The Portland daily press., 1875-08-14
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general anguor weakness of
the whole organism especially of the system,
obstructing and preventing the ordinary functions of
cretions; Constipation, scanty and highcoiored
urine, with an excess of earthly or limey sediment,
indicative Of waste of brain and nerve substance, ire
quent paptations of the heart loss of memory, and
marked rresoluticn of Purpose and inability to carry
into action any well-defned business enterprise OF
to fix the mind upon any one thing any length OF
time. There is great sensitiyeness to impressions,
though retained but short time, with Pickering
and utteriDg condition of the mental faculties
deriDg an individual what is commonly called whit.
fe-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 marked as are
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 to the
sicky 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
regarded as SUCH is as protean typed in its pecuar-
ties as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who in his struggles for safety, lies down exhausted
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 standing place.
In some cases of this disease tnere are paroxysms
or exacubations, with extreme debility apparent in
everything; often condtionof hectic in all its stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local manifestation of 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, lancnating character. For
this condition explanation is found in the fact that
the vitality of structure decreases by age, over
exertion or too frequent excitement at improper
times, its nervous sensbility increases; and if the
dimnution is the result of irrtation as by disease
local injury, there is a general decrease of vital
stamina or power; the least shock or 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 the list such as scrofula, malaria.
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds, fevers 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, obstructng and paralyzing the
functional operations Of every organ muscular and
mental, necessary to carry the essential duties,
business pleasures of existence.
This condition Of the Individual distressing as it is,
may, with certainty, be cured by