The Waters of Death

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​⁠The warm mineral waters of Spinbronn, situated in the Hundsrück, several leagues from Pirmesens, formerly enjoyed a magnificent reputation. All who were afflicted with gout or gravel in Germany repaired thither; the savage aspect of the country did not deter them. They lodged in pretty cottages at the head of the defile; they bathed in the cascade, which fell in large sheets of foam from the summi