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Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1758, 10 August 1895, Page 4

Hot Springs. TE AROHA HOT SPRINGS. A S a SUMMER RETREAT not one .O. among the SANATORIA of New Zealand is so rapidly becoming famous TE AROHA. The celebrity of itsHOT SPRINGS is extending throughout the length and breadth of the Colony, and the WONDERFUL CUBES affected by the Waters in cases of RHEUMATISM GOUT, LUMBAGO, LIVER AND KIUNEY COMPLAINTS, INDIGESTION, and Kindred Ailments, are 'grat»f»Uyjteatified to in the Visitors’Book by Hundreds'afPewons.whp by their use have been restored 1 to Health'abcP all »ts enjoyments. The place is par excellence the . 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, bail, OE BOAD 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 for 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 leport thereon to the Domain Board, will b 6 read with interest. The Samples were taken from the Springs, as numbered, the temperatures of which ranged from 105degs. to 119degs. Fahr:— ,S 5« Sulphate of lime 5.989 Sulphate of magnesia .37 Sulphate of potash 10.?' 9.800 10.794 Sulphate of soda 27,546 28.056 26.438 Chloride of sodium 73.514 72.072 77.748 Bi-carbonate of soda 728.737 698.513 682.123 Carbonate of am- ; 930 042 iiioma .. .. Carbonate of iron Carbonate of lithia Phosphate of soda Phosphate of alumina .. Silica .. Sulphuretted hydrogen 8.566 .112 .042 .068 (heavy traces) 2,063 21203 .143 8.668 f ,083 8.778 •60S .476 8.778 traces traces traces Total solid matter 857.829 822.184 811.702

These Waters are all feebly alkaline and “trongly charged with carbonic aoid gas, which is constantly escaping from the Springs in large quantities. The Lithia, a valuable constituent of these Waters, is present in r> appreciable quantity. The Analysis shop these Springs to be very similar in composi tion. These Mineral Waters are exceedingly interesting, and will prove of great valu medicinally. They closely Tesembl'e some the European Mineral Springs so justly brated, more especially those of Vichy, Erne andFachingen. Their Curative Value will be greatest in Rheumatic and Arthritic Diseases, Calculus, Affections of the Kidneys, and Dye* pepia. You may rest assured that all you ran do for your Springs in the shape of improving the facilities for their use, is entirely justified by the character of the water,” IMPORTANT TESTIMONY AS TO THE VALUE OF THE BATHS, . Sir James Hector states:—" t'hey are similar to the waters of Vichy and Chandesaignes, in France ; BiJin, Bohemia ; Erns, Nassau; and are besides quite equal to them in strength" The following brief extraots are selec from among some hundreds of testimonials a similar character which have been from time to time : Fbom Bishop Hadfield, Wellington * Having been at Te Aroha four weeks, and hav* ing obtained great relief from the use of bath No. 3, D think it well to add my testimony to that of others whioh you have already re.> ceived Having had a very severe fall, .which occasioned me much pain in my back and considerable inconvenience, and which in capacitated me for any exertion for nine weeks, lam now almost entirely free from pain.andam ableto walk amoderatedistance. Fbob* Mb J. Hollowat, Manager of the Bank of New Zealand, Nelson: “ I feel I ought to place on record my high appreciation ol 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 painful 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 duty to recommend all my friends who may be in search of health to try the waters of Te Aroha. • , , ■ ■ L Fbom Captain T» Fraseb, M.L.C. Dunedin “ I shall be pleased if you will ive me an opportunity of publicly expressing pay opinion of the Te Aroha Springs. Since my residence at Te»Aroha, from what I have seen and heard, I am convinced that these spring! contain extraordinary curative properties the following complaints: Suppressed rheumatism in all its forms, dyspepsia, aw cutaneous disorders; and as the springs arc proved to contain heavy traces df lithia, they must be effiaoicus in renal complaints, Wher« ever I go 1 shall, in the interests of humanity, make known the special virtues of the Te Aroha Springs.” ‘ .. ............ .. .. From, Mb bAuroun, MaNxbkbof thbtjank of NiZ., Napieb. " I wish to testify4o the very great relief I have experienced from-using tbs Te Aroha hot baths. I have been subject for many years to rheumatism, and in April last had a very Bevere attack,; whic 1 proved obstinate to shake off, and after trying vainly many remedies, was ordered to the not syringe. 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. 3 bath for a little over three weeks the pains have entirely left my head,, and dd not give; any uneasiness in my feet; in fact, I may. safely and truly say that at present ! am completely cured and greatly improved in health. * Db W. R, Ekson- of Onehunoa, Acck- ' .... land. “ The analysis of the springs at Xe V Aroha, and the highly medicinal valutr oi 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 namber of kidney affections, and last, bqt not least, that complaint which flesh heir to—dyspepsia.