Ward & Lock's descriptive and pictorial guide to the Isle of Man ...

—48Guide Book Advertisem.HARROGATE,THE QUEEN OF INLAND WATERING PLACES,Issituate upon lofty table-land, in the West Riding of Yorlcshire, twentymiles from York, nearly the same distance from Leeds and Bradford, twohundred miles from London and Edinbursh, and seventy miles each fromthe German Ocean and the Irish Channel. Placed in the centre of theisland, at an altitude of four to six hundred feet above sea level, it possessesan atmosphere remarkable alike for purity, dryness, and all the invigoratingsalubrity of true highland air.Harrogate is a place of many waters, possessing springs which in numberand variety are positively unique. In no oiher health resort in Kur«pe (ific the world) are found MEDICINAL SPRINGS approaching in numberand variety those of this favoured place. Within an area of two miles, the reaxe fullyEighty Springs of Mineral 'Waters,of almast every kind, ranginp; from mild and strong sulphurs to the mostpoweriul chalybeate knowu to analysts.The Peerless Climatic Advantagesof Harrogate, coupled with the une.xampled curative range of its mineralwaters, unquestionably place it in the very forefroiU of British healthresorts. The Registrar-General's returns during the last seren years showThe Annual Death Rate to be 13.8 per Thousandper annum, being lower, we believe, than any other watering place in theUnited Kingdom, It will readily be understood, therefore, that Harrogatewaters are effectual is the cure of a wide range of diseases, especiallythose of the skin, scurvy, rheumatism, and the distressing series arisingfrom nerve exhaustion, "jaded brain," &c For the successful treatmentof these and other disorders, there areHandsome Pump Rooms,where the various kinds of water are dispensed,Bathing Establishmentsof the most com^^lete and varied character, such as the Victoria Baths asdothers, andTurkish Baths,at several hydropathic establishments ; whilst tourists who visit Harrogate forrecreation will find hotels, boarding houses, and lodging houses, fully equalto those of any other health resort, together withThe Spa Concert Rooms and Pleasure Grounds,The Theatre, St. James' Hall, MontpelierPleasure Grounds, &c.Harrogate is also the centre of a district remarkably rich inAntiquities, Natural and Rural Beauties, Ac,including the ancient city of York, and the still more ancient Aldboro', thecastles of Knaresboro, Ripley, Harewood, Gilling, Richmond, &c,, theabbeys of Bolton, Fountains, Jervaulx, Rievaulx, &c., the valleys of theWharfe, the Nidd, and the Ure, Brimham Rocks, Ilkley, Plumpton Rocks,"fhe principal springs of the town, together with the Royal Pump Roomand the Victoria Baths, belong to the Corporation of Harrogate, and the Townaerk(MK. W. HENRY WYLES) will supply any information required.