The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-28
The World, uniirntlo Iu,t,,u,.

so.r'Fo"usHSS VI she SHlChsU lllnss, Aug. ~, 1881
While passing through st. Joseph, and hay
Ing heard n great deal about the World,
Epileptic Institute located here, | conclude,
70 pay the celebrated institution u short visit
We were met by DR.. Richmond, the proprie,
tor, who has gained reputation Us broad as
tue land. He Is rather email, yet proposes.
Ing man, Of very atTable and gentlenianly
manners. lie gave us hearty welcome, aud
toos great pains In showing US through his
pallatial and mammoth institution, 1t Is a
iive story building, 200xlS0 feet, with base.
inent, anu contains over three hundred
rooms, anu can accommodate live hundred
patients, and each and every room Is furnish.
ed In the most elegant ind lavish manner.
But we will begin at the office, which Is a
large room furnished with rosewood furpi.
tnre throughout. In the office are thousands
OF photographs OF those who have been bene.
lifted BY. the Nervine. The walls are elegantly
Papered,, and are profusely decorated with
rich aud costly pictures, relieved here and
there by busS in stone and bronze OF emf.
nent men In this and other countries. In
connection with the Institute Is mammoth
printing house and bindcry, occupying six
or seven large rooms, and a score Of presses
arc Kept running night and day turning out
work tor the doctor. The office Is one oil the
s."SSs e"N hASSt tohiptttt Ill IIle W eS[, Atlu lie
mas the rooms decorated, carpeted and trim
med up with us much care aud luxury as Is
MS own private office On the fist floor OF
this mammoth building is the doctors pri.
vate office, the printing department. bind.
cry tank room, packing, bo,tling and con.
sultation rooms, barber shop, drug
store, etc, all OF which are fitted
up regardless OF expense, The
second i!oor. has the hotel office, dining,
billiard and cooking rooms, many guests
chambers and several parlors. The third and
fourth floors are all rooms, all Of which are
furnished with Brussels carpets and the
finest furniture. The billiard room has sir
tables, all OF which are free to the guests of
the house and their friends. The bath room
IS large and neat and is also free to guests
The entire building is surrounded on the
east anu south by'an elegant five acre park,
III which are lovely trees, beds OF rich and
rare plants, gravel walksani drives, delicious
harbors, and mostbeautiful summer house.
There are also number OF fountains that
aGd wonderfully to the beauty OF the park,
"hica is truly one Of the most lovely and
attractive IN the western country, aud the
institute has no equal for luxury and coui-
tort IN the world. Everything Is perfection,
and the visitor is at once charmed with 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 ne showed lis to his
express room, and we saw the exp-essman
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
hundreds OF men and women in his Institute
in the several branches aside from the i'm.
mense force required to conduct the hotel.
1t Is worth visit, and DR.. Richmond ex.
tends to all a cordial invitation to come and
tee him. He and his wonderful medical dis.
coveFy have given to St; Joseph good name
I'LL over Inc Napitable globe. DIV.