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Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1773, 25 September 1895, Page 4

liot Springs. TE AROHA HOT SPRINGS. A S a SUMMER RETREAT' not one A among the SANATORIA of New Zealand is so rapidly becoming famous TE AROIIA . 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 its enjoyments. The place is par excellence THE SANATORIUM OF THE PEOPLE. . The CLIMATE in its HEALTH-GL Lg PROPERTIES is unsurpassed ; the COST OF LIVING is exceedingly MODERATE,’ and the locality is easy of access by RIVER,’ rail, or road from Auckland and the Thames. In addition to these ad vantages there are for tlie Robust abundant .means of enjoyment in BOATING, RIDING, ANDJ>RIVING, f while for those in delicate healtimie 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 report thereon to the Domain Board, will be read with interest. The Samples were taken from the Springs, as numbered,' the temperatures of which ranged from 105degs. to 119degs. Fahr Sulphate of lime Sulphate of magnesia Sulphate of potash 10.2 9.800 Sulphate of. soda. ' 27.5*6 28.056 25.438 Chloride of sodium 73.514 72.072 77.748 Bi-carbonate of sods 728.737 698.513 682.12$ Carbonate of am. v 3.556 .112 980 ,042 .063 042 Carbonate oflrori Carbonate of lithia Phosphate of soda Phosphate of alu mina ' .. Silica .. i Sulphuretted hydrogen (heavy, traces) 2,063 2.203 .143 8.568 .023 8.778 .696 .476 8.778 traces traces traces Total solid matter 857.829 822.184 811.702 s 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 ,v appreciable quantify. The Analysis shov these Springs to be very similar in compost” tion.’ These'Mineral Waters are exceedingly interesting, and will prove of great vaiU medicinally. They closely resemble softie' the European Mineral Springs so justly grated, more especially those ot Vichy, £ms andFachingen. Their .Curative Value will be greatest in Rheumatic and Arthritic Diseases, Calculus, Affections of the. Kidneys, and D.vppep ia. You may rest assured that all you '< an do for your Springs in the shape of improving •the facilities for their use, is entuely justified by the character of the water,”

IMPORTANT TESTIMONY .AS TO THE w VALUE OF THE BATHS* &c. Sir James Hector states:—“ They are similar to the waters of Vichy and Chandesaignes, in France ; Bfiin, Bohemia; Eros, Nassau; and are besides quite equal to them in strength;’’ . The following brief extracts are seleo from among some hundreds of testimonials a similar character which have been " from time to time : ' From Bishop Hadfield, I ‘Having been at'i’eAroha four weeks,andhaving obtained great relief from "the use of bath No. 3, I think it well to add my testimony to that of others which you hare 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 paia,andam ableto walk a moderate distance. 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 painful nature. After about a month’s residence at Te Aroha, lam 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 Ta 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 spring 3 contain extraordinary curative properties te’ the following cpmplaints : Suppressed gout, rheumatism in all its forms, dyspepsia, and cutaneous , disorders; and as the springs are proved to contain heavy traces of lithia, they must he effiaoicus in renal complaints. Wherever I go I shall, in the interests of humanity, make known the special virtues of the Te v . ; . Aroha Springs.” » From Mr Balfour, Manager of the of N.Z., Napier. “I wish to testify to tho ’ * very great relief I have experienced from using the Te Aroha hot baths. I have beea subject for many years to rheumatism, ana in April last had a very severe attack, wnic i proved obstinate.to ’shake.off, and after trying vainly many remedies, was ordered to the hot springs... When I arrived at Te Aroha 1. 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 for a little over three weeks the pains have entirely left ray head, and do not give any uneasiness in my feet; in fact, I may safely and truly say that at present I am comple ,el» cured and greatly improved in healt^f Dr .W, B, Ebson ,6a, Auckland. “ The analysis 1 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 unfortunate sufferers in most' forms of rheumatism gout, a large pamber of kidney affections, and last, but not least, that complaint which flesh heir to—dyspepsia. v