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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 453, 12 March 1890, Page 8

TE AROHA HOT SPRINGS. A S a SUMMER RETREAT not one O. among the SANATORIA of New Zealand is so rapidly becoming famous as TE AROHA . The celebrity of its HOTS ERIN G S is> extending throughout the length and breadth of the Colony, and the WONDERFUL CURES affected by the Waters in cases of RHEUMATISM, GOUT, LUMBAGO, LIVER AND KIDNEY COMPLAINTS, INDIGESTION, and Kindred Ailments, are gratefully testified to in the Visitors’ Book by Hundreds of Persons who by their use Inn e 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, rail, or road from Auckland and the Thames. In addition to these advantages 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 .T. 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. Falir -

Analysis Sulphate of lime Sulphate of maguesiSulphate of potash Sulphate of soda Chloride of sodium Bi-carbonate of soda Carbonate of ammonia Carbonate of iron Carbonate of lithia Phosphnte of soda Phosphate of alumina Silica Sulphuretted hydroKen Total solid matter Eesults expressed in grains per gallon. “These Waters are all fe.ebly alkaline and strongly charged with carbonic acid gas, which is constantly esc pm , from the Springs in large quantities. The .Lithia, a valuable constituent of these Waters, is prtsent in an appreciable quantity. The Analysis show these Springs to be very similar in composition. These Mineral Waters ore exceedingly interesting, and will prove of great value medicinally. They closely resemble some of the European Mineral Springs no justly celebrated, more especially those oi Vichy, Ems, andFachingen. Their Curative Value will be greatest in Rheumatic and Arthritic Diseases, Calculus, Affections of the Kidneys, an l Dyspep ia. You may rest assured that ail 3ou can do for your Springs in the shape of improving ’lie facilities for their use, is entiteiy justified by the character of the water,”

IMPORTANT TESTIMONY AS TO THE VALUE OF THE BATHS, Ac. Sir Jarc es Hector states“ They are similar to the waters of Vichy and Chandesaignes, in France ; Bilin, Bohemia; Bros, Nassau ; and are besides quite equal to them in strength.” The following brief extiacfcs are selected from among some hundreds of testimonials of a similar character which have been given rom time to time : Fkom Bisnor Hadfield, Wellington. ‘Having been at Te Aroha fourweeks,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, l am now almost entirely free from pain.andam ableto walk amoderafedistanoe.” 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 resident e af Te Aroha, I am thankful to say I can move about with considerable ease, while the pi n from which I h ive suffered so long has almost left me. It will be my pleasure as well as my duty to recommend all my friends who may he in search of health to try the waters of Te Aroha.”

From Captain T, Fraser, M.L.C. Dunedin, “ 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 cutanieous disorders; and as the springs are proved to contain heavy traces of*lithia,'they must be effiacious in renal complaints, Wherever Xgo l shall,'in the interests of humanity, make known the \ special.-virtues of the Te Arolia Springs,” : :' i . i. -From Mr Rax-Foiir, ‘Manager os: the Bank ofN.Z., Napier. '“ I wish to testify ; to the very great relief I ha-ve experienced from using the Te Aroha hot baths- X have,been subject for many years to rheumatism, fend in Ap.ir last had a very severe attack, wliich proved obstinate to shake 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 hare entirely , left my head, and do not give any uneasiness id my feet; in fact, I may .safely. and truly say, that at present I am completely cured and greatly improved in health.” Mr G-eorge 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;” , / . : Dr W. It. Erson, of Oxehunga, Auck LAND. f ‘ The analysis of the springs at'Te Aroha, and the highly medicinal value of their constituents at once indicate ar esidence here, and Ajcourse of judicious treatment, as the ‘ El Dorado ' for the majority of unfortunate'sufferers in most forma of rhematism, gout, a largo number kidney affections, and last, but not least, that common iU which flesh is heir to ’—dyspepsia.