Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-19
Dan Freeman's Historical
and Pathological Pointers.
Carl Nv. and His Royal Repair
tee.
Nilpitas Zinfandel and Spirit of
Profanity Noted.
Sage Observations by the Prince of Ingle-
wood-The Story of the Discovery
of the Waters-Damit and
Damebad Shocking to
Californian.

The inhabitants of Carlsbad claim for
their city the proud title of Queen of
the Watering Places, and think that
all visitors to this lovely spot must ac-
knowledge the justice OF their claim.
Although possessing but few buildings
of any architectural merit, the city is
most beautifully situated on both sides
of the river Tepl, in a very narrow val
ley, with mountains rising on both sides
to height of from 500 to 800 feet above
the level of the river, or about 1000 feet
above the sea. 1t has permanent pop
nlation of 10000, which is increased
during the months of May, June, July
and August, by $4,000 visitors. The
walks in the mountains about Carlsbad,
among the fragrant pine and beach
trees, are the finest in the world. Great
pains has been taken, and great deal
of money spent by the local. authorities
in laying out these walks, so that the
ascent OF the mountains is gradual, and
the paths lead to points affording su-
perb views Of the surrounding country.
Although s'every schoolboy knows"
the story of the discovery OF the healing
virtues Of the waters OF Carlsbad, l will
repeat it here. Kaiser Karl, or Carl
w., had hunting castle at Elbogen
near here, and in the year 1858, while
hunting in the forest, one OF his dogs in
following q wounded deer fell over a
rocky cliff, since called the Hirschen-
sprung, or Deer's Leap, and rolled
into the hot spring of the sprudel be-
low. The king, upon arriving at the
SPOT, was annoyed at not being able to
follow the deer any further, and asked
one of his attendants where the dog was
that had been SO close upon the heels OF
the deer.
ssDog gone, SIR" said the man, point
ing down the rocky precipice.
'iDog gone it, let him co." replied the
king, with that spirit of repartee for
which he was 80 famous. (How many
people have used this saying since then
without having known its royal origin.)
But the attendant was very much at
tached to the dog, and would not leave
him to his fate; so taking circuitous
path that led down the mountain he
soon reached the spring and was aston
ished to see his favorite lying in the
water. He took him out, and carried
him home, and although the poor beast
was fearfully wounded, his recovery was
90 rapid that the kings attention was
called TO 1T, and he was induced to have
the waters OF the spring applied to his
cure followed. The fame of the waters
spread over the land, and a city was
soon built called Carlsbad-or Charles
bath.
To thoroughly appreciate the great
merits OF this tradition, and the healing
virtues of the sprudel spring, the visitor
must ascend the mountain to the
Hirschensprung, and look down the
rocky precipice over which the dog fell.
There is at first sheer perpendicular
fall of 100 feet on to the sharp rocks be-
low, almost enough, one would think, to
kill even a kaiser's dog. Then there is
fnrther fall of $50 feet, at an angle OF
about rs degrees down the rocky side of
the mountain. Having got this far the
dog had to roll about quarter of mile
to the banks of the river, then roll
across the river and into the sprudel;
and as the waters of the spring are boil
ing hot, he must have had hard time
of it. No one can doubt, after having
looked the ground carefully over. that
waters that would cure dog after fall
like that, would cure almost anybody
and anything.
Owing to the great number of English
men who have visited Carlsbad, the
German language, as used in this vicin-
ity, has been enriched by the addition
of the three words most used by Eng
lishmen, viz, "beefsteak, (" "damit,"
and sdamebad,'' which the Germans
epell as l have written them. The fre-
quent use by them of the last two of
these words is apt to shock Californian,
but l soon found that they did not in
tend to be profane. / went into a res
taurant one day for dinner. l told the
waiter that would like to have some
fish and beefsteak, and l asked him if
replied, II have some trout for Ellen,
and / will get you a nice One."
"But,n I said, ''I would not like to
take the trout you have reserved for the
lady. She is probably not able to eat
anything else."
1You misunderstood me-" said the
waiter, s'forellen is German for trout"
"Well, why the dickens didn't you
say so; get me nice fresh one, too !;
and by the way, l will take with my
steak a pint of this Chateau Latte of
1874 that see on your wine list. Bring
the wine in now and open it, 80 that
while am eating my fish can inhale
the delicious boquet that will fill the
room when the cork is drawn"
The wine was brought in and opened.
1 waited in vain for the fragrant aroma,
but it came not. poured little out
and tasted it. 1t proved to be Mil
pitas Zinfandel of the vintage Of 1890,
that had been shipped to Bremen to
some enterprising Dutchman there, who
had, at very little expense, converted it
into the precious juice of the vineyard
of my friend Rothschild.
The fish followed shortly after. and
like the Scotchman's sin, sit smelled to
heaven" called the head waiter, and
told him that he had mistaken my order.
/ wanted fish and old wine, but the wine
was new, and the fish very, very old.
He gave one sniff at the fish, and then
yelled at the waiter:
s'Schnell, veg damit."
ssPlease don't swear at the boy" /
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