The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-14


COrapondenee q Ne chieiso Timts, AnE. lo,iss1
While passing through St. Joseph, and
having heard EreAt deal about The WOrid'l
Epileptic Institute located here, / concluded
70 pay the celebrated institution short visit
We were met b. d. Richmond, the propFis
tor. who has Elined reputation e broad n
the land. he L rather small, yet proposes.
Ing man, Of ysFy adable and gGntlemAnly
mannerS He gave us hearty welcome, and
took great pains In showing Is through hii
pallAtial and mammoth Institution. Il = Z
1--WE story building. 2olTis0 feet, With base
nent, and contains over THREE hundred
rooms, and can accommodate Eve hundred
patients, and each and every room & fur.
nished in the telegAntInd lavish manner.
But We will begin a. the oGiiee, which & 4
large room furnished with rosewood furni.
tRre throughout Ia the once are thouSandl
Of photographs Of those who have been bGne-
htted By the Nervine. The walls are elegant
" papered, and are proluIely decorated with
Eieh and costly pictures, relieved here and
there BY busts In stone and bronze Of emf.
nent men Of this aud other eountlieL In
connection with the Institute Il mammoth
printing house and bindey, occupying six
orseven large rooms, and a score Of presses
are kept running night and day turning out
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finest and most comp In the West and be
has the rooms decorated, carpeted and
trimmed up With - much care and luxury
- Is his own private Office. On the drst
door Of this mammoth building Is the doc.
tors private ONCE, the printing depart.
men5 bindeIy, tank room, packing,
bottling and consultation rooms, bar.
Der shop, drug store etc, all Of
which are lifted Up REGARDLESS Of expense.
The second door has the hotel once, dining.
billiard and cooking rooms, many cues,
chambers and several paHlors. The third and
fourth hoors are all rooms, all Of which are
furnished with Brussels carpets and the
finest furniture. The billiard room has siI
tables, all Of which are free to the guests Of
the house and their triendG The bath room
e large and neat and Is also free to guestS,
The entire building Is surrounded on the
east and south BY an elegant FIVE acre park,
In which are lovely trees, beds Of rich and
rare plant, gravel walks AID drives, delicious
Arbors, and most beautiful summer house
There are also number Of fountains tia.
add wonderfully to the beauty Of the park,
which = 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,
4t4e e+4S 'AlAb0k y AbOuGe enAImeQ Win 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 rs to his |
express room, and We saw the expresmAn
take goods labeled to the following places. % |
'ay nothing Of hundreds Of orders from an !
quarters o. America Lyons, France; Geneva,
switzerland; Madrid, Spain; Brussels Bel.
GUM; Cape Town, Atries; Shanghai, China
Yokohama, Japan; Bombay, India; Mel. |
bourne, Australia The doctor employs |
hundreds Of men and women in his Institute |
IN the several branches aSide from the I'm.
nenee force required to conduct the hotel. |
It Is worth q visit, and Dr.. Richmond ex.
lends 70 all cordial invitation to come and |
zee him BE and bis wonderful medical dis
eoVeFy have given to ST Joseph good name
VI over the habitAble globe. dAW