Illustration showing the principal lesions due to hereditary syphilis on a newborn child, from "Les...

Syphilis - "one of the most redoubtable poisons of the human species, not only because of its terrible effects, but also because it appears as the hideous reverse of the passion that torments men most ..." La syphilis - "un des poisons les plus redoutes de l'espece humaine, non seulement a cause de ses terribles effets, mais aussi parce qu'il apparait comme le hideux revers de la passion qui tourmente le plus les hommes... " Illustration montrant les principaules lesions dues a la syphilis heriditaire sur un enfant nouveau-ne. Gravure tiree de "Les Grands Maux et les Grands Remedes" par Jules Rengade, 1889 . From "Les Grands Maux et les Grands Remedes" ("The Principal Illnesses and Their Remedies") by Jules Rengade. (Paris, 1889)