackly Of n West Thirty-lrst stree
= New York, and many other members OF u
= medical fraternity fe2l-tf