Litchfield enquirer., 1875-08-26
Nervous Prostration.
Nervous Debility.

Is characterized by 8 general languor or weak ness of the whole organism, especially of the nervous system. obstructing and preventing the ordinary functions of nature; hence, there Is dlsordered state Of the secreticns: constipation, scanty and high-cOlorod urine, with an excess of earthly or limey sediment, indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance; frequent palpitations of the heart, loss of memory, and marked lrres- outiOn of purpose. and inability to carry into &C., ton any well defined business enterprise, or to
 fix the mind upon any one thing any length of time. There Is great seRsitiveness to impress siOns, though retained but short time with c fiickering and futtering condition of the mental faculties. rendering an individual what IS com- mOnly called 8 whiffied-minder, or fickle-minded man. There must of necessity be in each indi- vidual different symptoms, according to his pe- cular 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, i'll the manner and form of their mani. festatiOn, do not indicate any necessary differ. ence to be followed in 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 Tn degree of quantity and dura- tlon in the use of them ir 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 drea ms of the shipwrecked mariner who, in his struggles for safety, lies down exhausted for 8 moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he floats, with all the elements Ol uesuuctlOu Ill maQ cOmnOtlOn around him. when the first instincts of his nature are long, ing for a something solid upon which he may find standing place.
 In some cases of this disease there are parox. ysms or cancellations, with extreme debility ap- parent in everything; often conditions of hectic in all it's stages also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with 6 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 . shooting, lancinating character. For this condi- tiOn an explanation is found in the fact that, as the vitality of structure decreases by age over exertion or too frequent excitement at improper times, its nervous sensibility increases; and if the dimlnution is the result of irritation, as by disease or local there Is general decrease of vi. tai stamina or p0wef the least shock or irritation may act as a secondary cause, the inherent or primary cause being some or all of those al- ready mentioned. In causation, however, there ---..y tiIv list, sacn as scrofula, malaria, blood and wasting diseases of all kinds, levers, sexual excesses and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic diseases, where there is great irritation; this being reflected to to the spinal marrow, produces a depression of that great nervous centre, from whence q corre- spending degree of nervous debility is distrib- uted to all parts of the system; a weakened con- dition follows, impeding, obstructing and para lyZing 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