The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-07
VOLTAIC ARMADILLO.
A Wicked Theft.

From Halls Journal OF Health, January,
1876.
Stealing is very bad practice; but some
larcenies are worse than others. One of thu
monstrous sort just comes to our knowledge
In the number Of Halls journal of Health fos
April, 1875, we published an article entitled
"ELEoTRIcIrY AND LIPE," which embodied
the result of a prolonged and careful examina-
ton, on our part, Of the electrical bands and
other appliances called "THE voLTAIc AR
MADILLo," invented ard manufactured by R
j. Seibert, now of No. $40 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 tho
concern which has thus wrested it from Its in.
tended purpose. Now, we know nothing abous
this "Volta Belt Company" or its belts: but
we are inclined to look with suspicion upos
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 soms
very bad grammar. Our complaint is that By
emitting words essential to full comprehen.
sion OF our meaning, they have taken from tha
"Armadillo Of Mr.. Seibert, which we have
proven to be valuable, the credit for excellenca
which we had so cheerfully given it, and hava
managed to make us appear to sustain theix
| 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, and 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 those:
NEW YORK, July 13, 1878.
DEAR SIB: have prescribed the voltaic Ar
madilo In number OF cases Of weakness Of
the back, rheumatism, and several other forma
Of nervous affections, and the patients haya
expressed to me their entire salts action witA
them. For weak back in females 1t has bsen
especially lauded by those for whom / pre-,
scribed it.
| l am free to state there are many cases of
a rheumatic and neuralgia character, foa
which your Bands and Soles offer a safe and
almost certain help To one OF those stubborn
cases Of nervous headache which had gone the
rounds Of doctors and patent medicines, to lis-
q comfort and case the patient had actually
despaired OF again finding on earth. cheer
fully make these sta ements for the benefit oi
the profession, recommending q trial VI tn
Armadillo in all suitable cases.
JULIUS Won MEYER, Md.
4 115 West Twenty second street,
(Late) Professor Materia Medica and Thera.
pcutics in the Eclectic Medical College, Nsu
York City.
Rev, DR.. Tying gives the following voluntary
tes. ..nony:
L. j. sEIBERr, s1s Broadway, corner Twelftl
str"et-MY DEAR SIR: have given full trial
to your F8ltaic Armadiiio, in separate appli.
cations, and cheerfully express to you my sat.
isiacton with the personal advan' age and pen.
en-. which have received.
STEPHEN II. TYING,
st. Georges Reciofy, 2G9 d. Sixteenth d.
NEW YORK, November 80, 1876
Testimony Of like character comes 20 as from
DR.. Bahnson, Of Salem, Norh Carolins; DE-
Sumner OF Mansfield Center, Conn; DR.. Green
leaf, Of 0weyo, n. r.; DR.. slurdIvant, Of Mill
Vile, N. j.; DR.. Tiueworthy, Of Muncie, Ind,
Dr. Bevier, Of Owasco, N. r.; DR.. Mallory, d
Sherman, Conn; Dr, Teackic, OF Baltimorp
Dr. Hackiy. OF n West Thirty first street
New York, and many other members Of VI
lnedical fraternity tA.I-0