The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-08
ELECTRIC REMEDY.
That Wicked Theft,

From Halps Journal of Health, April, 1851
just as we 20 to press wse receive q copy d
the Cincinnati DAILY STAR, containing an adj
vertisement which covers precisely half pag(
Of that paper, and which emanates from thu
Volta Belt Company" of Cincinnati. 1t ap.
pears that the "Volta Belt Company" Is trou.
bled because in our issue for January, 1876. We
characterized their shameless distortion Of an
editorial which we wrote in our number foI
April, 1875, as "a Wicked Theft" aud that
they now seek to escape the penalty
always attaching to unfair conduct by de-
cryi ing the standing and influence of the JOUR-
NAL OF HEALTH. We do not care to allude ta
| this Belt Company again, having already
| stated in substance that we were compelled I'd
look with suspicion upon concern which
could so far subvert cur meaning by the omis{
sion of important words when claiming tt
quote our language, as to make us appear u
| be bearing testimony to the value OF the apple
ances which they manufacture. 1t matterA
| very little what opinion these belt persons may
hold of the JOURNAL; it is of great Importance
| to all right minded men that our utterancca
should not be wrested from their plain INTENT
and made to seemingly foster and sustain thae
to us utterly unknown quantity, the Volta Bell
Company of Cincinnati.
The trouble appears to be that when we
discussed the subject of electrical action and
its application to diseased conditions, in ouH
April, 1916, issue, we spoke some commendas
tory words of the appliances made by Mr.. E. ii
Seibert, of this city. These belts, and bands,
and shoe-soles we had used in several cases,
and from their use excellent results had foI<
/ W. LnI; 1Oin daH
a real service in explaining the uses and ads
| vantages Of these simple and inexpensive in-
| struments, at a time when, as never before
the minds of the medical profession are active-
ly engaged in discussing the value Of the vari-
ous methods Of Inducing the electrical phe-
r nomena, and employing the power Of this
subtle and mysterious agent in the healing
processes We have examined scores OF
electrical disks and Chains and belts from
: pulyermacher's down, and we are bound to de.
clare that the same principle Is involved IN all
- of them. To claim that the chain Of Pulver-
y macher embodies any principle or EXHIBITS any
II power which SieDerPs goods do not, is the
/, sneerest folly. In this view we are abundantly
sustained by many medical writers. That able
lmedlcal publication, the New York Physician
: and Pharmacist" IN its ISSUE Oh Novemppef
Of chain which has received the distinguished
y. appreciation Of Sir Charles Loccck and other
European scientists, is largely used in EN-
gland and, as the Armadillo per.orms the
same functions and presents the same princi-
=, pies, only in more convenient form, thee il
I'LL no reason why it should not attain the samt
lcelebrity here"
80 far as we have examined and tested tn,
or electric appliances Of many makers, we dis
On cover no difference in power or In results
on Seibert's goods have some advantages; the.
lare of very convenient shape, are easily ap
al lpied ard com Ortably worn, and are quit
Reasonable in prise. We have seen goo
on many sufferers from painful neuralgia a1iec
of tions and tIesSing nervous disorders, Wh
ny assert that these articles Of selberts-t0 whic
OF he has given the general name OF "Voltai
o., Armadillo''-have rendered signal anu lastin
nd service. Physicians innumeraD.e nave @ EN-
ed moved them and testify to their efficacy. The
are probably as GOOD as any thing OF the kin
can be, and will do all that ought TO be 81
pecte,i OF such appliances.
These Cincinnati belt people take grei
on pains, and occupy much space 10 show thu
lat when HALL's JOURNAL says good wo:d Il
lti Seiberts goods, it does 1t In spite OF the az
tot verse opinions OF WRITER'S IN Ine roPuLA
he SCIEN e MONTHLY, and the PHILADELPHIA
46, MEDICAL AND SURGICAL REPORTER. Th
}. mlcht all be true, anu yet We should not Col
the si1ier it our duty to adopt the conclusions
eX- persons who have not, 1t may be, gwen q
tn, Subject as careful investigation as It has r
i'd cciyed at our hands. We fnd in Il
POPULAR SOIENcE MONTHLY OF Mar
nee 1875, psge the ei sIu.ons an to ,Se Armadiro
iay a previous issue were made without any dire
ay- Knowledge of the appliance. This is. Of cour;
m a complete retraction OF any previous crltlcls
lnpon the Instruments. The article in I
IPAILADELPHIA MEDICAL AND SURGICAL
| poRTEK was published IN the absence OF {
5. e,Iitor who had never even seen the "Arnl
diIlon 1t was prepared by party in the
- terest of a rival house. This was the stateme
of the editor of the REP0RTER to another edit
att. In New York. OF eoui SO, loose statements I'll
uttered will have little effect when weigh
with mature Judgment, based upon thous
fui, intelligent ami long continued invcstia
,ate ton.
,ffer But this unhappiness on the part of the Ci
An cinnati belt persOnages is matter OF no CO
mi cern.to the public. Suffering humanity 0,
;tu- asks what IL shall do TO be saved from avO
am able pain, and it is very likely to accept
{ OF answer which may be vouchsafed by the tr
in A and reputable. We utter no "pufs;" the Ia
4 of guage o, flatiery is dead tongue TO us.
nm try 10 speak the truth, let it help harm wi
,ook ever it wilt. And with the sim
rds thought uppermost in our minds that Mr.. s.
side bert ald his goods have been unjustly
giles tackled. aud that what we were impelled to
teen in their behalf has boon employer, after d
tortion, to give credonoe and popularity "a
device II which We know nothing wo arc 1
on PEELED to cay tnat We have found the Volt
elye Armadillo valuable appliance in those Ga
. the In which continuous electrical current
gage seemed to be indicated.