Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-29
Nervous Debility.

Is characterized by 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 a dIs0rdered state of the eecretiOns: constipation, scanty and high-cOlorod urine, with an excess of earthly or lmey sediment, indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance; frequent palpitatiOns ot the heart, loss of memory, and marked Irres- Olutlon of purpose. and inability carry into &C., ton any we'll defined business enterprise, or, to fix the mind upon any one thing any length of time. There is great seHsitiveness to impress slOns, though retained but s short time with hickering and futtering condition of the mental faculties. rendering an individual what ia com- mohly called 6 whiffled-mind or fickle-minded man. There must of necessity be in each indi- vidual different symptoms, according to his pe- culiar organization, habits, pursuits and temper ment, which all serve to shape the manner Ofthe manifestation of their physical peeuliarities dis similar and peculiar to themselves. These diff ferences, in the manner and form of their mani- festation, do not indicate any necessary differ ence to be followed in the treatment of any case where disease has it's origin in physical injury; the same remedies beng alike applicable to the weak as to the strong; to the sturdy as the sick ly, varied only in degree of quantity and dura- ton Ill the use of them m order to overcome the disease. Nervous Debility, or what is generally regarded as such, is as protean typed m its De- cullarities as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner who, in his struggles for safety, lies down exhausted for a moments sleep upon the
 
 of destruction in mad cOmmOtiOn around him. when the first instincts of his nature are long. ing for something solid upon which he may find standing place.
 In some cases of this disease there are paro1- ysms or exacubations, with extreme debility ap- parent Tn everything; often conditions of hectic Tn all it's stages; alsO all of the general symptoms enumerated, with a local manifestation of it more Frequently apparent in the facial nervee, though It may be ln any other part of the body, such as the thorax, abdomen or limbs, with pains of shooting, lancinating character. For this eOndi- tlOn an explanation is found in the fact that as the vitality of structure decreases by age, over exertlOn or too frequent excitement at improper times, it's nervous sensibiiity increases; and if the dimInution is the result of irritation, as by disease or local there is general decrease of vi- tai stamina or power; the least shock irritation may act as secondary cause, the inherent or primary cause being some one or all of those al- ready mentioned. In causatiOn, however, there are great many others on the list. such as scrofula, malaria, blood and wasting diseases of forms of pelvic and all chronic diseases. where there Is great irritation; this, being reflected to to the spinal marrow, prOdaccs depression of that great nervous centre, from whence a cOrre- spending degree of nervous debility is distrib- uted to all parts of the system; a weakened con- dltlon follows, impeding, ObstructiDg and para lyzing the functional operations of every organ, 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