The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-06-07
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor weakness Of
the whole organism, especially of the system
obstructing and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature; hence there is disordered state of the Sc
cretions; constipation, scanty and high-colored
urine with an excess of earthly or limey sediment
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance ire
quent palpitatoDs of the heart loss of memory, and
marked rresoluton of purpose and inability to carry
into action any we-defned business enterprise, OF
to fix the mind upon any one thing any length of
time There is great senstiveness to impressions,
though retained but short time, with Pickering
and uterpg condition of the mental faculties, rem
dering an individual what 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-
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances constituting difference as marked as are
their physical pecuhartles dssimlar 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 as to the strong to the sturdy as to the
sckly varied only in degree of quantity and dura-
ton in the of them in order to overcome the
disease NERVOUS DEBILITY, what is generally
regarded SUCH is protean typed in its peculiar
who in his struggles for safety, lies down exhausted
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 longing for something solid upon
which he may find standing place.
In some of this disease there are paroxysms
everything often conditionsof hectic in lifts stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated with
local manifestation of it frequently apparent in
the facial nerves. though it may be in any other part
of the body, such as the thorax, abdomen limbs
with pains of shooting, ancinatiDg character. For
this condition explanation is found in the fact that
as the vitality of structure decreases by age
exertipn or too frequent excitement at improper
times its sensbility increases; and if the
dminuton 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 causation, however, there are a great
many others the list, such scrofula, 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 irritation; this, being
to the spinal produces
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 Garry the essential duties,
business or pleasures of existence.
This condition OF the Individual distressing as it is,
may, with certainty, be cured by