The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-01
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Cotrespondrnct OF the ChicSyo Times, Aug. TO- ISL
| While passing through st. Joseph, anl hay
Ing heard o great deal about the World.
Epileptic Institute located here, concluded
to pay the celebrated institution IL short visit
We were met by DR.. Richmond, the proprie
tor, who has gained reputation US broad a.
the land. He Is rather small, yet PROPOSES
Ing man, OF very ailable and eentlema,ily
manners. He gave us hearty welcome, and
TOOK great pains In showing us through hi.
pallatial and mammoth institution. 1t IL d
I'VE story building, 200xlS0 feet, with base.
| nent, and contains over three hundred
rooms, and can accommodate five hundred
patients, and each and every room Is furnish.
"a IN the most elegant and lavish manner.
but we will bfgin at the office, which Is n
large room furnished with rosewood furni.
ture throughout. In the office are thousands
OF photographs Of those who haye been bepe.
lifted by the Nervine. The walls are elegantly
papered, and are protusely decorated with
rich and costly pictures, relieved here and
there by busts In stone and bronze Of emil
neht men in this and other countries. I'm
connection with the Institute Is mammoth
printing house and bindery, occupying six
or seven large rooms, and a score OF presses
are Kept running night and day turning OUT
work Tor the doctor. The Office Is one OF the
iinest and most complete In the West, and be
has the rooms decorated, carpeted and trim.
med up with rs much care and luxury Us is
ms own private office. On the fist floor Of
TINS mammoth building is the doctors pri.
vate office, the printing department, bind.
cry, tank room, packing, bottling and con.
suiAtion rooms, barber shop, drug
store, etc.. all Of which are fitted
up regardless OF expense. The
second floor has the hotel office, dining.
billiard and cooking rooms, many guests
chambers aud several parlors. The third and
iont!h hoors are Ii! rooms, all of which are
furnished with Brussels carpets and The
finest furniture. The billiard room has sir
tables, all OF which are free to the guests Of
the house and their friends. The bath room,
Is large and neat and is also free to guests
The entire building Is surrounded on the
east and south by IN elegant five acre park.
IN "hich are lovely trees, beds Of rich and
rare plants, gravel walks and drives, delicious
haroors, and nostbeautiful summer house,
Ihere are also number OF fountains that
aud wonderfully to the beauty OF the park.
which is truly one OF the most lovely and
attractive IN the western country, and the
Institute has no equal for luxury and com.
fort In the world Everything is perfection.
anu the visitor is at once charmed with the
entire place and its surroundings. An idea
OF the immensely OF the doctors business
may be given when we say that on the day
We visited the Institute he showed US to hi,
express room, and We saw the expressmau
take goods labeled to the following places, to
say nothing Of hundreds Of orders from all
quarters of America: Lyoss. France; Geneva,
Switzerland; Madrid, Spain; Brussels. Bel.
GUM; Cape Town, Africa; Shanghai, China:
Yokohama, Japan; Bombay, India; Mel.
bourne, Australia. The doctor EMPLOYS
hundreds of men and women in bis Institute
in the several branches, aside from the i'm.
nense force required 10 conduct the hotel.
1t is worth visit, and DR.. Richmond ex-
tends to all cordial invitation TO come aud
see him. He and his wonderful medical dis
cove'y have given to St Joseph good name
I'LL over the habi,able globe. p4w.