Note 608 — Chapter VI
Henry P. (Henry Pomeroy) Horton translation
Third. Syphilis. Aside from the fact that this malady is very probably the cause of general paralysis,608 it takes its place among the important factors of degeneracy to this extent, that the children of syphilitics are often degenerates. This fact being generally recognized we shall not dwell on it. The celebrated German specialist in syphilis, Blaschko, says of it: “Syphilis leads to the birth of children who are mentally and physically stunted, and often crippled and imbecile.”609