The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-15
The WORLD. EpIIrplIe In,tIluts.

Correspondents Of the Chistgo Times, Aug. lo,iSsl.
While passing through ST. Joseph, and
having heard q great deal about tue Worlds
Epileptic Institute located here, / concluded
20 pay the celebrated institution short visit,
We were met by Dr. Richmond, the proprls.
TOR, who has gained reputation ~ broad a.
the land. He Is rather small, yet proposes.
Ing man, Of very aaable aud HentlSmRnly
manners. He gave US = hearty welcome, and
took great pains In showing uS through his
pallAtiAl and mammoth Institution. Il lsR
i've story building, 2O0IlSO feet, With base.
ment, and contains over three hundred
rooms, and can accommodate Eve hundred
patients, and each and every room 10 fur.
nlShed In the most 0legantAnd lavish manner.
put we Will begin a. the office, which 10
large room Furnished with rosewood tuFnl.
tlre throughout In the Office are thousands
OF photographs OF those who have been bone.
fitted by the Nefvine. The walls are elegant.
y pApered, and are profuSely decorated with
rich and costly pictures, relieved here and
thereby busts IN stone and bronze Of Omi.
nent men OF this and other countries, In
connection with the Institute Il mammoth
printing house and bindery, occupying six
or seven large rooms, and = score OF presses
are Kept running night and day turning out
work Tor tue doctor. The office 10 one Of the
finest and most completed In the West, and he
has the rooms decorated, Carpeted and
trimmed up with a. much care and luxury |
as IS bis own private office. On the hrst
tiOor Of this mammoth building Is the doc. |
tors private Office, the printing depart. |
nient, bindery, tank room, packing
bottling and consultation rooms, bIP.
Der shop, drug store, etc., all OF
which are fitted up regardless Of expense,
The second floor has the hotel office, dining.
billiard and cooking rooms, many guest
chambers and several parlon. The third and
fourth floors are all rooms, all OF which arc
furnished with Brussels carpets aud the
nnest furniture. The billiard room has siI
Moles all oil which are free TO the guests Of
the mouse and their friends. The bath room
y large and neat and Is also free 10 guest,
The entire building Is surrounded on ia
east and south by an elegant five acre park,
tn which are lovely trees, beds Of rich And
rare plants,grlvel walks aud drives, delicious
aroors, and u moSt beautiful summer house,
Ihere are also number OF fountains that
add wonderfully to the beauty Of The park,
which is truly one Of the most lovely and
attractive in the western country, and the
Institute bus no equal for luxury and com.
Tort IN the world. Everything Is perfection.
aud the visitor Is at once charmed with the
entire place It's surroundings. An idea
OF the immensely OF the doctors business
may be given when we say that on the day
we visited the Institute he showed us to his
express room, and we saw the expressman
take goods labeled to the following places, to
say nothing OF hundreds OF orders from ali
quarters o! 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.
menCe force required to conduct the hotel.
1t Is worth visit and DR.. Richmond en-.
tends to all cordial invitation to come and
see him. He and his wonderful medical ais
coovery have given to st. Joseph a good name
all over the habitable globe. dAW