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Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1772, 21 September 1895, Page 4

TE AROBA HOT SPRINGS. AS a SUMMER RETREAT not 'one among the. SANATORIA of New Zealand is so rapidly becoming famous TE AROtlA v The celebrity of its ' HOT SPRINGS 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 have been restored to Health and all ’4senjoyments. The place is par excelled .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, rail, on' ROAD 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 foi 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 be read with interest. The Samples were*takea from the Springs, as numbered, the temperatures of which ranged from 105degs. to 119degs. Fahr • ..a o ■§ Sspq O 03 so .9 -a: a .5 'S a 04 ft 00 Sulphate of lime 2,989 2.228 " 2-98 Sulphate of magnesia .S' 7 t .336 .603 Sulphate of potasn 10,2 ’ 9.800 10.794 Sulphate of soda 27.5a6 28.056 25.438 Chloride of sodium 73.514 72,072 77.748 Bi-carbonate of soda 728.737 698.513 682,123 Carbonate of am monia .. .. 3.556 .112 980 Carbonate of iron ,042 .063 042 Carbonate oflitlna (heavy traces) v Phosphate of soda 2,063 2.203 ,695 Phosphate of alumina .. .143 .023 .476 Silica .. 8.568 8.778 8.778 Sulphuretted hydrogen .. traces traces traces Total solid matter 857.820 822.184 811.702 8 These Waters are all feebly alkaline and trongly charged with carbonic acid gas, which is constantly escap ng from the Springs in large quantities. The Lithia, a valuable constituent of these Waters, is present in n appreciable quantity. The Analysis shov these Springs to be very similar in compoai tion. These Mineral Waters are exceedingly interesting, and will prove of great va)u medicinally. They closely resemble some the European Mineral Springs no justly braied, more especially those of yichy v Eras andEuchingen. Their Curative Value will he' greatest in Rheumatic and Arthritic Diseases, Calculus, Affections of the Kidneys, and Dyspepia. You may rest assured that all you fan do for your Springs in the shape of improving rlie facilities for their use, is entirely justified by the character of the water,” IMPORTANT TESTIMONY AS TO THE VALUE OF THE BATHS, &c. \ Sir James Hector states:—" They are similar to the waters of Vichy and Chandesaignes; in Franco ; Bilin, Bohemia; Ems, Nassau; and are besides quite equal to them in strength.” The following brief extiacts are selee • from among some hundreds of testimonials a similar character which have been from’time to time : From Bishop Hadfield, Wellington ‘ Having been at Te Aroha four weeks, and having obtained great relief from the use of bath No. 3, I think it well to add my testimony to that,of others which 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, I am now almost entirely free from pain,andam ableto walk a modorafedistance. From Mr J. Holloway, Manager of the Bank ofNew 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 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. From Captain T, Fraser, M.L.C. Dunedin “ I shall be pleased if you will ive 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 t<r’ the following complaints : Suppressed gout rheumatism in all its forms, dyspepsia, and cutaneous disorders; and as the springs, air proved to contain' heavy traces of lithia, they must be efliacicus in renal complaints. Wherever I go 1 shall, in the interests of humanity, make known the special virtues of the Te* Aroha Sprincs.” From Mr Balfour, Manager of the Bank ofN.Z., Napier. /‘.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, ana 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 springs. When I arrived' at Te Aroha T vas 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 have entirely left my head, and do not give atx uneasiness in my feet; in fact, I may safely and truly say that at present I am coinpla,el* cured and j>Teatly improved in health. Dr W, R, Erson of Onehunga, 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 1 El Dorado’ for the majority of unfortunate sufferers in most forms of rheumatism gout, a large namber of kidney affections, and last, but not least, that complaint which flesh heir to—dyspepsia.