The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-25
VOLTAIC ARMADILLO.
A Wicked Theft.
[From Halls Journal of Health, January,
1861

from Halls 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 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 VoLTAIC AR
MADILLo," invented ard manufactured by Il.
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 "Yolta Belt Company" or its bolts: 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 a 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 a 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 a note from one Of these:
NEW YORK, July 1S, 1875.
DEAR SIR: I have 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,
I 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. 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
b 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 of the
Armadillo In all suitable cases.
JULIUS Won MEYER, MD.
115 West 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, S1S Broadway, corner Twelfth
| street-MY DEAR SIR: have given full trial
to your voltaic ArmadIllo, in separate appli-
| cations, and chcerfully express to you my sat
isfaction with the personal advan, age and BEN
eft which have received.
| STEPHEN H. TYING,
st. George's Rectory, 200 E. Sixteenth st.
NEW YORK, November 80, 1876.
Testimony Of like character comes 10 us from
DR.. Bahnson, Of Salem, North Carolina; DR..
Sumner Of Mansfield Center, Conn; DR.. Green
leaf, Of Owego, N. Y; DR.. Sturdivant, Of Mill
vile, N. j.; DR.. Trueworthy, Of Muncie, Ind.
DIR. Bevier, Of Owasco, N. Y; DR.. Mallory, Of
sherman, Conn; DR.. Teackle, Of Baltimore;
Dr. Hackly, Of n West Thirty-frst street,
New York, and many other members Of the
medical iyateynitg !. fea-H