The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-19
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor or weakness Of
the whole organism, especially OF the nervous SYSTEM
obsructing and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature hence, there is dsordered state OF the Sc
cretions; constipation, scanty and high-eoored
urine, with an excess of earthly or limey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and substance re
auent paTtatons of the heart, loss of memory, and
marked rresouticn of purpose, and inability to carry
into action any well-deined 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 futteriDg condition of the mental faculties rem
dering 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
quits and temperament, which all serve to shape the
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
their physical peculiarites dissmlar 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 same remedies being alike applicable to
the weak to the strong; to the sturdy as to the
sickiy varied only in degree of quantity and dura
ton in the of them in order to overcome the
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY, or what is generally
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 me ne
commotion around him, when the first instincts OF
his nature are a longing for something solid upon
which he may find standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are parOxysms
or CALCULATIONS with extreme debility apparent in
everything often condonso hectic in ALI stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local manifestation of it more frequently apparent in
the facial though it may be in any other part
of the body such as the thorax, abdomen or limbs,
with pains of shooting lancinatiDg character For
this condition explanations found IN the fact that
as the vitality of structure decreases by age, over
exertion or too frequent, excitement at improper
times, its sensibility increases and If the
dmnution is the result of irritation by disease or
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina or power the least shock irritation may
act as secondary cause, the inherent or primary
cause being some one or all of those already mem
toned. In causation, however, there are great
many others on the list. such as scrofula malaria;
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds fevers 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 debility is distributed to
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 on the essential duties,
business or pleasures of existence
This condition OF the Individual distressing as 1t Is,
may, with certainty, be cured by