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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 380, 26 June 1889, Page 8

TE AROHA HOT SPRINGS.

AS n SUMMEK KETREAT not ono nmnns; the SANATORIA of New oland is ho rapidly becoming famous as ZE AROIIA. The celebrity of its HOT SPRINGS is exlendina: throughout tho length and breadth of the Colony, and the

WONDERFUL CURES

! offer-ted hv the Waters in ease's of RHEU- S | MATTSM.' OOUT, LUMBAGO,' LIVER; AND KIDNEY COMPLAINTS, INDICESTION, and Kindred Ailments, are gratefully testified to in the Visitors- Book by Hundreds of Persons who by their use have been restored to Health and all its enjoyments. Theplaeeis par excellence

SANATORIUM OF THE PEOPLE. The CLIMATE in its HEALTH-GIVING PROPERTIES is unsurpassed ; the COST OF LIVING is exceedingly MODERATE; and the locality is easy of access by river, rail, or road from Auckland and tho Thames. In addition to these advantages there arc for the Robust abundant means of enjoyment in BOATING, RIDING, AND DRIVING, while for those in delicate health the neatly laid out Domain forms a most pleasant resort. The following analysis of the Waters by Mr J. A. Pond, Colonial Analyst, and the accompanying extracts from his report thereon to the Domain" Board, will be read with interest. The Samples were taken from the Springs, as numbered, the temperatures of which ranged from 105degs. to 119degs. Fahr:— to .

**.* ~3 •!« ANALYSIS. og o« «| Sulphate of lime 2 989 2.228 2 989 Sulphate of magnesia .378 .336 .602 Sulphate of potash 10.293 9.800 10.794 Sulphate of soda 27.546 28.056 25.438 Chloride of sodium 73.514 72.072 77.748 Bi-carbonate of soda 728.737 698.513 682.123 Carbonate of am-

Ti.onia .. .. 3.556 .112 .980 Cnr^onate of iron ,042 .063 .042 Carbonate of lithia (heayy trace?) Phosphate of soda 2,063 2.203 .696 Phosphate of alumina .. .143 .023 .476

Silica .. 8 568 8.778 8.778 Sulphuretted hydrogen .. traces traces traces

Total solid matter 857.829 822.184 811.702 Results expressed in grains per gallon. " These Waters are all feebly alkaline and strongly charged with carbonic acid gas, which is constantly escaping from the Springs in large quantities. The Lithia, a valuable constituent of these Waters, is present in an appreciable quantity. The Analysis show these Springs to be very similar in compose tion. These Mineral Waters are exceedingly interesting, and will prove of great value medicinally. They closely resemble some of the European Mineral Springs so justly celebrated, more especially those of Vichy, Ems, andFacbingen. Their Curative Value -will be greatest in Rheumatic and Arthritic Diseases, Calculuft, Affections of the Kidneys, and Dys u pep ia. You may rest assured that all you can do for your Springs in the shape of improving the facilities for their use, is entirely justified by the character of the •water." IMPORTANT TESTIMONY AS TO THE VALUE OF THE BATHS, &c.

Sir James Hector states :— " They are similar to the v/aters of Vichy and Chandesaignes, in France ; Bilin, Bohemia ; Ems, Nassau ; and are besides quite equal j to them in strength." The following brief extracts are selected from among some hundreds of testimonials of a similar character which have been given rom time to time : "From Bis6op Hadpield, Wellington. ' Having been at Te Aroha four weelcs, and hay-» ing obtained great relief feom the use of bath No. 3,~ I think it well to add my testimony to that of others which you have already re ceived. Having had a ver3 r severe fall, which occisioned me much pain in my back and considerable inconvenience, and which in capacitated me for any exertion for nine weeks, I am now almost entirely free from pain,andam able to walk a moderate distance." Fbom Me J. Hollowat, Manager of the Bank of New Zealand, Nelson : " I feel I ought to place on record my high appreciation of the waters of your justly famous baths For many months past I have suffered from a severe attack of sciatica and lumbago, ending latterly in complications of scarcely less painfull nature. After about a month's residence af Te Aroha, I am thankful to say I can move about with considerable ease, while the pi n from which I hnve suffered so long has almost left me. It will be my pleasure as well as my duty to recommend all my friends who may be in search of health to try the waters of Te Aroha." Fbom Captain T, Fraseb, M.L.C. Dttnedin, " I shall be pleased if you will give me an opportunity of publicly expressing my opinion of the Te Aroha Springs. Since my residence at Te Aroha, from what I have seen and heard, I am convinced that these springs contain extraordinary curative properties for the following complaints : Suppressed gout, rheumatism in all its forms, dyspepsia, and cutaneous disorders ; and as the springs are proved to contain heavy traces of lithia, they must beeffiacious in renal complaints. Wherever I go I shall, in the interests of humanity, make known the special virtues of the Te Aroha Springs." From Mn Balfour, Manager op the Bank op N.Z., Napier. " I wish to testify to the very great relief I have experienced from using the Te Aroha hot bathe. I have been subject for many years to rheumatism, and in April last had a very severe attack, which proved obstinate to phake off, and after trying vainly many remedies, was ordered to the hot springs. When I arrived at Te Aroha T was suffering much from rheumatism, which prevented my sleeping at night, and made walking during the day a difficulty ; but from using No. 2 bath for a little over three weeks the pains have entirely left my head, and do not give any uneasiness in my feet ; in fact, I may safely and truly say that at present I am completely cured and greatly improved in health." Mr G-EottGE Rioketts, of Auckland, writes : " I cannot speak too highly of these baths. On my arrival at Te Aroha I was suffering agony from rheumatism in the feet, so much so thai, I could scarcely put them to the ground. In the short space of three days I feel myself almost completely cured." Dr W, E. Ebson, of Oneotjnga, Adck TjANd. " The analysis of the springs at Te Aroha, and the highly medicinal value of their constituents at once indicate ar esideuce here, and a course of judicious treatment, as the ' El Dorado ' for rho majority of unfortunate sufferers in most forms of rhematism, gout, a larye number kidney affections", and last, but not least, that common ' ill which flesh is heir to ' — dyspepsia,"