The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-02-25
Correspondence Of ihr chicago rimes.I
The Worlds EpIiepti- Institute.


Vt. JosEpn, Mo-, August 10, 1881. While.
passing through st. Joseph, and having heard
agreal deal about the Words EpIleptic In
celetfatrd mNhntion a short visit. We were
met by DR.. Richmond, the proprietor, who has
gained q reputation as broad as the land. lie
Isl rather small yet prcpossesslng man, OF
very afable and gcntlemanly manners. lilo
gave ms q hearty welcome, and took great
pains IN showing us through lis p%sllatia1 and
mammoth institution. II Is fve-story build
ing, s0)tls1 feet, with basemcnt, and contains
oycrithrcc hundred rooms, and can accomfnc-
date i've hundred patients, and each and every
room "A furnished IN the most elegant and Law
lst manner, & But We vii begin at the ofice,
which 10 large room furnished with rosewood
furniture throughout In tho ofiee are thou
sands Of photographs OF those who have been
benefited BY the Neryihc The walls are eie-
gantly paperrd, and arc p~rofusely decorated
with rich aud costly pictures, relieved here
and there by busts In stone and 'bronxc Of
eminent men OF this and other countries. In
connection wlth the Institute iss mammoth
printing house A biadefy,t occupying six or
seven large rooms, aud a score Of presses are
kept running night and day turning out work
for the doctor. The Office 10 Que OF the finest
and mott completeIn the West, and he has
the rooms decorated, carpsted and trimmed
UP Hith - htAh 'ait eui iaAuI1 " ~ uu ONU
private office. On tho first floor Of this nam
moth building Is the DOCTORS private office,
the printing department, binderY, tank room,
packing room, bottling room. consultation
rsonl, barber shop, drug store, cigar store,
notion store, ETC., all Of which are neal and
htted up regardless Of expense. The second
floor has the hotel Office, dining, billiard and
cooking rooms, many guest chambers, and
several pariofs. The third aud fourth aooss
are rUdma Ill ~ wAf.a - f..ll.I -
Brussels carpets and the finest OF furniture.
In fact the entire h0use h furnished regard
less Of expense. The billiard room hss AZ
tables, all Of which are free 10 the guests of
the house aud their friends The bath room
Is large and neat, aud that too Is free o
guests. The entire building, which Ia nearly
new, Is surrounded 90 the east and south by
an elegant I've acre park, p Which are many
gravel walks and drlses, delicious arbofs, and
. most beautiful summer house for social
parties, etc, There are 4 number Of fountains
that add wonderfully to the beauty OF the
park. IL "a truly ope u the most lovely aud
beautiful parks In the western country, and
tue l%nstltute has no equal for luxury, beauty
and comfort 10 the world. Everything 10 PER.
irctlon; and ths visitor Il 81 once charmed
with the entire place aud its sunpundiprs
An idea Of the Iminepsty bt he ioator's busi.
iness may BE- given whsn we say that 81 liz
DAY we visited the Institute he shsved ~ Ia
his express room, aud We "a. the rrufexsm.s
take goods labeled to the foilosinr ulacea 10
say nothing Of hundreds Of orders from All
quarters Of America; Lyous, fnsce; Geneva.
Switzerland Madrid, epsisi Bm.ssls.. M.
ginmi Cape Town, Africa: shaukhsi, China:
Yokohama, ysrsn; BOMBAY, India Melbourne
Australia The doctor employs hundred, oi
n,n and women IN bis Institute IN the several
branches, aside from the immense force re-
Walt, and Or. Richmond extends 70 I'll 4 cor.
dial Welcome 10 come and SEE him. lie and
BE wonderful medical discovery hare sivss 10
81 Joseph q good pane all over the habltaAls
globo IN, building Il surplisd with watss
and gas works, Is admirably ventilated, and
IRE escapes are numerous. The park IL ore
rarsd 70 BE- lighted up with gas, a. lamps arr