The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-28
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor weakness of
the whole organism, especially of the nervous system,
obstructing and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature hence, there is dsordered state of the
cretions; constipation, scanty and high-colored
urine, with excess of earthly or limey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and substance
quent papitatons of the heart loss of memory, and
marked rresouion of purpose and inability to carry
into action any well-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 Pickering
and utteriDg 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 serve to shape the
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances, constituting difference marked are
their physical pecuharites dissimar and peculiar to
themselves. These differences, in the manner and
necessary difference to be followed in the treatment
of 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
sicky, 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 as SUCH is as proean typed in its peculiar
ties as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who, in his struggles for safety lies down exhausted
tor a 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 a standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are paroxysms
or eXacuOatlOnS, Win extreme debility apparent in
everything often condonsof hectic in all its stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local manifestation of it frequently apparent
the facial nerves, though may be in any other part
of the body, such as the thorax, abdomen limbs,
with pains Of shooting, lancnating character. For
this condition explanations found in the fact that
as.the vitality of structure decreases by age, over
exerton or too frequent excitement at improper
times, its nervous sensbility increases and if the
diminution is the result of irritation, by disease
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina or power; the least shock irritation may
act as a secondary cause, the inherent primary
cause being some one all of those already mem
toned. In causation, however, there are great
many others the list such as 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 irritation this being
reflected to the spinal marrow produces depression
of that great nervous CENTRE from whence cores
ponding degree of nervous debility is distributed to
all parts of the system; weakened condition fol-
lows, impeding, obstructng and paralyzing the
functional operations of every organ muscular and
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