The Portland daily press., 1875-08-16
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor weakness Of
the whole organism, especially of the SYSTEM
obstructng and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature; hence, there is disordered state of the
cretions; constipation, scanty and high olored
urine with an excess of earthly or limey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and substance ire
quent palptations of the heart loss of memory and
marked iresolution of purpose and inability to carry
into action any well-defned business enterprise,
to fix the mind upon any one thing any length of
time. There is great sensitiveness to impressions,
though retained but short time, with Pickering
and futterng condition of the mental faculties
der1ng an 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
suits and temperament, which all to shape the
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances, constituting difference as marked
their physical pecuharites 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 case where disease has its origin in physical
injury; the same remedies being alike applicable to
the weak as to the strong; to the sturdy to the
sicky, varied only in degree of quantity and dura-
ton in the use of them in order to overcome the
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY what is generally
regarded as SUCH is as protean typed in its pecuari
who, in his struggles for safety lies down exhausted
ter moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he
commotion around bin, when the first instincts of
his nature are longing for something solid upon
which he may find standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are parOxysms
or exacubations with extreme debility apparent in
everything often condtonsof hectic in alts 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 as the thorax, abdomen or limbs,
with pains of shooting lancinatipg character. For
this condition explanations found in the fact that
as the vitality of structure decreases by age
exertion or too frequent excitement at improper
times, its nervous sensiblity increases; and if the
dmnuon is the result of irritation, by disease
local injury, there is a general decrease of vital
stamina or power; the least shock irritation may
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cause being some one or all of those already mem
toned. In causation, however, there are a great
many others on the list. such scrofula, malaria,
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds vers sexual
excuses and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic
diseases, where there is great irrtation this, being
reflected to the spinal marrow. produces depression
of that great nervous centre, from whence cores
ponding degree of debility is distributed to
all parts of the system; weakened condition fol-
lows, impeding, obstructing and paralyzng 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