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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 472, 17 May 1890, Page 8

TH Ah'OH A HOT SPIUNGS. A fc> n BUMMKR RETREAT not nne l\. mixing the SANATORIA of New Ae; l | aR (i j s M , japJdJy becoming famous as Ili> Aliol.l A*. Tiie Celebrity of its II 0 T SPIt f N G S is extending throughout the length {i(jd breadthi of the Colony, am} the WONDERFUL CURES affected by fheWatersin cases of RHEUMATISM, gout; lumbago, liver, and kidnky complaints, ‘indigestion,- and’ Kindred Ailments, are gratefully testified to in the Visitors’ Book, by Hundreds of Persons yyhn by their use have been restored to Health and all its enjoyments. The place is PAU EXCELLENCE THE SANATORIUM OF TIIE PEpPLE. The CLIMATE in its HEALTH-GIYING PROPERTIES is unsurpassed ; the COST OF LIVING is exceedingly MODERATE; and the locality is easy of access by river, RAIJo ROAD from Auckland ami the Thames. In addition to these advantages there are for the Robust abundant imams 1 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 .7. A. Pond, Colonial Analyst, and the accompanying extracts from bis leport thereon to the Domain Board, will bt read with interest. The Samples were taken from the Springs, as numbvred, the temperatures of which ranged from 105degs. to 119degs. Fuhr • -

Total solid matter 557.829 b 22.184 8L1.702 Results expressed in grains per gallon. “ These Waters are all feebly alkaline and strongly charged with carbonic acid gas, which is constant]} 7 eseap'ng from the Springs in large quantities. The Litliia, a valuable constituent of these Waters, is present in an appreciable quantity. The Analysis fhcjtv 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 the European Mineral Springs no justly celebrated, more especially those oi Vichy, Ems, andFachirigen. Their Curative Value will he greatest in Rheumaticand Arthritic Diseases, Calculus, Affections of the Kidneys, and Dyspej> ia. You may rot assured that all you .an do for vour Springs in the shape ot improving the facilities for their use, is entirely just ified by the character of the water,” IMPORTANT TESTIMONY AS TO THE VALUE OF THE BATHS, Ac. Siy James Hector states:—" They tire similar to the waters of Vichy and Chandesaignee, in France ; Bidti. Bohenha; Fins, Nassau ; and are besides quite equal to them in strength.” The following brief extiacts are selected from among some hundreds'of testimonials of a similar character which /have been given from time to.jjima ■ » ’ From Bishop • Hadfield, Wellington, ‘Having been at Te Aroha four weeks, and having obtained gjfeat relief fyom the use of bath No. 3, I think it well to add my testimony to that of others which you have already received. Having had a very severe fafl, which occasioned me much pain in my and; considerable inconvenience, and 'which in-’ capacitated me for any exertion for nine weeks, I am now almost entirely free from pain,andam ableto walk amoderaledistance.” 1 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 pain-, fpll nature. After about a month’s residence af Te Aroha, I am thankful to say I can move, about with considerable ease, while the pin from which I have sufferad so long has almost left me. It will be my pleasure as well as my> duty to. recommend; all my friends who maybe in search of health to try the waters of Te, Aroha.” From Captain T, Fraser, M.L.C. Dunedin, “ I Bhall 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 eontain heavy traces of lithia, they must be effiaeious in renal complaints. Wherever I go I shall, in the interests of humanity, make known the special virtues of the Te' ' Aroha Springs.” From Mr Balfour, Manager of the Bank of N.Z., Naffer. “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, whic i 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 fora little over thj;ee.weeks the pains have entirely left my head, and do not give any uneasiness in my feet; in, fact, t may safely and truly say that at present I am comple ,ely. cured and greatly improved in health.” Dr W, R. Ehson of Onehttnga, Auck land. “ The analysis of the springs at Te. Aroha, and the highly 1 medicinal, value of their constituents at once indicate,a residence' here, and a course pf- judicious treatment as/ the * El Dorado ’ for the majority of unfortunate sufferers in most forms of rhematjsm, gout, a large number kidney affections, aid last, but not least, that common ill Which ■ flesh is heir to —dyspepsia. ‘“ ’