Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-03-02
Correspondence Of the Chicago Timsl
The Worlds Epilsptic Institute.


ST. JOSEPH, No, August 10, lssl.-Whie
passing through ST. Joseph, and having heard
= great deal about the Worlds Epileptic In
stitute located here, l concluded TO pay the
celebrated institution . short visit We were
met BY DIR. Richmond, the proprietor, who has
gained reputation as broad as the land. lie
Is a rather small, yet progressing 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. IL is five-story build
ing 20oxls0 feet, with basement, and contains
over three hundred rooms, and can sccommc-
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 a large room furnished vithrosewood
furniture throughout. In the Office are thou
sands of photogrs phs Of those who have been
benefited by the Nervine- The walls are ele-
gantly papcred, and are profusely decorated
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 n score OF presses arc
kept running night and day turning out work
for the doctor. The Office is one OF the nnest
and moot complete In the West, and be has
the rooms decorated, carpeted and trimmed
up with as much care and luxury as Is his own
uriyate Office On the first floor OF this nam
moth building is the doctors private ONCE,
the printing department, bindery, tank room,
packing room, bottling room, consultation
room, barber shop drug store, cigar store,
notion store, etc, all of which are neat and
fitted up regardless Of expense. The second
floor has the hotel Office, dining, billiard and
cooking rooms, many guest chambers, ana
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 sil
| 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 Y
guests. The entire building, which Is nearly
| new, is surrounded on the east and south o.
| an elegant five acre park, in which are manl
| lovely trees beds of rich and rare plants
gravel walks and drives, delicious arbors, ant
q moet beautiful summer house Tor socia
| parties. etc There are number OF fountain
that add wonderfully to the beauty OF TN
park. 1t is truly one Of the most lovely an'
| beautiful parks in the western country, an'
the Institute has no equal for luxury, oeaut.
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 IS busl
ness NAV be given when we say that on Tn
day we visited the Institute he showed US U
| his express room, and We saw the expressma
take goods labeled TO the following places, =
saw nothing Of hundreds Of orders from a
quarters Of America: Lyons, France; Genevs
Switzerland, Madrid, Spain; Brussels, Be
GUM; Cape Town, Africa; Shanghai, China
Yokohama, Japan Bombay, India; Melbourne
Australia The doctor employs hundreds
men and women in his Institute in the severa
branches, aside from the immense force n
ouired to conduct the hotel 1t is worth
visit, and DR. Richmond extends to all col
dial welcome to come and see him. lie an
his wonderful medica. discovery have given
ST. Joseph good name all over the habitat
globe. Tn. building Is suppheu Win "a.'
and gas works. Is admirably ventilated, an
FIRE escapes are numerous. The park is pr
pared to be lighted up with gas, as Tampa al
scattered all over it.