Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-08
Nervous Prostration.
Nervous Debility.

Is characterized by general ianguor CT weak ness of the whole organism, especially of the nervous system, obstfucting and preventing the ordinary functions of nature; hence, there IS dlsordered state of the secretions: constipation, scanty and high-colorod urine, with an excess of earthly or hmey sediment, indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance; frequent palpitatlons of the heart, loss of memory, and marked lrres- olution of purpose. and inability 10 carry into ac ton any we'll deined business enterprise, or, to hx the mind upon any one thing any length of time. There Is great seneitiveness to impress slons, though retained but short time, with flckering and hnttering condition of the mental faculties. rendering an individual what is com monly called whiffied- hinder or fickle-minued 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 of the manifestation of their physical peculiarities dis similar and peculiar to themselves. These diff ferences, ln the manner and form of their mani festatlOn, do not indicate any necessary differ ence to be followed ill the treatment of any case where disease has it's origin in physical injury; the same remedies being 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 ln the use of them in order to overcome the disease. Nervous Debility, or what is generally regarded as such, is as protean typed Tn it's pe- culiarities as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner who, in hls struggles for safety, lies down exhausted for moments sleep upon the W1OSA uPOA A0 uUdlS, NlG11 Iib6 0leU1tLtS 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 a standing place.
 In some cases of this disease there parox- ysms or cancellations, with extreme debility ap- parent i'll everything; often conditions of hectic in all its stages; also all fthe 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 or limbs, with pains of a shooting, iancinating character. For this condi- ton an explanation Ia found in the fact that. as the vitality of structure decreases by age, over exertion or too frequent excitement at improper times, it's nervous sensibility increases; and if the dimlnution is the result or irritation, as by disease or local, there is general decrease of vi - E'0"Sa sa-O fesacS sfaosA
 may act as secondary cause, the inherent or primary cause being some one or all of those al- ready mentl0hed. In causation, however, there are a great many others On the list. such as scroiuia, malaria, blood and wasting diseases of eI Kinds, levers, sexual excesses and the many IOfms or pelvic and all chronic diseases where
 there Is great irritation; this, being reflected to to the spinal marrow, prOdaces 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- ditlon 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 It IS, may. certainty. be cured by