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Hereditarily the Crown Prince Frederick, now fifty-six, should succeed, and a new reign would open which might introduce political changes of moment to other countries as well as Germany.

From William of Germany by Shaw, Stanley

Hereditarily syphilitic children are filled with the spirochetes, the germs of the disease.

From The Third Great Plague A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People by Stokes, John H. (John Hinchman)