The Portland daily press., 1875-06-28
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor or weakness of
the whole organism, especially of the nervous system
obstructng and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature hence, there is disOrdered state of the
cretions; constipation, scanty and high-eolored
urine, with an excess Of earthly limey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance
quent papitatons of the heart, loss of memory and
marked rresouticn of purpose, and inability to carry
into action any well-defned business enterprise,
time. There is great sensitiveness to Impressions,
though retained but short time, with Pickering
ana nnttefing condition Of The mental faculties rem
Reminder or tickle minded man. There must of
necessity be in each individual different symptoms,
according to his peculiar organization habits, pur
quits and temperament which all serve to shape the
manner OF the manifestation of their nervous dis
tqrbances constituting difference as marked as are
their physical pecuharites dssmilar 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
sickly, varied only in degree of quantity and dura-
ton in the use of them in order to overcome the
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY, OF what is generally
ties as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who in his struggles for safety, lies down exhausted
or moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he
doats, with all the elements of destruction in mad
commotlon around him, when the first instincts Of
his nature are longing for something solid upon
which he may find standing place.
In some of this disease unere are paroxysms
or CALCULATIONS, with extreme debility apparent in
everything; often cOndtionSof hectic in Its stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated with
local manifestation of it frequently apparent in
the facial nerves, though it may be in any other part
OF the body, such as the thorax abdomen or limbs
with pains of shooting, ancnating character. For
this condition an explanations found in the fact that
as the vitality of structure decreases by age, over
exertion OF too frequent excitement at improper
times, its nervous sensibility increases and if the
diminution is the result of irritation, by disease
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
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 already mem
toned. In causation, however, there are great
many others on the list, such as scrofula malaria.
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds fevers 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
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 paralyzing 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 it is,
may, with certainty, be cured by