The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-06
THE WORLDS EPLEpTIC INSTITUTE
Correspondence of the Chicago Times, Aug.
10 1881

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10, 1881,
While passing through ST. Joseph, Mo, and
having heard II great deal about the Worlds
Epileptic Institute located here, | concluded to
pay the celebrated institution short visit We
were INST by Dr. Richmond, the proprietor, who
nus gained reputation rs broad rs the land
lie IL rather small. yet prcposScS'ing maD Of
very atlahlc and gcntemanly manners Ne gave
us hearty we come, and took great pains In
showing us through his palatial aud mammoth
institution, II is u tivr.StOry building, AOxlN
iecL with basement and contains over three
hundred rooms, and can accommodate five hun.
drcd patients and each and every room i fur.
niShtd IN the most elegant Nnd lavish manner
Hut we viii begin ut the office, which Is aire
room furnished with rosewood furniture
throngouL In the office are thousands NJ pho.
lusrhphS Of those who have been benefited by
the, Ncrrinr, The walls are elegantly papeid
and are pruluslcy decorated with ii h and costly
pictures, relieved here and there by husis 10
stone aud bronze of eminent men Oi this aud
ulher countries In connection with the lusll'
tute Is mammoth printing house and hIudgIy,
occupying six or seven large rooms. aud Gsun
OF presses are kept running night md day turn.
ing ont work for the doctor the office Is one "
the finest and most cumulc;c In thcWysi aud e
has the rooms decorated, UUrpptUd ana trimmed
up Nllh as much care uud luxury as Is his IVA
= 'Hl' uHuv, ON The hp, lluuruI th, man
mvlh huiluing Is the doctors private oIltt no
t'HNIH N'lNIINhNIs hlll cry Illh INuNIt I'tA
ing nuuIlug aud consultation wows barber
shop drug store, etc all ut While urD up
i'Gou eos ol cNpcusc The second floor hN Tie
motel office, dining, billiard aud cooking MONS
many guest thUmhcyS aud several pNIurN Tie
thr and fourth floors are all rooms ALE vhith
are furnished with Bru,,vl, carpets Uud itc
iuCNi furniture The billiard tuum hos 'u
tables hl or which are Tree tn the gu n
OF the house and their friends. The tah
room ~ large aud neat and {, also ircc to guest,
lht entire building Is surrounded Ou The cay
ana south 10y an elegant i've acre park IN whhh
Grc lovely trees, beds Of rich uud Ufc nlle
graNcl walks aud drives delicious athnts, ANA
most ucnullOu summer house There uttHi0A
number NJ fountains that add wonderfully Wc
otAuly ol the pArg, which Is truly unc OF ht
most lovely and attractive IN the western oouu'
Try, aud tie lusitltc has M equal int luxury
anu comfort IN the world Everything per
iccuon, AMI the visitor Is ut once charmed WIN
Tue entire place AMI It's surroundings AnidA
OF lhc immensely uf the doctor business may v
gwen when we say that on the day We visited
the Institute he showed us to his expires nlui
ana We saw the cNpressinan Nks goods laeelcl
10 the following places, ~ SAY noihins OF huh'
uteds OF orders rom all quarters VI Amcrn'
Lyons france; Geneva, switzerland NalnI
spain; brussels, Bclsium, Cape Town, NtA
shsnshni China Yokohama Japan bombay
ploys huhurcds OF men And women IN NJ, INV
iutc In the several branches aside nom the 100.
mcnsc force required to conduct the hotel "
worm visit and Dr. Richmond extends 70 Ml
g9nlial invitation to come and sec him. We hl
nus wonderful medical discovery have givcnw
globe.