The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-13
voLTAIC ARMADILLO.
A Wicked Theft.
[Fron Hairs journal OF Health, January,
1861

\ (Fron Halls journal OF Health, January,
| Stealing is a very bad practice; but some
larcenies 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
ELECTRICITY AND LIFE" which embodied
the result Of prolonged and careful examina,
ton, on our part, of the electrical bands and
other appliances called "THE VoLTAEo An.
MADILL0," invented and manufactured by E
J. Seibert, now OF No. $40 Broadway, New York.
A pamphlet has been sent to u.s. seemingly
published by "The Volta Belt Company" Of
Cincinnati, in which ON article appears In dis
torted form, and is made to do duty for the
concern which has thus wrested it from its III.
tended purpose. Now, we know nothing about
this I. Volta Belt Company" or its belts; bul
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 lan-
guage, and attaching the name of our journal
to the article, they compel us to father soms
very bad grammar Our complaintis that by
omitting words essential to full comprehen-
sion Of our meaning, they have taken from the
" "Armadillo" of Mr.. Selbert, 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 tneir
own appliances. This we look upon as dis
honesty. and that of a 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 these:
NEW YORK, July 10, 1875.
DEAR SIR: have prescribed the voltaic Ar
madillo In a 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,
/ am free to state there are many cases of
q 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 hit
tie purpose, know the Head-Band has given
% comfort and ease the patient had actually
despaired of again finding on earth. cheer
fully make these statements for the benefit OF
the profession, recommending a trial uf the
Armadillo in all suitable cases. 4
| JULIUS Won MEYER, MD.
| 115 West Twenty second street,
1 (Late) Professor Materia Medica and Thera-
| peutics in the Eclectic Medical College, New
| York City.
Rev. Dr.. Tying gives the following voluntary
Testimony:
| Z. j. SEIBERT, s1s Broadway, corner Twelfth
street-AfY DEAR SIR: have given a fun trial
to your voltaic Armadillo, in separate appli
cations, and cheerfuily express to You my sat-
Il isfaction with the personal advantage and ben
eft which have received.
STEPHEN II. TYING,
ct. Georges Rectory, 200 E. Sixteenth st.
| NEW York, Novembers0 1875.
Testimony OF like charactercomes TO us from
! Dr. Bahnson, of Salem, North Carolina; DR..
Sumner OF Mansfield Center, Conn; DR.. Green.
Leaf, OF Owego, n. y; Dir. Sturdivant, OF Mill
vile, NJ j.; Dr. TrucworGhy, of Mnncie, Ind.l
DIR. Bevisr, of owasco, N. r.; Or. Mallory, Of
Sherman, Conn; DIR. Teackle, Of Baltimore
DR.. Haclly, of n West Thirty-Grst street
New York, and many other members Of tla
4 medical fraternity. ses1-ti