The Portland daily press., 1875-08-27
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
urine, with an excess of earthly mey sediment,
indicative of waste OF brain and nerve substance, ire
quent palpitations of the heart loss of memory and
marked irresoluton OF purpose, and inability to carry
into action any wel-defned business enterprise,
to fix the mind upon any one thing any length Of
time There is great senstiveness to impressions,
though retained but O short time, with Pickering
and fotterDg condition of the mental faculties,
hinder or cke minded man f6 6sreu must of
necessity be i'll each individual different symptoms,
according to his peculiar organization habits, pur-
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances. constituting difference marked az are
their physical pecuharties dssimilar 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
the weak as to the strong to the sturdy as to the
sickly varied only in degree of quantity and dura
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY. or what is generally
regarded as SUCH is as protean typed in its pecuar-
ties as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who. in his struggles for safety lies down exhausted
Ter 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 longing for something solid upon
which he may find standing place.
In some cases Of this disease there are paroxyems
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everything often conditions of hectic in all its stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated with a
local manifestation of it more frequently apparent in
the facial though it 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 explanation is found in the fact that
as the vitality of structure decreases by age,
exertion or too frequent excitement at improper
times, its nervous sensibility increases and if the
dmnuton is the result of irritation by disease or
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 men,
toned. In causation, however, there are great
many others the list, such as scrofula, malaria
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds fevers 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 nervou centre, from whence CORES
ponding degree of debility is distributed to
all parts Of the system weakened condition fol-
lows, Impeding, 0DSuruct1ng and paraly Zlng the
functional operations of every organ, muscular and
mental, necessary to carry the essential duties
business pleasures of existence.
This condition OF the Individual distressing as It is
may, with certainty, be cured by