New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-04
THE SPRUDEL AT CARLSBAD.

From Tie Continental Times
About the middle of the twelfth century Kaiser
Karl ~, who was passionately addicted To field
sports happened one day 10 be a chasing of the
Wild deer and following of the roe in The hIpnlon,s
adjacent 10 the valley of the repl lis hounds. a
goodly pack, ran stag of ten To such desperate
SUa'lS that thc hard-beset monarch OF the glen
le3ped from projecting point of the mountain
ridge oVerhanRlng the river. down prcclpice into
the stream itself some -four hundred feet below. He
must either have jumped very far or have found
strength To drag his broken limbs distance
from the spot upon which he fell for the imperial
dogs. which scrambled down the hillside after HIM.
found his body half boiled in "A soothing spring and
burnt their noses dreadtuy in spirited but futile
piteous howlngs, His Apostolic Majesty hurried
down to the already cooked deer; and, when he
saw what had happened To his game. very naturally
flew INTO IA terrible passon-for Venlson boiled
respectfully III strong mineral water is VeniSon
spoiled As soon. however. as he had surmounted
ms hrSt pangs OF disappointment and anger. being
monarch VINO always has keen eye for the main
sprIngng oil hot fluid from the earth's bowels was
"a phenomenon OF rare occurrence, possible to be
turned to some good and profitable account. 50 me
ordered MS pody surgeon. one Father Bayer. to in
vestigate and report to him upon the nature and
attributes of the steaming source. That reverend
ieech analysed the water according To his lights
ana pronounced IL 10 be possessed of extraordinary
hyglcnc properties, Kaiser Karl. happening lust
then 10 suffer acuteiy from an affection of tbr rht
hp Joint, very pluckily considering the preiudices
and superstltions of the age he lived I'M used the
derived such wonderful benefit from il thar he
ordered commemorative castle To he bnilt on and
a small town at the foot of, the rock from which
the despaIrlng stag had taken a header in the eX-
tremty OF ITS lear and anguish. The rock is still
called " The Deers Leap" but the castle, erected
AID 1864. has long since crumbled into dust and
utterly vanished. Carlsbad, however, remains
and IL prosperous.
The most curious and interesting sight in Carls-
bad Is unquestionably the Sprudel. | water of a
pale yellowish color, literally boils it issues
from the ground. When a short distance oil. Won
cannot distinguish the jet itself for the dense
clond OF steam gathered around and above IT. IL
Will cook anything for you place, from an egg to
an elephant. The height to which the let usnaliv
rises varies between two and four feet but YOU viii
do wisely not to stand too near il, Tor every now
and anon, rs though subject to intermittent
spasms OF fury. II bursts up. in a thick col
umn of seething liquid, to twice its custom
airy altitude, scattering boiling splashes far
over the brink of its oaken basin. IL tastes
like weak chicken broth into which a bundle of
odfashioned lucifer-matches has been accidental
dropped and left to soak. Among other STARTLING
properties, 1t possesses that of petnfcation ANY
object Immersed IN il for n short time will bescom
pletely covered by thin hard coating of a yresnish
tinge very pretty 10 look at, but unpleasant To
think of i'll connection with your mucous mem,
brane Its capacities in this particular line of bnsi
ness are SO powerful that if you chance to fall
asleep after filling up" with Sprudel and before
you have digested it, it will turn your inside into