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Free Lance, Volume IV, Issue 181, 19 December 1903, Page 9 (Supplement)

New Zealand Government Tour isf Resorts, Thermal Springs, (^%^3 Wonderlands, Scenic Excursion Routes, /lUJi\ & Health=Giving Spas.

-*$ TE^ARQHA 6^A beautifully situated and holiday resoit at the foot of the Aroha Mountain, 115 miles South of Auckland , accessible by lail direct or by steamer and i ail way ila the Thames It has seveial good hotels and boarding-houses. There is a large supply of not mineial watei, with excellent public and pnvate BATHS. The hot waters are em eacious in cases of Gout, Eheuraatism, Dyspepsia, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Eczema and other Skin diseases, and in Disorders of the Urinaiy Organs, Liver and Spleen ; also, in ailmen Di dU KennyTs Sb the a Gove 7 rnment Resident Medical Officer, and may be consulted. Male and Female Attendants in chaige of the Baths. Theie aie two Tennis Couits and a Bowling Green in the Public Domain adjoining the Bathing Pavilion.

ROTQRUA.._ *s7^rT~~(3) £be Sanatorium Eot Ol ua on the shores of the lake of the same name, 932 feet above sea-level.is 171 miles South of Auckland, and is connected by a daily railway seivice. It is in the Centre of New Zealand's Thermal Wonderland, and its unparalleled natural Hot Mineral Waters aie sure lemedies for many painful and distressing ailments The chm.Ue lS healthy and temperate ; there aie seveial large and comfortable hotels and boarding-houses Easy facilities for side-trips are provided by steamei, coach and buggy Spouting Geysers (including Waimangu, the laigest m the world), boiling fpiings and lake!, miniature volcanoes and other theimal maivels abound ; also, beautiful foiest, nvei and lake scenes. The Government Sanatorium foi the treatment of invalids stands in beautiful eirdens bv the lake-side, close to the baths, which are under Government con tiol Ihe furround.ng public recieation gaidens and walks covers 250 acres. Tennis Couits, Croquet Lawns, and Bowling Greens are piovided.

PARTICULARS OF THE BATHS. The Hot Sorings of Rotorua are beneficial in a veiy large number of cases of Chronic and Subfcute Diseases ; more especially in cases of Chronic Rheumatism and in Convalesce torn Acute Rheumatism, in Gout, in Rheumatoid Anthntis, and in such loca mSSatODS as Sciatica and Lumbago, in Peripheral Neuritis, Neuralgia, and manySr nervous diseases when not of central origin ; in Neurasthenia and m certain oases of Hvstena, and in certain Utenne complaints ; in many diseases due to tailuie of excretory oigans such as the Liver or Kidneys, and in many skin diseases. THE PRIEST'S BATH.— This is an immeision bath; the wafer is of a stioncly acid and aluminous sulphur natuie, acting as a poweiful stimulant to the skm relieving pain and stiffness, and stimulating the circulation. Hot douches and cold showers are piovided for use after the bath. THE PUBLIC RACHEL BATHS, supplied by the Eachel Spiing, aie immersion baths like the Priest, but the water is of a bland, alkaline nature, and distinctly sedative in its effects. THE PRIVATE RACHEL BATHS are also supplied by the Eachel 9th ma In addition to puvacy, there is the advantage of obtaining a bath at any desued temparatuie. Special baths and towels are reserved foi cases suffering fiom skin diseases. THE POSTMASTER BATH is similai in natuie to the Pnest, but the wateis aie even moie acid and stimulating. THE SULPHUR VAPOUR BATH.— This is a natural hot vapour, highly charged with Sulphui gases, conducted into a ptopeily constiucted box, in which the patient sits while Sulphui in an impalpable form is being constantly deposited on the skin. LOCAL SULPHUR VAPOUR BATHS, for tieatment of a single limb, oi a pait of a limb, aie available. THE MUD BATHS.— A pait or the whole of the body is immersed in hot mineral mud These baths aie especially used in cases of stift loints and localised pain THE AIX MASSAGE BATHS.— These baths, only lecently opened, aie in chaice of tiAined operators Various kinds of poweiful douches, under high piessuie, nlav upon the body, while at the same time massage and various manipulations aie emnloyed The installation, though at piesent comparatively small, is veiy complete, while the Rachel watei possesses in a veiy high degiee the " glany " quality which makes the waters of Aix les Bains so pecuhaily fitted foi massage purposes. Theie is no bath in the Southein Hemispheie to compaie for a moment with this. THE DUCHESS BATHS.— These consist of a laige, hot, coveied Swimming Bath and two sets of pnvate baths. Foi those who desne a luxuuous bath at a leasonable puce theie is no bettei bath in the woild than the Duchess. In addition to the Duchess Swimming Bath, theie aie THE BLUE BATH, an open-air hot swimming bath, ted by the Malfioy Geyseis and furnished with cold shower baths , and THE PAVILION SWIMMING BATH FOR LADIES.— An open an hot bath similar in anangement to the Blue Bath, but fed by the Eachel Spnng.

THE NEW BATHS now in couise of constiuction will, in point of completeness and luxuiy of baths and appliances, nval the most famous baths ot the Old World, while in the vanety of Mmeial Wateis supplied will completely eclipse any othei baths in existence. THE GOVERNMENT SANATORIUM. Contains 12 beds foi men and 9 for women. Of these, 9 aie leseived foi paying watients at 30s pel week Ihis fee includes board and lodging, medical attendance, musing baths, and laundij. Owing to the limited amount of accommodation, and the «reat demand foi beds, it is well foi intending patients to secuie a bed in advance. Theie are six beds at 21s pel week leseived foi membeib of any duly legisteied Fnendly bociety 'and patients lecommended by <i Hospital or Charitable Aid Boaid. Theie aie in addition six beds reserved for fiee patients, application foi which should be made to the bUIiiKJNTENDENT, Tounst and Health Eesorts Depaitment, Wellington. The Goveinment