The Portland daily press., 1875-04-02
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general anguor or weakness of
the whole organism especially of the nervous SYSTEM
obstructng and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature hence there is disordered state of the
cretions; constipation, scanty and high-colored
urine, with an excess of earthly or limey sediment
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance fire.
quent palptatioDs of the heart loss of memory and
marked rresoution of purpose and inability to carry
into action any well-defned business enterprise or
to fix the mind upon any one thing any length of
time. There is great sensitiveness to impressions,
though retained but a short time with flckering
and utteriDg condition of the mental faculties,
dering an individual what is commonly called Whit
-minder, or tickle minded man. There must of
necessity be in 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 as marked as are
their physical peculiaritles dissmar 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 case where disease has its origin in physical
injury; the remedies being alike applicable to
the weak as to the strong; to the sturdy to the
sickly, varied only in degree of quantity and dura
tien in the use of them in order to overcome the
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY, or what is generally
ties as are the dreams Of the mariner
who in his strug gles for safety, lies down exhausted
fer moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he
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 CALCULATIONS, with extreme debility apparent in
everything often conditionsef hectic in allts stages;
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local manifestation of it more 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, lancinating character. For
this condition an explanation is found in the fact that
as the vitality of structure decreases by age
exertion or too frequent excitement at Improper
times, its sensibiity increases; and if the
diminution is the result of irritation by disease
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 men,
toned. In causation, however, there are a great
many others on the list, such 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
pondng 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 carry the essential duties,
business or pleasures of existence
This condition of the individual, distressing 1t Is,
may, with certainty, be cured by