The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-19
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor or weakness Of
the whole organism especially of the nervous SYSTEM
obstrucng and preventing the ordinary functions OF
natuTe hence, there is disOrdered state OF the Sc
cretions; constipation, scanty and hlgh-colored
urine, with excess of earthly or imey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance, fire.
quent palptations of the heart loss of memory, and
marked rresOlution of purpose and inability to carry
into action any well-defned business enterprise, OF
to fix the mind upon any one thing any length OF
time. There is great sensitveness to impressions,
though retained but short time, with a Pickering
and utteriDg condition of the mental faculties,
dering an individual what is commonly called Whit
Reminder, or tickle minded man. There must OF
necessity be i'll 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 marked are
their physical pecuharites 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
injury; the same remedies being alike applicable to
the weak as TO the strong; to the sturdy to the
sckly, 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 pr0tean typed in its peculiar
ties are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who in his strug <les for safety lies down exhausted
or 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
eXacubatons with extreme debility apparent in
everythng often coDditionsof hectic in alits stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with a
local manifestation of it frequently apparent in
the facial nerves. though may be in any other part
of the body, such the thorax, abdomen limbs,
with pains of shooting, lancinating character. For
this condition an explanation is found in the fact that
the vitality of structure decreases by age,
exertion or too frequent excitement at Improper
times, its nervous sensibity increases; and if the
diminution is the result Of irritation by disease
local injury, there is a general decrease of vital
stamina power; the least shock irritation may
act secondary cause, the inherent primary
cause being some one or all of those already men,
toned, In causation however, there are a great
many others on the list. such scrofula, malaria,
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds feyers, sexual
exceses and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic
diseases where there is great rritaton this, being
reflected to the spinal marrow, produces depression
of that great nervous centre, from whence cores
pondng degree of nervous debility is distributed to
all parts of the system; weakened condition fol-
lows, impeding, obstructing and paralyzng the
functional operations of every organ, muscular aud
mental necessary to carry on the essential duties,
business pleasures of existence.
This condition OF the Individual distressing as it is,
may with certainty, be cured by