The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-05-23
>pondence OF the Chicago Timer, Aug 10. ISL
The Worlds Epileptic Institute

While passing through st. Joseph, Mo-,
and having heard great deal about the
Worlds Epilepiic Institute located here,
| concluded to pay the celebrated institu-
tion a short visit. We were met by DIR.
Richmond, the proprietor. who has gained
"A reputation a. broad Is the land. He Is
rather small, yet progressing man, of
very atiable and genilemanly manners
He gave us hearty welcome, and took
great pains i'm showing us through his
palaiial and mammoth institution. Ii is a
iive-story building, 20xlS0 feet, with base
ment, and contains over three hundred
rooms, and can accommodate five hundred
patients, and each and every room is fur
nished i'm the most elegant and lavish
manner. But We will begin at the Office,
which is large room furnished with
rosewood furniture throughout. In the
office are thousands of photographs OF
those who have been benefited by the
Nervine. The walls are elegantly papered,
and are profusely decorated with rich
and costly pictures, relieved here and there
bv busts i'm stone and bronze of eminent
men of this and other countries. In con-
nection with the Institute is mammoth
printing house and bindery, occupying six
or seven large rooms. and 4 score OF press
es are kept running night and day turning
out work for the doctor. The office is one
of the finest and most complete in the
west. and he has the rooms decorated, car
peted and trimmed up with as much care
and luxury as Is his own private Office.
On the first floor of this mammoth build
ing is the doctors private Office, the print
ing department, bindery, tank room. bot
Ting aud consultation rooms. barber 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 gust chambers and
several parlors. The third and fourth
fioors are all rooms, all Of which are fur
nished with Brussels carpets and the finest
furniture. The billiard room has six
tables. all of which are free TO the guests
of the house and their friends. The bath
room is large and neat. and * also free ts
guests. The entire building is surrounded
on the east and south by an elegant five
acre park. i'm which are lovely trees, beds
of rich and rare plants, gravel walks and
drives. delicious arbors, and most beauti-
full summer house. There are also a
number OF fountains that add wonder
fully 10 the DtautS oi thc pafh- "Hich
is truly ope of the most lovely and attract
i've i'm the western country, and the Insti-
tute has no equal for luxury and comfort
i'm 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
NAV 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
all quarters IF America: Lyons, France,
Geneva. Switzerland; Madrid, Spain
Brussels, Belgium Cape Town, Africa ;
Shanghai, China; Yokohama, Japan
Bombay. India Melbourne, Australia. The
doctor employs hundreds Of men and
women i'm his Institute i'm the several
branches. aside from the immense force re-
quired to conduct the hotel 1t is worth a
visit. and DIR. Richmond extends To all a
cordial invitation To come and see him. He
and his wonderful medical discovery have
given To ST. Joseph good name all over
the habitable globe.