'l'ti AHUIiA Ht>T bPUIjNIiS. S a SUMMER RETREAT not one ninong the SANATORIA of New m A: Zealand is so rapidly becoming fiftrtotfa' i I’E AKOIIA. Tiie celehritv of its
HOT SPRINGS i» extendin'* throughout the length and breadth of the Colony, and the WONDERFUL CURES affected by the Waters in cases of RHEUMATISM,’ GOUT, LUMBAGO, LIVER AND KfDNEY COMPLAINTS, INDIGESTION, and Kindred Ailments, are gratefully testified to in the Visitor*’ Book by Hundreds of Persons who by their use have been restored to Health and all its enjoyments. The place is par excel t/KNCii THE
SANATORIUM OF Till? PEOPLE. The CUM \TE in its II FA LTfI-01 VINO PROPERTIES is unsurpassed ; the COST OF LIVING is exceedingly MODERATE; and tin: locality is easy of nccess by tUVKK # rtAU., nit ltoAl) frmn Auckland and the Tlmnics. In addition ti) these ndvantages there are for the Robust abundant mean# of enjoyment in BOATING, RIDING, AND DRIVING, while foi those in delicate- health theneatly laid out Domain forms a most pleasant resort. The following analysis of the Waters by Mr J. A. Pojtp, Colonial Analyst, and the accompanying extracts from his lcpoit thereon to the Domain Boaril, will l*t rival with interest. The Samples were takem from the Springs, ns numbered, the t.-nu-peratores of which ranged from 105'iogi*>. Total solid matter 857.829 822U#4u8U.702Results expressed in grains perrgalloni- “ Tlte-e Waters are all feebly alkaline and •trongly charged with carbonic acid gas, which is constantly escnp:ng from tliftßpringa in large quantities. The Lithiffl,. aavaluablo constituent of these Waters, is present in an appreciable quantity. The Analysis-show these Springs to bo very similar inocamposi* tion. These Mineral Waters uro exceedingly interesting, and will prove of great* value medicinally. They closely rrscrahlelsome of the European Mineral Springs no justly, celebrated, more especially those of Vichj\ Ems, andFachingen. Their Curative 'Valuexwill be greatest in Rheumatic and ArtlniCioDisease?, Calculus, Affections of the Kidneys, anti Dy?pep ia. You mat rest assured tlmiall you can do for vour Springs in tho shape of iinpa:oviiig 'lie facilities for their use, is eutiraijr-jHiatLSod by the character of the water,” IMPORTANT TESTIMONY A 3 TO THE VALUE OF THE BATHS, Sir James Hector states :--'’They are similar to the waters ofVicliy and Chnndesaignes, in F'aance ; Bi'in, Bohemia; Bros. Niassau; and are besides quite eqttal to them in strength.” The following brief extracts nrer.selected from among some hundreds of testimonials of a similar character which have be on s given rum time to time : Fboii Bishop Hadfiuld, Wellington. ‘Having been utTeAroha four weeks, and having obtained great relief fcom the use?o£ib*j.h. No. 3, I think it well to add my tevtinioiry: to that of thers which you hu»e ceived. Having lia l a very severe fa Hi,,whilidilv occ sioned mo much pain in my back and considerable inconvenience, and which bin, capa- itated me for any exertion tor nineweeks, I am now almost entirely free frtmi.w pain.andam able to walk a moderaieilistancr.”' From Mb J. llollowav, Manager ofilierBank of New Zealand, Nelson: “I feel I ought to place on record my high appreciation,of? the waters of your justly famous baths For r many months past I have suffered from a. severe attack of sciatica and lumbago, ending latterly in complications of scarcely less painfull naiure. Afier about a month’s residenceaf Te Aroha, I am thankful to say I can about with considerable ease, while the pi n from which I li ,ve suffer 'd so long lias 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. Dunklin’, . “ 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 Arolia, from what I have seen and heard, I am eonvinc-d that the.-e springs contain extraordinary curative properties for Ihe following complaints : Suppressed gout, rheumatism in all its forms, dyspepsia, and cutaneous di®orders; and ab the springs are proved to contain heavy traces of lithia, they must beefiiacious in renal complaints. Wherever I go I shall, in the interests of humanity, make known the special virtues of the Te Aroha Springs.” From Mb Kalfour. Manager of tiikßank (r N.Z., Napieb. “ 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 April last had a very severe attack, which proved obstinate to shake off, and after trying vaimy many remedies, was ordered to the hot springs. When I arrived at Te Aroha I was suffering much from rheumatism, which prevented my sleeping at night, and made walking during the day a difficulty; but from using No. 2 bitli for a little over three weeks the pains have entirely left my head, and do nor give anyunaasinesa in my feet; in fact, I may safely and truly say that at present I am c >rnpleiely cured and greatly imprt vjd in health.” Mr George Ricketts, of Auckland, writes: “ I cannot speak too highly o' tlieso larhs On my arrival at Te Aroha I was suffering agony from rheumatism m the feet, so much so that I could scarcely nut them to the ground. In the short space of three days I feel myself almost completely cured.” Du W.. R. Erson ,of Ot.vrnrsoA, Auck land. “ Ihe analysts of the springs at Te Aroha, and the highly medicinal value of ■ their constituents at once indicate ar esidencehere, and a course of judicious treatment, aa the ‘ El Dorado ’ for the majority of unfortun' ate sufferers in mostfotms of rhematism,. gout, a large number kidney' affections, and last, bur. not least, that common ill.whuh i flesh is heir to —dyspepsia. •
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 465, 23 April 1890, Page 7
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