The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-24
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 Sc
cretions constipation, scanty and high-colored
urine with an excess of earthly or lmey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance, ire
quent palptations of the heart loss of memory, and
marked irresoution 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 senSitlvenesS to impressions,
though retained but short time, with Pickering
and utterDg condition of the mental faculties rem
dering 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-
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances, constituting difference marked as are
their physical peculiarites 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 its origin in physical
injury; the same remedies being alike applicable to
the weak as to the strOng to the sturdy as to the
sicky, varied only in degree of quantity and dura-
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY, what is generally
regarded SUCH prOtean typed in its peeuiari-
ties as are the dreams of the shpwrecked 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
lis nature are longing for something solid upon
which he may find standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are paroxysms
everything often conditonsof hectic in all its 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 the thorax, abdomen or limbs,
with pains of shooting, lancinating character Fer
this condition explanations found in the fact that
the vitality of structure decreases by age over
exertion or too frequent excitement at improper
times, its nervous sensibty increases; and if the
dminution the result of irritation by disease
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina or power; the least shock or irritation may
act a 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 as scrofua, malaria
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds evers, sexual
and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic
diseases where there is great rriation 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 f1i-
lows, impeding, Obstructing and paralyzing the
functional operations of every organ, muscular and
mental, necessary to carry on the essential duties,
business or pleasures of existence.
This condition OF the Individual distressing as it is,
may, with certainty, be cured by