The Portland daily press., 1875-08-26
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 dsordered stats of the Sc
urine, with an excess of earthly or lney sediment
indicative of waste Of brain and nerve substance ire
quent palptaions of the heart loss of memory, and
marked rresoluticn 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 hotteriDg condition of the mental faculties rem
derlng an individual what is commonly called Whit
necessity be i'll 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 az are
their physical pecuharitles dissmilar 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
tne weak as 70 the strong to the sturdy as to the
sickly, varied only in degree of quantity and dura
ton IN the use of them in order to overcome the
d1sease. NERVOUS DEBILITY, what is generally
regarded as SUCH is protean typed in its peeuliar
ties as are the dreams of the shfpwreeked mariner
who in his strug les tor safety, lies exhausted
ter 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 e4dcuDaJOnS, with extreme debility apparent in
everythng often conditions of hectic in alits stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local mani estaton of if frequently apparent in
the facial nerves though it may be in any other part
OF the body, such as the thorax abdomen or limbs
with pains of shooting, ancnating character. For
this condition an explanation is found in the fact that
as the vitality of structure decreases by age over
exertion or too frequent excitement al improper
times its nervous sensbilitV increases and if The
diminution is the result of irritation as by disease or
local injury there is general decrease of vital
stamina or power; he least shock or irritation may
act as a secondary cause, the inherent or primary
cause being some one or all of those already men
toned, In causation, however, there are great
many others on the list, such as scrofua, malaria
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds fevers, sexual
excuses 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
pending 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 and
mental, necessary to carry on the essential duties
business or pleasures of existence.
This condition OF the Individual distressing as IL is
may, with certainty, be cured by