On the surface Dr Richmond appeared to be a religious and moral man. He published several papers on religion and morality.

An example "Divine Healing Mind and Faith Cure"
http://books.google.com/books?id=xURDAA ... t&resnum=1

His medicine's name was even based on the the Old Testament parable of the Good Samaritan.
His business dealings however showed another side to the good doctor.
He was involved in a number of shady dealings with his medicine companies. Some famous trademark case law examples are based on his dealings.

This link points to a law suit where Richmond was found to commit fraud with the company that was named after him..
http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/d ... eid=414164

Of obvious interest to bottle collectors is the embossed image on the bottle.
This is the face of Dr Richmond himself...