The Portland daily press., 1875-08-11
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor weakness Of
the whole organism, especially of the nervous system
obstrucng and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature; hence, there is disordered state of the
urine, with excess Of earthly limey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance fire.
quent palptations 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 short time, with a Pickering
and hutterng condition of the mental faculties
dering an individual what is commonly called Whit
fe-minder, or fickle-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 marked
their physical pecuhartes dissimilar 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
sickly, varied only in degree of quantity and dura
ton in the use of them in order to overcome the
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY, or what is generally
regarded such, is proean typed in its peculiar
ties as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who, in his struggles for safety lies down exhausted
fer 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 a 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 condonsof hectic in alits stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local manifestation of it frequently apparent in
the facial nerves. though may be in any other part
of the body such as the thorax, abdomen limbs,
with pains of shooting lancinating character For
this condition explanations found in the fact that
as the vitality of structure decreases by age,
exertion or too frequent excitement at improper
times its nervous sensibility increases and if the
dmnuton is the result of irritaton 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 on the list, such scrofua, malaria,
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds evers sexual
excuses and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic
diseases, where there is great irritation this being
reflected to the spinal marrow produces depression
of that great nervous centre, from whence cores
ponding degree of nervous debility is distributed to
all parts of the system; weakened condition fol-
lows, impeding Obstructing and paFalyzng 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 as it is
may, with certainty, be cured by