The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-04
THE WORLDS EPLEPrIC INSTITUTE
Correspondence Of the Chicago Times, Aug.
TO- 1881


10. 1881.
While passing through st. Joseph, No and
having heard a great deal about the World :
Epileptic Institute located here. ! concluded 70
pay the celebrated institution short visit We
were met by DIR. Richmond. the proprietor, who
has gained reputation ss broad as the land
lie IL q rather small yet prepOssessing man, OF
yeiy snable and gentiemanly manners He gave
us a hearty we come, and took great pains i'm
showing us through his palatial and mammoth
institution. IL Is n five-AtOfy building lOOxlSO
feet with basement and contains over thrre
hundred rooms. aud can accommodate FIVE hum
dred patients and each and ever, nlom il fur
nished In the most elegant and lavish mnnu,r
But we will begin AT the Office which j. a LARGE
throsgOut In the Office are thousands q pho
tographs Of those who have bcen benen'tea by
the Neryine. The walls are elegantly pspered
and are prOfnsley decorated with ri n and 'ostls
pictures r,lieved here aud there By busts In
stnne aud bronze Of eminent m n Of this and
other countries In connection with The Iusfi-
IN e j. mammoth printing house and biuderv
occupying six OF seven large rr0ns and A s.s,fe
Of presses are kept running nir ht AID daV frirr-
ing ont work for the DOCTOR In oniee n one If
me finest and most conulete In the west and h..
has TIE rg'ms docofaied- cari'eied and trimmed
mp Win A. much care aud luxury a. T. as IN
pdvsie ONCE. On the first floor Of this narn-
moth building Il the DOCTORS private Office tbs.
pnniing Department bin cry tank rsOrn. pack
ing bpttling and consultation rooms .5nrf,f.r
shop drug store. etc all Of nhic are fitted M
? card ess ofFNpense The second floor is the
hotel once, dining billiard aud cotking rounrus
many guest ham beers aud scVernl parlora The
third and fourth hO0rs are . j rooms AL Of hirh
are furnished with Brussels carpets ana the
huest furniture The billiard rUOn has e1r
tables. ali 81 which are free 70 The ru sts
q The house and their friends The nnfh
room IL large and neat and is siso free 70 quest
The entire building IL surruundef on the east
and souih b. an eleFaut i've acre park in whhh
are lovely Trees beds 81 rirh and rure plant
rrnrel wslts end drlrts delicious arl.0rs end A
most h-aufiful summer house. There nre also .
number ~ fountains thsf add wonderfully r. the
beauy u The pars. With 4 truly une o. TIE
most lovely and etfrsctiTe IN The western com
~, and me Instlf fe has no equal for lurury
and cufnfort IN me world Ererythiiie Il per-
fection. and The visitor Il g once charmed viii
ne eutire risHe and r. SURROUNDINGS An idea
u the University ~ ne doct0r'f business may -
river when ne saV that On the dnT We visited
The institute be showed o. % his errre-s nom
and wt ~ the errrtssrusn taks rods inb I'd
- he fIllouinr places. - ssg n1thinr ~ tui.-
dfe1s - orders frrm 81 ruarttrs of Afre-iea-
Lions. Frnnce- Genera sWitE.r and Wsf-ff
sillfr hrusseIs hel-ium- Cape Town A.
-haurfal china Tnfrharna. japan Frrl|lIar
India. wert1urue Australia TIE 1isrrl- -.
rIlIs hrndrels - men alll urrnar Or rs Ind
irfs m ~. serernl trnnehes asiIa f-lI-r ~ ir-
rensa f1-rs re1-l-rd RI r riiuri tii1 hafaI u =
rrr-rf ria'f ard D. E'tfrr.1IrII = - 81 1.
rs rrIr1erfni rre1ical filcrre-T frrr rf-l.r- a.
4 Iosert . 800 nsIns a1 oTei he hasriril.
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