Litchfield enquirer., 1875-05-27
Nervous Prostration.
Nervous Debility.

Is characterized by general lahgunr or weak ness of the whole organism, especially of the neryoas system, Obstructins and preventing the ordinary functinns of nature; hence, there Is dlsordered state of the secretions: constipation, scanty and highcolorod urine, with aii excess of earthly or limey sediment, indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance; frequent palpitations of the heart, loss of memory, and marked Irres-
 OutlOn of purpose and inability to carry into &C., ton any we'll defined business enterprise, or, to hx the mind upon any one thing any length of time. There Is great sensitivehess to impress sions, though retained but short time, with fickering and huttering condition of the ;nenfal faculties. rendering an individual what is com mOnly called a whlified hinder, or fickie-minded man. There must of necessity be in each indi- | viduai 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 peculiarities dis | similar and peculiar to themselves. These diff ferenees, in the manner and form of their mani- | festatlun, do not indicate any necessary differ
 ence tO he followed in tile treatment of any
 where disease has its origin in physical injury;
 the same remedies be.nS alike applicable to the
 weak as t. the strong; to the sturdy as the sick | ly, varied ouly Tn degree of quantity and dura- ton Ill the use Of them in order to overcome the | disease. Nervous Debility, or what is generally | regarded as such Is as prOtean typed III its De- culiarities as are the dreams of the shipwrecked
 mariner who, Tn his struggles for safety, lies down exhausted for a moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he floats, With all the elements l of destruction in mad conlmOtiOn around him.
 when the first instincts of his nature are long I ing for something solid upon which he may ! find standing place.
 l In some cases of this disease there are parOx- ysms or exacubatiOns, with extreme debility ap- parent in everything; often conditions of hectic
 in all it's stages; also all fthe general symptoms enumerated, with 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 thOTax, abdomen or imbs. with pains of a shooting, lancinating character. For this condi- tiOn an explanation Is found in the fact that as the vitality of a structure decreases by age, over exertiOn or too frequent excitement at improper times, it's nervous sensibility increases; and if
 the dimInutiOn is the result CT irritation, as by
 disease or local, there Is general decrease of yi- tai 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 al- l ready mentioned. Incaasation, however,, khere are great many others on the list sueh Ss 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 distrib- uted to all parts of the system; a weakened con ditiOn follows, impeding. 0bstructing and para muscular and mental, necessary to carry on the
 essential duties, business or pleasures of exist ence. 5--- ..-l.s-- -..-
 This condition of the individual, distressing as
 1t is, may, certainty, be cured by