The Portland daily press., 1875-05-10
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor or weakness of
the whole organism, especially of the nervous system
obstructng and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature; hence, there is disordered state of the
cretlons; constipation, scanty and high-colOred
urine with an excess of earthly or limey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance, ire
quent palptations of the heart loss of memory and
marked rresoution of purpose and inability to carry
into action any well-defned business enterprise
to Fix the mind upon any one thing any length of
time There is great sensitiveness to impressions,
though retained but short time with Pickering
and hutteripg condition of the mental faculties
dering an individual what is commonly called Whit
fe-minder, 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 to shape the
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances. constituting difference as marked
their physical pecuharities dissmar 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 case where disease has its origin in physical
the weak as to the strong; to the sturdy to the
sickly, varied only in degree of quantity and dura
ton in the use of them in order to overcome the
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY, or what is generally
regarded SUCH is protean typed in its peculiari
ties as are the dreams of the sbipwrecked mariner
who in his strug lies for safety lies down exhausted
fer moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he
floats, with all the elements of destruction in mad
sommotion around him, when the first instincts of
lis nature are longing for something solid upon
which he may find a standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are paroxysms
OF eAdCuUdIlODS WIFI eAGTeHe ueDlllCy apparent IN
everything often conditions of hectic in alits stages;
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local manifestation of it more frequently apparent in
the facial nerves. though may be in any other part
of the body, such as the thorax, abdomen limbs,
with pains of shooting, lancinatiDg character For
this condition explanation found in the fact that
the vitality of structure decreases by age,
exertiOn or too frequent excitement at improper
times, its nervous sensibiity increases and if the
dmnuton is the result of irritation by disease
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina or power the least shock or irritation may
act as secondary cause, the inherent or primary
cause being some one or all of those already men,
toned, In causaton, however, there are great
many others on the list, such as scrofua, malaria
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds evers, sexual
excuses and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic
diseases, where there is great rriation this being
reflected to the spinal marrow, produces depression
of that great nervous centre, from whence
ponding degree of nervous debility is distributed to
all parts of the system; weakened condition fol-
lows, impeding, obstructing and paralyzing the
functional operations of every organ muscular and
mental necessary to carry on the essential duties,
business or pleasures of existence.
This condition OF the individual, distressing it is,
may, with certainty, be cured by