The Portland daily press., 1875-04-13
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor weakness Of
the whole organism, especially of the nervous SYSTEM
obstrucng and preventing the ordinary functions OF
natures hence, there is disordered state of the
cretions; constipation, scanty and high colored
urine, with an excess of earthly or mey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance. ire
quent palpitations of the heart loss of memory and
marked irresolution of purpose and inability to carry
into action any wel-defned business enterprise, or
to fix the mind upon any one thing any length OF
time There is great senstiveness to impressions,
though retained but short time, with Pickering
and utteriDg condition of The mental faculties, rem
dering individual what is commonly called Whit
hinder, or tickle minded man. There must of
necessity be in each individual different symptoms,
according to his peculiar organization, habits, pur-
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances. constituting difference marked as are
their physical pecuiares dissimilar 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
the weak to the strong; to the sturdy as to the
sickly, varied only in degree of quantity and dura
tien in the use of them In order to overcome the
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY. or what is generally
regarded such, is prOean typed in its pecuar-
ties are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who in his struggle for safety, lies down exhausted
fer a moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he
floats with all the elements of destruction in mad
commotion around him, when the first instincts Of
his nature are a longing for a something solid upon
which he may find standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are paroxysms
eXacubatl0nS, with extreme deDultN apparent Ill
everything often conditonso hectic in all its stages
also all of the 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 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 or too frequent excitement at improper
times its nervous sensibility increases and if the
diminuton is the result Of irritation by disease
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina power; the least shock or irritation may
act as a secondary cause, the inherent or primary
cause being some one all of those already men,
toned. In causaton, however, there are great
many others the list. such scrofula, malaria,
blood and wasting diseases of 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 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 on the essential duties,
business or pleasures of existence.
This condition OF the 4dvdual distressing as it is,
may, with certainty, be cured by