Litchfield enquirer., 1875-08-05
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 Ia a disordered state of the secretions: constipation. scanty and high-colorod urine, with an excess of earthly or hmey sediment, indicative ofwaste of brain and nerve substance; frequent palpitations of the heart, loss of memory, and marked lrrss-s OlutiOn of purpose. and inability to carry into ae. ton any well defined business enterprise. or, to hx the mind upon any one thing any length of time. There is great sehsitiyeness to impres- slons, though retained but a short time, with fickerins and futtering condition of the mental faculties rendering an individual what is com monly called whified hinder, or fckle- minced man. There must of necessity be in each indi- vlduai different symptoms, according to his pe- culiar organization, habits, pursuits and temper ment, which all serve to shape the manner of the manifestation of their physical psculiarities dis similar and peculiar to themselves. These diff. ferences, in the manner and form of their mani- festation, do not indicate any necsssafy differ- ence to be followed ill the treatment of any case where disease has it's origin in phyaieal injury; the same remedies beng alike applicable to the weak as to the strong; to the sturdy as the sick ly, varied only in degree of quantity and dura- ton Tn the use of them in order to overcome the disease. Nervous Debility, or what Is generally regarded as such, Is as prOtean typed m it's De- culiarities as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner who. In his struggles for safety lies down exhausted for q moments sleep upon the WECCA upOu WHICH 06 uO3t6, RlIn All El6 elements of destruction in mad cOmmotion around him, when the first instincts of his nature are long ing for a something solid upon which he may find a 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 local manifestation of it more frequently apparent in the facial nerves, though 1t 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- tlon an explanation Is found in the fact that, as the vitality of structure decreases by age, over exertlon or too frequent excitement at improper times, its nervous sensibility increases; and if the diminution is the result of irritation, as by disease or local, there is general decrease of si- tai stamina or power; the least shock or irritation may act as seSvnd8Ey S@uso, gno InHeTSnS UT primary cause being come one or all of those al- ready mentioned. In causati0n, however, there 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 reelected to to the spinal marrow, prOduces depression of that great nervous centre, from whence cOrre- spending degree of nervous debility is distrib- uted to all parts of thesystem; weakened con- dl;lon 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 1t IS, may, certainty, be cured by