Litchfield enquirer., 1875-10-07
Nervous Debility.

Is characterised by general isngaof or weak ness of the whole organism, especially of the nervous system. obstructing and preventing the ordinary functions of nature; hence, there IS . disordefed state of She sscrstions: constjpatioh, scanty and hieh-colofed uFinss Nlth an excsss of earthly or liey sedifnent, indicasive of waste Of brain and nerve substance; frequent palpitations of the heart, I0ss of memory, and marked lrres- olution of purpose. and inability tO carry into &C.,
 ton any we'll ds6nod business enterprise, or, to. nx the n1fnd upon any one thing any length of time. There is great seRsitiveness to ;mpres- sions, though retained but short time, with hickering snd huttering condition of the mental faculties. rendering an individual what is com. monly called whined-mindsr, or fckle-mindsd man. There must of necessity be in each indi- vidual different symptoms, according to his pe- mehE. which aI sSsse to sliape tke Snsnnsf of lhe similar and peculiar to themselves. These dif- ferences, in the manner and form of their mani. festation, do not indicate any necessary differ- ence to be followed in the treatment of any case the same remedies being alike applicable to the weak as to the strong; to the sturdy as the sick Y, varied only in degree pf fqnAntitg and aura tiOn in the nse of them ia order toosereotne the disease. Nervous Debility, or what is generally regarded as such, is as protean typed m it's pe- culiarities as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner who, in his struggles for safety lies down exhausted for . moments sleep upon the NIoCA upOu WHICH u0 uOatS, Wlt0 all the elements of destruction in mad cOmmotien around him. when the first instincts of his nature are long. ing for something solid upon which he may ind standtng plAee.a . aA AA&A 9
 In some cases of this disease there are psrox- ysms or exacubations, with extreme debility 3D. parent in everything; often conditions of hectic m all it's stages; also all ofthe general symptoms enumerated, with 6 local manifestation of it more
 Frequently apparent in the facial nerves, though it may be in any other part oE the lbQdyi srch as the thorax, abdomen or limbs, with pains of a shooting, lancinating character. For khis oondi- ti0n an explanation is found In the fact that. as the vitality of structure decreases by age, over exertion or too frequent excitement at improper tines .ita- AarZops accessibility increases; and if dfsease OF locel, tuere 8a'gehef4f USefGeS6 ef by tai stamina or power; the least shock irritation may act as secondary -cause, the inherent or primary cause being some one or all of those al- ready mentioned. In causation, however, there are great many others on the list.- such as scrofula, malaria, blood and wasting diseases of 4ll kinds, levers, sexuals excessesA sand the maasy forms of pelvic and all chronic diseases, where there is great irritation; this being reflected to to the spinal marrow, produces . depression of that great nervous centre, from whence core. spending degree of nervous debility is distrib- uted to all parts of the system; Q weakened con- ditiOn follows, impeding, Obstructing and para lyzihg the functional erHtious of feverywufgan, muscular and mental, necessary tocafry on the essential duties, business or pleasures of exist ence. .-..... .-' -...... .f..a-a
 This condition of.the individual, distressing as it is, may, certainty, be cured by a Fa 7i5