Guide to the Health Resorts in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. Centennial edition / edited and compiled by Ludwig Bruck.
- Date:
- 1888
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Credit: Guide to the Health Resorts in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. Centennial edition / edited and compiled by Ludwig Bruck. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![system ; taken internally, they render the urine al- kaline, and cause the bowels to act freely. They are of value in affections of the Respiratory, Digestive, and Urinary Organs, and in all diseases due to excess of acidity ; if thermal, they are useful also in Rheumatic Affections. Cold Springs.—(1.) Puriri, N.Z.; (2.) Dubbo, N S.W.; (3.) Te Aroha, N.Z. (Spring No. 18); (4.) Rock Flat, N.S.W. Hot Springs.—(1.) Te Aroha, N.Z. (Springs Nos. 1 to 15); (2.) Waiwera, N.Z. ; (3.) Whangape, N.Z. [Note.—The Editor of this Guide is not aware of the existence of any Simple Alkaline Water in the Australasian Colonies.] 3.—ALKALINE SILICEOUS WATERS. Waters containing much Silicic Acid, but changing rapidly on exposure to the atmosphere, and becoming alkaline. They promote the discharge of uric acid from the sys- tem, and are useful in Rheumatic and Gouty Affections. Cold Springs.—Te Aroha, N.Z. (Springs Nos. 18 and 17) ; Hepburn, Vie. Hot Springs.—(1.) Madame Rachel’s Bath, at Rotorua (see Ohinemutu, Spring No. 2) ; (2.) Te Koutu [Spring No. 12], near Ohinemutu ; (3.) The Oil Bath, at Whakarewarewa (see Ohinemutu, Spring No. 14) ; (4.) The Alum Cave Spring, at Orakeikorako ; (5.) The Clear Bath [Spring No. 8] at Ohinemutu ; (6.) The Blue Bath, at Rotorua (see Ohinemutu, Spring No. 3) ; (7.) The Washing Spring, on Rotorua Lake (see Ohinemutu, Spring No. 22) ; (8.) Scott’s Bath [Spring No. 11] at Ohinemutu ; (9.) The Spout Bath, at Whakare- warewa (see Ohinemutu, Spring No. 13) ; (10.) Hinemaru, at Rotorua (see Ohinemutu, Spring No. 7) ; (11.) Waikite [Spring No. 10], at Ohinemutu; (12.) Te Aroha, N.Z. [Springs 1 to 15] ; (13.) Tea-tree Spring, at Waipahihi, (see Taupo, Spring No. 23) ; (14.) Herberton, Qu.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21905770_0151.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
