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Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1754, 27 July 1895, Page 4

Hot Springs. TE AROHA HOT SPRINGS. A A S a SUMMER RETREAT not one ii among the SANATORIA of Now Zealand is so rapidly becoming famous TE AROIiA. Tiie celebrity of its HOT SPRINGS J is extending throughout the length and breadth of the Colony, and Jthe WONDERFUL CUBES T .affected by the Waters in cases of RHEU- A MATISM, GOUT, LUMBAGO, LIVER ' AND KIDNEY COMPLAINTS, INDI- * GESTION, and Kindred Ailments,, are gratefully testified to in the Visitors’ Book by Hundreds of Persons who by their use have been restorecj- to Health and all its enjoyments. The pi, %-AR excellence -THE SANATORIUM OF TIIE PEOPLE. The CLIMATE in its HEALTH-GIVING J PROPERTIES is unsurpassed ; the COST OF LIVING is exceedingly MODERATE; and the locniity is easy of access by river, y rail, oe road from Auckland and the Thames. In addition to these advantages there are for the Robust abundunt means j of enjoyment in - ./ •BOATING, RIDING, AND DRIVING, 'f while foi those in delicate health the j neatly, laid out Domain forms a most ' j pleasant resort. . ; . . The following analysis of the Waters by . I Mr J. A. Pond, Colonial Analyst, and the j ! accompanying extracts' from his leport .) tliereon to the Domain Board, will be read with interest. Tiie Samples were taken from the Springs, us numbered, the tern-

Total solid matter 857.829 822.184 811.702 These Waters are all feebly alkaline and "trongly 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 inappreciable quantity. The Analysis ahov these Springs to be very similar in composi tiorr. These Mineral Waters are exceedingly interesting, and will prove of great valu medicinally. They closely rosemble some the European Mineral Springs no justly braied, more especial!}' those of Vichy, Sms andPachingen. Their Curative Value will be greatest in Rheumatic and Arthritic Diseases, Calculus, Affections of the Kidneys, and D-.v~ pepia. You may rest assured that all you <sc do for your Springs in the shape of improving ihe facilities for their use, is entirely justified by the character of the water,”, «•_ IMPORTANT TESTIMONY AS TO THE VALUE OP THE BATHS, Ac. Sir Jaxnes Hector states“ They are similar to the waters of Vichy and Ohandesaignes, i& France ; Bilin, Bohemia ; Beds, Nassau ; ahd are besides quite equal to them iu strength.” The following brief extracts are selec from among some hundreds of testimonials a similar character which have been from time to time : From Bishop Hadfield, Wellington ‘ Having been at Te Arofca four weeks, and hav-> ing obtained great relief from the use of bath No. 13, I think it well to add my testimony to that of others which you have already, re helved Having had a very severe fall, which occasioned me 'much ,pain in my hack and considerable inconvenience, and which in capacitated me for any exertion for nine weeks, I am now almost, entirely free from pajn, and am ableto walk a moderatedistance. Prom Mb 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 year justly Limans baths For many months paes I have suffered from a severe attack of sciatica ano lumbago, ending latterly in complications of scarcely leas nainful v nature. After about a month's residence at Te Aroha, I am thankful to say I can move about with considerable ease, while the pain from which I have suffered so long has almost left me. It will be my pleasure as well as my j duty, to recommend all my friends who may be in search of health to try the waters of Ik* Aroha. From Captain T,Fraseb, M.L.C. Dunedin “ I shall be pleased if you will ive me aii opportunity of publicly expressing mv opinion of the Te Aroha Springs. Since my resident at Te Aroha, from what I have seen an<! heard, I am convinced that these springs contain extraordinary curative properties tor the following complaints: Suppressed gour rheumatism in all its forms, dyspepsia, and cutaneous disorders; and as the springs arc proved to contain heavy traces of iifchia, they must be effiacicus in renal complaints, Whcr* ever I go I shall, in the interests of humanity, make known the special virtues of the Te' Aroha Springs.” Feoji Mr Balfoub, Manag-er of the Bane of N.Z., Napier. “I wish to testify t 0 the very great relief I have experienced from using the Te Aroha hot baths. I have bee a subject for many years to rheumatism, and iu April last had a very severe attack, whici proved obstinate to shake off, and after trying vainly many remedies, was ordered to the hot s <ringe. When I arrived at Te Aroha I was sintering much from rheumatism, which prevented my sleeping at night, and made walking durin--the day a difficulty ; but from using No. 2 bath for a little over three weeks the paim hu.-vo entirely left my head, and do not gh»e uneasiness in my feet; in fact, I may safely and truly say that at present I am conipls cured and greatly improved in health. Dr W, R. Ebson of Onehunsa, Auckland. “ The analysis of the springs at Te Aroha, and the highly medicinal value of their constituents at once indicate a residence here, and a course of judicious treatment by the ‘ El Dorado’ for the majority of unfortun* ate sufferers in most forms of rheumatism gout, a large number of kidney affections, and last, but not least, that complaint which flesh heir to —dyspepsia.