Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-22
Nervous Debility.

Is characterized by general languor or weak ness of the whole organism, especially uf the nervous system. Obstructing and preventing the ordinary functions of nature; hence, there Is dlsordered state of the secretiuns: constipation scanty and high-colorod urine, with an excess of
 earthly or limey sediment, indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance; frequent paIpitations Of the heart, loss of memory, and marked lrres- oution Of purpose and inability carry into &C., ton any we'll deined business enterprise, sr,to ! time. There is great sensI,iysness to :mpres- slons, though retained buta sllort tiIne with 8 tickering and Huttefhg e0lidition Of tie mental faculties rendering an indiyidnal what is com monly called a whiffed hinder, or rfiekle- -minned man. There must of necessity be in each lndi- vidual different symptoms, according to his pe- culiar organization, habits, pursuits and tefhper ment, which all serve to shape the manner ofthe manifestation Of their physical pecuarities dis similar and peculiar to themselves. These diff ferences, in 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 beng alike applicable to the weak as to the strOng to the sturdy as the sick
 iy, varied only in degree ofquantity and dura- ton III the use of them in order to overcome the disease. Nervous Debility, or what is generally regarded as such, is as protean typed Tn its pe- cullaritles as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner who, i'll hls struggles for safety lies down exhausted for a moments sleep upon the "IOCA uPOu hulCu u0 uOdIS, NlEu 1ll the elements of destruction ill mad commotion around him.
 when the first instincts of his nature are long,
 ing for something solid upon which he may
 find a standing place.
 In some cases of this disease there are parox-
 ysms or exacubatlons, with extreme debility ap-'
 parent ln everything; often conditions of hectic
 in all its stages; also all ofthe general symptoms
 enumerated, with 8 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-
 tion 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 dimlnution is the result Of irritation. as by disease or locai there is general decrease of vi
 tai 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 aI
 ready mentioned. In caasation, however, there are great many others on the list. such az 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 depression of that great nervous centre, from whence a corre- spending degree of nervous debility is distrfb- uted to all parts of the system; 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 1t Is, may, certainty, be cured by