The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-08
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor weakness Of
the whole organism. especially of the nervous system.
obsructng and preventing the ordinary functions OF
nature; hence, there is disordered state of the Sc
cretions; constipation, scanty and high eolored
urlne with an excess OF earthly or limey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance ire
quent papitatoDs of the heart loss of memory, and
marked irresoluten of purpose and inability to carry
into action any we-defned business enterprise, or
to fix the mind upon any one thing any length of
time There is GREAT sensitiveness to impressions,
though retained but short time, with a Pickering
and hutterDg condition of the mental faculties rem
derDg an individual what is commonly called Whit
Reminder, or tickle minded man. There must of
necessity be in each individual different symptoms,
according to his peculiar organization, habits pur
suits and temperament. which all serve to shape the
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances. constituting difference marked are
their physical pecuartIes dssimilar and peculiar to
themselves. These differences, in the manner and
form of their manifestation, do not indicate any
necessary difference to be followed in the treatment
of any where disease has its origin in physical
injury; the remedies being alike applicable to
the weak as to the strong to the sturdy as to the
sicky, varied only in degree of quantity and dura-
ton in the of them in order to overcome the
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY. what is generally
regarded such, is protean typed in its pecuar
ties as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who, in his struggles for safety lies down exhausted
fer moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he
floats, with all the elements of destruction in mad
commotion around him, when the first instincts of
his nature are longing for something solid upon
which he may find standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are paroxysms
or exacubations, with extreme debility apparent in
everything; often conditions of hectic in all its stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated with a
local manifestation of it frequently apparent in
the facial though it may be in any other part
of the body, such the thorax, abdomen limbs,
with pains of shooting lancinatiDg character. For
this condition explanation is found in the fact that,
the vitality of structure decreases by age,
exertion too frequent excitement at improper
tines its nervous seDsibility increases; and if the
dminuton is the result of irritation, by disease
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina power; the least shock irritation may
act secondary cause, the inherent primary
cause being some one all of those already men,
toned. In causation, however, there are great
many others on the list. such scrofula malaria.
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds, evers sexual
and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic
diseases, where there is great irrtation this being
reflected to the spinal marrow produces depression
of that great nervous centre. from WHENCE cores
ponding degree of nervous debility is distributed
all parts of the system a weakened condition fol-
lows, impeding, obstructing and paralyzing the
functional operations of every organ, muscular and
mental necessary to carry the essential duties,
business or pleasures of existence.
This condition OF the Individual, distressing it is,
may, with certainty, be cured by