The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-29


Correspondence Of tho chicago Times. Aug. TO- 1881.
Whilr passing through st. Joseph, and hay
ing heard great deal about the Worlds
Epiteptic Institute located here, concluded
10 pay tho celebrated institution short visit.
We were met by DR.. Richmond, the proprie-
tor, who has gained reputation ~ broad us
the land. lie is rather ANAL, yet progresses
in. man, OF very nhable and gentlemanly
manners. lie gavo us hearty welcome, and
TOOK great pains in showing us through his
pailatial aud mammoth institution. 1t is
five story building, 2001ls0 feet, with base
nneat, and contains over three hundred
rooms, and can accommodate five hundred
patients, and each and every room is furnish
Ell III the most elegant and lavish manner.
But We will begin Mt tho office, which is II
large room furnished with rosewood furni-
ture throughout lii the Office ure thousands
OF photographs OF those who have been bone
flied by the Ncryino, The walls are elegantly
papercd, and arc profusciy decorated with
rich and costly pictures, relieved here and
there by busts in stone und bronze OF emf
nent men in this and other countries. In
connection with the Institute Is u mammoth
printing house and bindcry, occupying six
or :cyen large rooms, and score ol presses
arc kept running night and day turning ont
work for the doctor. The office is one oil the
finest and most complete In the West, and he
has the rooms decorated, carpeted and trim
med up with rs much care and luxury as is
his own private office. On the first floor OF
this Inummoth building is the DOCTORS pri-
yale Office, the printing department., bind
cry, tank room, packing, bottling and con-
sul,ation rooms, barber shop, drug
up regardless OF expense. The
second nuor ha. the hotel office, dining.
billiard and cooking roo,ns, many guests
chambers and several parlors. The third and
fourth floors are nil rooms, nil Of which arc
furnished with Brussels carpets and The
finest furniture. Tho billiard room has six
tables, I'LL OF which arc free TO the guests Of
tho house and their friends. The bath room,
is large aud neat. and is also free to guests
The entire building Is surrounded OH the
east and south by TN elegant five acre park,
in which nre lovely trees beds OF rich and
rare plants, gravel walks und drives, delicious
narbors, aud mostbcautitui summer house.
There arc also number OF fountains that
add wonderfully to the beauty OF the park,
| which is truly ono OF the most lovely and
attractive in the western country, and the
Institute has no equal for luxury and con-.
fort in the world. Everything is perfection,
| aud the visitor Is at once charmed with the
! oNtlTe place anu us surroundings. An lueii
OF the immensely OF tho doctors business
may be given when NO say that on The dry
w visited the Institute he showed us to his
express room, and We saw tho expressman
take goods labeled to the following places, to
say nothing OF hundreds Of orders from all
quarters OF America: Lyons. France; Geneva,
Switzerland; Madrid, Spain; Brussels, Bel.
GUM; Cape Town, Africa; Shanghai, China;
Yokohama, Japan; bombay, India; Mel
bourne, Australia. The doctor employs
in the several branches, aside from, tic i'm
mensc force required 10 conduct the hotel
1t is worth a visit. and DR.. Richmond c1
tends to all n cordial invitation to come and
SEQ him. lie and his wonderful medical dis
coycry have given to 81. Joseph good nam.
oil oyer tho hab!ablc globe. DIV.