MAIL SERVICES, 1890.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 451, 5 March 1890, Page 8

MAIL SERVICES, 1890.

,r DIRECT MAIL SERVICE. FROM NEW ZEALAND TO PLYMOUTH.

TE AROHA HOT SPRINGS. A S a SUMMER RETREAT not one £l. among; the SANATORIA of New Zealand is so rapidly becoming famous as TE AROIIA. The. Celebrity of its ROT SPRINGS is extending throughout the length and breadth of the Colony, and the WOEDEBFUL CURES affected by the Waters in cases of RHEUMATISM, GOUT, LUMBAGO, LIVER AND KIDNEY COMPLAINTS, INDIGESTION, and Kindred Ailments, arc gratefully testified to in the Visitors’ Book by Hundreds of Persons who by their use have been restored to Health and all its enjoyments. The place is par excellence tii E 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, hail, or kcad from Auckland and the Thames. In addition to these ad vantages there are for the Robust abundant means of enjoyment in BOATING, RIDING, AND DRIVING, while foi 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 he read with interest. The Samples were taken from the Springs, as numbered, the temperatures of which ranged from 105degs. to 119degs. Fabr

Total solid matter 857-829 822.181 811.702

Results expressed in grains per gallon. “ These-.-Waters are all feebly alkaline and strongly charged with carbonic acid gas, which is constantly esc pm from the Springs in large quantities. The j_iifcliia, a valuable constituent of these Waters, is present in an appreciable quantity. The Analysis show these Springs to be very similar in composition. These Mineral Waters are exceedingly interesting, and will prove of great value medicinally.: They closely r. scmble some of (he European Mineral Springs so justly celebrce l, more especially those oi Vichy, Ems, amlFnchingen. Their Curative Value will be greatest in Rheumatic and Arthritic Diseases, Calculus, Affections of the Kidneys, and Dyspep ia. You may rest assured that all you can do for your Springs in the shape of improving >he facilities for their use, is eutiteiy justified by tbe character of the water,”

IMPORTANT TESTIMONY AS TO THE VALUE OF THE BATHS. Ac. Sir Jarr.es Hector states:—" They are simiiar to the waters of Vichy and Chandesaignes, in France ; Bilin, Bohemia; Ems, Nassau ; and are. besides quite equa] to them in strength.” Tbe following brief extiacts are selected from among some hundreds of testimonials of a similar character which have been given rom time to time : From Bxsnor Hadfield, Wellington. ‘ Having been at Te Aroha four weeks, and having obtained great relief feom the use of bath No. 3, I think it well to add my testimony to that of thers which you have already received. - Having had a very severe fall, which occasioned me much pain in my back and considerable inconvenience, and which in capa itated me for any exertion for nine weeks, I am now almost entirely free from pain, and am able to walk a moderate distance.” From Mr J- Holloway, 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 wit h considerable ease, while the pi n from which I h tve 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.”

From Captain T, Fraser, M.L.C. Dtjnndin, “ 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, irom 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 be effiacious in renal complaints. Wherever I go 1 shall, in the interests of humanity, make known the special virtues of the Te Aroha Springs.” From Mr Salpour, Manager qp the Bank opN.Z., Napiep.. “ I wish to testify to the very great relief I have experienced from using the Te Aroha. hot baths. I have been subject for many years to rheumatism, and in Ap.il last had a very severe attack, which proved obstinate to shake off, and after trying vain.y 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 6ay that at present I am completely cured and greatly improved in health.” Mr George Ricketts, 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 that I could scarcely put them to the ground. In the short space of three days I feel myself almost completely cured.” Dn W, K, Ebson, of Onehunoa, Auck J.AND, “ The analysis of the springs at Te 4_roha, and the highly medicinal value of their constituents at once indicate ar esidence here, and a course of judicious treatment, as the ‘ El Dorado ’ for the majority of unfortunate sufferers in most forms of rhematism, gout, a largo number kidney affections, and last, but not least, that common ill.which flesh is heir to ’—dyspepsia. *

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Analysis o -g . s 6 ts .5 a •£ £ m = a d ai fi Sulphate of }ime 2 989 2.228 2989 Sulphate of magnesia .378 .336 .602 Sulphate of potash 10.293 9.8->0 10.794 Sulphate of so'da 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 tiiOnia 3-556 .112 .980 Carbonate of iron ,042 .063 .042 Carbonate of litliia (heavy traces) Phosphate of soda .Phosphate of alu 2,063 2.203 .G9G mina .. .143 .023 .476 Silica Sulphuretted hydro&'.5G8 8.778 8.778 gen traces traces traces