Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-15
Nervous Debility.

Is characterized by a general languor or weak ness of the whole organism, especially of the nervous system. obstructing and preventing the ordinary functions of nature; hence, there Is q dlsordered state of the secretious: constipation scanty and -c0l0rod urine, with an excess of
 earthly or hmey sediment, indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance; frequent palpitations of the heart, loss of memory, and marked Irres-
 Olution Of purpose. and inability to carry into ton any we'll defined business enterprise, or to fix the mind upon any one thing any length of time. There is great sensitiveness to :mpres- siOns, though retained but short time with nckerins and hutterinS condition of the mental faculties. rendering an individual what is conl- monly called whitfield hinder, or fickle-mnaed man. There must of necessity be in each indi-
 vidual different symptoms, according to his pe-
 cullar organization, habits, pursuits and temper ment. which all serve to shape the manner of the manifestation of their physical pecuiarities dis similar and peculiar to themselves. These diff ferences, Tn the manner and form of their mani- festatl0n, do not indicate any necessary differ enee 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 as the sick ", varied only Tn degree of quantity and dura- ton Ill the use of them ill order to overcome the disease. Nervous Debility, or what is generally regarded as such, Is pr0tean typed m its De- cuiiarities as are the dreams of the shipwrecked
 mariner who. Tn his struggles for safety, lies down exhausted for 8 moments sleep upon the
 wreck upon which he floats, with all the elements Of destruction Tn mad cOmmOtion around him.
 when the first instincts of his nature are long
 ing for something solid upon which he may find a standing place.
 In some cases of this disease there are parox-
 ysms or exacubatiOns, with extreme debility ap-
 parent Tn everything; often conditions of hectic
 Tn all its stages; also all of the general symptoms
 enumerated, with q local manifestation of it more
 frequentiy apparent in the facial nerves though
 It may be in any other part Of the body such as
 the th0rax. abdomen or limbs, with pains of a
 shooting, lancinating character. For this coHdi-
 ton an explanation is found in the fact that, as
 the vitality Of Q structure decreases by age. over exertlon or too frequent excitement at improper
 times, its nervous sensibility increases; and if the dimInutlon is the result or irritation, as by disease or local there is general decrease of yi- tai stamina or power; the least shock CT irritation may act as secondary cause, the inherent or primary cause being some one or all of those sl- ready mentioned. Incausati0n however. there are great many others on the list, such as scrofula, malaria, blood and wasting diseases Of all kinds, levers, sexual exeesses and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic diseases where there is great Irritation; this, being reflected to to the spinal marrow, produces a depression of spending degree of nervous debility is distrib- uted to all parts of the system; a weakened con- dislon follows, impeding, Obstructing and para lyzlng the functional operations of every organ, muscular and mental, necessary to carry on the essential duties, business or pleasures of exist ence.
 This condition of the individual, distressing as 1t IS. may, certainty, be cured by