The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-01
voLTA1c ARM AD1ILo.
"A Wicked Theft.

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Stealing is very bad practices; but some
larcenles are worse than others. One of the
monstrous sort jusb comes to. our knowledge
In the number Of Halls journal of Health for
April, 1875, we published an article entitled
"ELECTRIoITY AND LIFE" which embodied
the result OF prolonged and careful examina-
tion, on our part, OF the electrical bands and
other appliances called "THE VOLTAIo AR
MADHLo," invented, ard manufaeturedg by ".
.. Seibert now Of No. s19 Broadway, New York.
A pamphlet has been sent to us, seemingly
published by "The Vol a 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 it1rom 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 Tor 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 a very wlckedtype. 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: Thaye prescribed the Voltaic Ar
madillo 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
rheumatic and neuralgia character, for
which your Bands and Soles offer a safe and
almost certain help 70 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 cheer
fully make these statements for the benefit of
the profession, recommending trial Vt the
Armadillo in oil suitable cases.
JULIUS Won MEYER, MD.
115 lest Twenty second street,
| (Late) Professor Materia Medica AMI Thera-
| peutics in the Eclectic Medical College, New
York City.
Rev. DR.. Tying gives the following voluntary
| testimony; --.. .
| E. j. SEIBERT, s18 Broadway, corner Twelfth
| street-MY DEAR SIR: have given full trial
to your Voltaic ArmadIllo, in separate appli-
cations, and cheerfully express to you my sat
isfaction with the personal advantage and ben
eft which Ihayc received.
STEPHEN H. TYING,
St. Georges Rectory, 2O9 E. Sixteenth st.
NEW YORK, November 80, 1875.
| Testimony of like character comes to us from
| DR.. Bahnson, of Salem, North Carolina; DR..
| Sumner of Mansfield Center, Conn; Dr. Green
leaf, of Owego, N. Y; DIR. Sturdvant, of Mill
vile, N. j.; DR.. Trueworthy, of Muneie, Ind:
DR.. Bevier, of Owasco, N. r.; DR.. Mallory, of
Sherman, Conn; DIR. Teackle, Of Baltimore;
br II Hackly, of AZ West Thirty first street,
New York, and many other members Of the
| Medical fraternity. feg1-tf