The Portland daily press., 1875-03-19
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor 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 cOlOred
urine, with an excess of earthly or limey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance tre
auent palptations of the heart loss of memory and
marked rresolution of purpose and inability to carry
into action any well-defned business enterprise or
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 utteriDg condition of the mental faculties,
dering an individual what is commonly called Whit
fe-minder, 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 marked are
their physical peculiarites 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 as to the
sicky, varied only in degree of quantity and dura
ton in the of them in order to overcome the
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY, or what is generally
regarded SUCH pr0tean typed in its peculiari-
ties as are the dreams of the shfpwrecked mariner
who in his strug gles for safety lies down exhausted
fer 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 standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are paroxysms
or exacubations with extreme debility apparent in
often conditions of hectic in all its stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local manifestation of it frequently apparent in
the facial nerves. though may be in any other part
of the body, such the thorax, abdomen or limbs,
with pains of shooting, lancinatiDg character. For
this condition explanation is found in the fact that
the vitality of structure decreases by age over
exertion too frequent excitement at improper
times its nervous sensibity increases; and if the
dminutOn is the result of irritation as by disease OF
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina power; the least shock or irritation may
act as a secondary cause, the inherent primary
cause being some one or all of those already mem
toned. In causation, however, there are great
many others the list. such as scrofua. malaria,
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds evers, sexual
excuses and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic
diseases, where there is great rriaion this being
reflected to the spinal marrow, produces depression
of that great centre, from whence cores
ponding degree of nervous 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 pleasures of existence.
This condition of the individual distressing as it is,
may, with certainty, be cured by