 It is said that this is why Nerzweiler villagers were given the nickname “"Kuckuck"” (“Cuckoo”, although in German, it seems that this word does not bear the same connotation of madness as in English).Heinrich Engel was in the beginning quite assiduous about his duties, but over time, carelessness and neglect began to show up in his work, perhaps brought about by his meagre wages.In 1877, he had to be pensioned off early after becoming sick.