The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-25

Correspondence of the Chicago Times. Aup
10 1881


While passing through St Joseph. No md
having heard II great deal about the Worlds
Epileptc Institute located here | concluded 10
pay the celebrated Institution short visit We
were met by DR.. Richmond, the proprietor. who
mas gained reputation MS broad as the land
lie is afnlhar small. yet prcpoSscSSing man, of
very aiishlc and gentlemanly manners lie gave
us u hearty welcome. md took great pains I'm
showing us through his palatisl and mammoth
institution IL Is iiye-story building, 200xlS0
feet with basement and contains over three
hundred rooms, and can accommodate five hun.
dred patients and each and every room is fur.
nished In the most elegant and lavish manner
nut we viii begin at the oihcr, which is large
room furnished with rosewood furniture
Throughout In the office are thousands OF rho.
togrnphs of those who have been benefited In,
the Ncryine The walls nre elegantly papercd
ana are prOinsley decorated with rich and costly
pictures relieved here aud there by busts In
stone aud bronze of eminent men of this and
other countries In connection with the Inst.
tute is mammoth printing house and blndcry
occupying six or seven lnrgc rooms and A score
OF presses are kept running night and day turn.
ing out work for the doctor. The oiicc Il one of
the finest and most complete In the west. and no
has the rooms decorated, carpCted and trimmed
M with as much care and luxury as Is his nwn
private Office. On the first floor of thu man.
moth building Is the doctors private oIier Tho
printing department. bindcry, tank room. .pecL-
ing, bOttling aud consultation rooms. Sarbcr
shop drug store, etc all Of which are fitted nm
REGARD csS OF expense. The second floor has the
hotel office, dining, billiard and cooking rooms.
many guest chambers and several parlors The
third and fourth floors are all rooms all of which
are furnished with Brussels carpets nnd Tho
finest furniture The billiard room Inns six
tables, all Of which are free 10 the guests
OF tho house and their friends The bnth
room Is 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 lsycly trees, beds Of rich and rare plants
gravel walks and drives delicious arborS, and a
most beautiful summer house. There rre also n
number Of fountains that add wonderfully 10 The
beauty of the park, which Is truly one OF the
most lovely and attractive In the western conn.
try, and the Institute has no equal for luxury
and comfort In the world. Everything is per.
fcCtion and the visitor is at once charmed with
The entire place aud It's 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 his express room.
aud we saw The oxprcssman take goods labeled
~ the following places, 10 say nothing of hun.
dteds OF order. nom all quarters OF America.
Lyons France Geneva, Switzerland Madrid
spain; Brussels, belgium; Cape Town, Africa;
Shanghai, China, Yokohama, Japan: bombay
lndiG Melbourne Australia The doctor en-
ploys hundreds Of mon and women iu his lnsti
ultc In the several branches aside from the i'm.
mensc force required to conduct the hotel II IL
worth q visit aud Dr Richmond extends 10 all n
cordial invitation 10 come aud see him He nnd
his wonderful medical discovery have given IN
~ Joseph good namo all over the habitable
globe