The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-03-25

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, August 10, 1SSi.-While !
passing through st. Joseph, and having heard
q great deal about the Worlds Epileptic ln-
stitute located here, / concluded to pay the
celebrated institution short visit. We were
met by DIR. Richmond, the proprietor, who has
gained q reputation as broad as the-land- lie
Is rather small yet prcpossessing man, OF
very affable and gentlemanly manners. he
gave us q hearty welcome, and took great
pains in showing US through his pallatial and
mammoth institution. tits five-story build
ing. 20oxl80 feet with basement, and contains
over three hundred rooms, and can aceommc-
date five hundred patients, and each and every
room is furnished In the most elegant and law
ish manner. But we will begin at the Office,
which is large room furnished with rosewood
furniture throughout. In the office are thou
sands of photographs OF those who have been
benefited by the Neryine. The walls are Gle.
gantly paperrd and are profusely decoratea
with rich and costly pictures, relieved here
and there by busts in stone and bronze OF
eminent men of this and other countries. In
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
for the doctor. The office is one OF the nnest
and most complete in the West, and he has
the rooms decorated, carpeted and trimmed
up with as much care and luxury as Is MS own
private office. On the first floor OF this nam
moth building is the Doctors private once,
the printing department, bindery, tank room,
packing room, botrhng room, consultation
room, barber shop, drug store, cigar store,
notion store ETC., al of which are neat and
| fitted up regardlesssof expense. The second
| floor has the hotel Office, dining, billiard and
| cooking rooms, many guest chambers, and
| several parlors. The third and fourth noors
| are rooms, all of which are furnished with
| Brussels carpets and the finest OF furniture
In fact, the entire house is furnished regard
| less Of expense. The billiard room has six
4 tables, all OF which are free to the guests OF
| the house and their friends. The bath room
| is large and neat, and that too Is Tree 10
| guests. The entire building, which Is nearly
/ new, is surrounded on the east and south by
4 an elegant five acre park, In which are many
lovely trees, beds Of rich and rare plants,
| gravel walks and drives, delicious aroors, and
| most beautiful summer house Tor social
| parties etc. There are number OF fountains
that add wonderfully to the beauty OF the
park 1t is truly one Of the most lovely and
beautiful parks in the western country, and
the Institute has no equal for luxury, beauty
| and comfort in the world. Everything Is per-
lection and the visitor Is at once charmed
with the entire place and its surroundings
An idea Of the immensely OF the doctor ousi.
I nessm NAV be given when we say that on the
day We visited the Institute he showed US to
his EXPRESS ROOM and we saw the expressman
take goods labeled to the following places, to
say nothing OF hundreds OF orders from al
quarters OF America: Lyons, France; Geneva
Switzerland Madrid, Spain; Brussels, Bel
/ gium, Cape Town, Africa Shanghai, China
Yokohama, Japan; Bombay, India: Melbourne
Australia. The doctor employs hundreds o
men and women in his Institute in the severa
branches, aside from the immense force re
nuired to conduct the hotel 1t Is worth
visit, and Dr. Richmond extends TO all q cor
dial welcome to come and see him. lie ant
his wonderful medical discovery have given Z
st. Joseph a good name all over the habitabi
globe. The building is supplied with waite
and gas works, is admirably ventilated, an'
fire escapes are numerous. The park is pre-
, pared TO be lighted up with gas, as lamps ar
scattered all over it.