The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-10-01
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor or weakness of
the whole organism, especially of the nervous system
obstructing and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature; hence there is disordered state of the Sc
cretions; constipation, scanty and high-co0red
urine, with an excess Of earthly or limey sediment,
indicative OF waste of brain and nerve substance fire.
quent ralpitations of the heart loss of memory and
marked irresolutiGu of purpose and inability to carry
into action any well-dehned business enterprise, OF
to fix the mind upon any one thing any length of
time There is great sensitiveness to impressions,
though retained but a short time, with Pickering
and uttering condition of the mental faculties,
dering an individual what is commonly called Whit
fe-minder, or fickle-minded man. There must of
necessity be in each individual different symptoms,
according to his peculiar organization, habits pur
suits and temperament, which all serve to shape the
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances, constituting difference as marked
their physical pecuharies dissmar 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 case where disease has its origin in physical
injury; the same remedies being alike applicable to
sckly, varied only in degree of quantity and dura-
ton in the use of them in order to overcome the
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY, or what is generally
regarded as such, is prOtean typed in its peculari
ties as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who, in his struggles for safety lies down exhausted
tor moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he
floats, with all the elements of destruction in mad
eommotion around him, when the first instincts of
his nature are longing for something solid upon
which he may find a standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are paroxysms
or CALCULATIONS, with extreme debility apparent in
Olten III 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, lancinang character. For
this condition explanations found in the fact that
as the vitality of structure decreases by age
exerton or too frequent excitement at improper
times, its nervous sensibity increases; and if the
dimnution is the result of irritation by disease
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina power; the least shock irritation may
act as a secondary cause, the inherent or primary
cause being some one or all of those already men,
toned, In causation, however, there are great
many others the list, such scrofula, malaria,
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds evers sexual
and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic
Diseases where there is great irritation; this, being
reflected to the spinal marrow produces depression
ponding degree of nervous debility is distributed to
all parts of the system weakened condition fol-
lows, impeding, obstructing and paralyzing the
functional operations of every organ muscular and
mental necessary to carry the essential duties,
business or pleasures of existence.
This condition OF the Individual distressing IL IL,
may, with certainty, be cured by