The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-03
voLTAIC ARMADILLO.
A Wicked Theft.
From Halls journal Of Health. January,
1S76,1

Stealing is a very bad practice; but some
larcenies are worse than others. One of the
monstrois sort just comes to our knowledge.
In the number of Halls Journal of Health for
April, 1876, we published an article entitled
y ELECTRICITY AND LIFE" which embodied
the result of q 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.
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 its 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 that of very wicked type. These
devices OF Mr.. Seibert are used and prescribed
by a 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 13, 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,
+ 1 am free to state there are many cases of
q rheumatic and neuralgia character, for
which your Bands and Soles offer 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
a 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 O. trial of the
Armadilio in all suitable cases.
JULIUS Won MEYER, MD.
115 West Twenty7second, street,
(Late} Professor s,Materia Medicaa and sThera-
peutics in the Eclectic Medical College, New
/. York City.
!. Rev. DR.. Tying gives the following voluntary
testimony;
il. j. SETBERT, s1s Broadway, corner Twelfth
street-MY DEAR SIR: have given q; full trial
to your Voltaic Armadlllo, in separate appli-
cations, and cheerfuly express to you my.sat-
isfaction with the personal advantage and benz
eft which have received
STEPHEN III. TYING,
st. Georges Rectory, 209E. Sixteenth st.
New YORK, November 30, 1875.
Testimony Of like character comes to us from
Dr.. Bahnson, Of Salem, North Carolina; Dr.
Summers OF Mansfield Center, Conn; DR.. Green
leaf, Of Owego, N. Y; Dr. sturdivant OF MILL
vile, NJ j.; DR.. Trueworthy, Of ,Muncie, Ind:
DR.. Bevier, of owasco, N. u; DIR Mallory, Of 1
Sherman, Conn.,; Or. Teackle, of Baltimore;
Dr. Hackly, Of n West Thirty first street,
New York, and many other members OF the
medical fraternity. fs2l-tf