The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-05
voLTAIC ARMADrLLO,
A Wicked Theft.
from Halps journal OF Health, January
1851

Stealing is very bad practice; but some
larcenies are worse than others. One Of the
monstrous sort just comes to our knowledge.
In the number of HalPs journal of Health for
April, 1875, we published an article entitled
ELECTRICITY AND LIFE" which embodied
the result Of prolonged and careful examina-
tion, on our part. of the electrical bands and
other appliances called 1.-THE VoLTAIC AR
MADILLo," invented and manufactured by ID.
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 Volta Belt Company" or it's 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
"Armadillo" of Mr.. Seibert, which we .have
proven to be valuable, the credit for excellence
which we had so cheerfully given it, and have
managed to make us appear to sustain their
own appliances. This we look upon as dis
honesty. and tlrat 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 q note from one OF these:
New YORK, July l3, 1876
DEAR SIR: have prescribed the Voltaic Ar
rhadillo In 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 been
especially lauded by those for whom pre-
scribed it.
l am free to state there are many cases of
a rheumatic and neuralgia character, for
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 lit
tie purpose, know the Head Band has given
comfort and ease the patient had actually
despaired Of again finding on earth. l cheer
fully MAKE these sta ements for the benefit of
the profession, recommending "A trial uf the
Armadillo in all suitable cases.
JULIUS Won MEYER, MD.
lis West Twenty second street,
(Late1 Professor Materia Sledica an Thera-
peutics in the Eclectic Meuical College, New
York City.
Rev. DIR. Tying gives the following voluntary
testimony:
e. j. SEIBERT, s1S Broadway, corner Twelfth
street-MY DEAR SIR: have given full trial
to your Votaic ArmadIllo, in separate appli-
cations. and cheerfully express to you my sat
isfaction with the personal adyant age and ben
eft which have received.
STEPHEN II. TYING,
st. Georges Rectory, 200 E. Sixteenth st.
NEW YORK, November 9O 1875.
Testimony of like character comes to us from
Or. Bahnson, of Salem, North Carolina: DR..
Summer OF Mansfield Center, Conn; Dr. Green-
leaf, of Owego, n. y; DIR. Sturdivant, Of Mill
vile, N. j.; Drs Trueworthy, of Muncie, Ind.
DR.. Bevier, Of owasco, N. r.; DR.. Mallory, Of
Sherman, CoAn.; Dr. Teaekle, of Baltimore;
Dr.. Hackly, of Al West Thirty first street,
New York, and many other members Of the
medical fraternity. fe!1-tf