The Portland daily press., 1875-07-30
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general anguor or weakness of
the whole organism especially of the 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 substance ire
quent paptations OF the heart loss of memory, and
marked of purpose and inability to carry
into action any well-defned business enterprise OF
to nix the mind upon any one thing any length of
time There is great sensitiveness to impressions,
though retained but short time, with Pickering
and utteriDg condition of the mental faculties
dering an individual what commonly called whit
necessity be III each individual different symptoms
according to his peculiar organization, habits pur
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances. constituting difference marked as are
their physical pecuharites dissimar 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 it's origin in physical
injury; the same 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
ton in the use of them in order to overcome the
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY. or what is generally
regarded as such protean typed in its peculiari
ties as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who in his struggles for safety, lies down exhausted
ter 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 are longing for something solid upon
which he may find a standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are paroxysms
VI OAdCuudIlouS eAUreIue ueDlllCy apparent IN
everythng often conditonsof hectic in aits stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local manifestation of it more frequently apparent in
the facial nerves. though may be in any other part
OF the body, such as the thorax, abdomen or limbs
with pains of shooting, lancinatiDg character For
this condition an explanation found in the fact that
as the vitality OF structure decreases by age
exertion or too frequent excitement at improper
times its nervous sensiblity increases; and if the
dminuton is the result of irritation by disease or
local injury, there is a general decrease of vital
stamina or power the least shock irritation may
act as a secondary cause, the inherent or primary
cause being some one or all of those already men,
toned. In causation, however, there are great
many others on the list. such as 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
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 as it u.s.
may, with certainty, be cured by