Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-29
Nervous Debility.

Is characterized by general langu0r or weak ness or the whole organism, especially of the nervous system. Obstructing and preventing the ordinary functions of nature; hence, there ls a dIsOrdered state of the se:reti0ns: constipation scanty and high-cOlOrod urine, with an excess of earthly or hmey sediment, indicative Of waste of brain and nerve substance; frequent paIpiiatiens Of the heart, loss of memory, and marked lrres- Oiuton of purpose. and inability tO carry into ac- ton any we'll deined LQsiness enteEpiss,s or, to ii ax the n mind upon any sdns thiH ahy iength of slnns, though retaih-d bafsa sl0rt time with a
 lck ckeFing and hHttering epnilili0h of the naental faculties. rendering ail ftfdividuat what iseom- monly called a shifiied mindes or hsm1nded man. There mnst of naecssify be il each indi- vldual different symptoms, accord ing to lsls pe- cuilar orsanizatie, Ina bits, pursuit and tenaper- ment, which all serve toHhapelfh Inaun6r6f the manifestation of their physical peeaiaritics sdis- similar and peculiar tu themselves. These diff fercnces, Ill the manner and form of their msni- feetatiDn, do not Indicate any necessary differ ence to be followed in the Treatment of any case where disease has it's origin in physical injury: the same remedies be.ns alike applicable to the weak as to the strong; to the sturdy as the sick ", varied only III degree ofquantity and dura- ton Ill the use of them in order to overcome the disease. Nervous Debility, or what is generally regarded as such, Id as prOtean typed Tn it's pc cuilarities as are the dreams of the shpWrecked mariner who, in hls struggles for safety, lies down exhausted for moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he floats, with all the elements Of destruction ln mad cOmmOtiOn around him. when the first instincts of his nature are long ing for a something solid upon which he may tind standing place. ssszzrss,sssssiss
 In some cases of this disease there are parox- ysms or cancellations, with extreme debility -ap- parent in everything; often conditions 0f hectic Ill all its stages; also all 1.-the general symptOms enumerated, with local manifestation of ig more
 frequently apparent in the facial neryes, though it may. be in any other part of the body, such as the thOra1. abdomen or limbs, with pains of a shooting, hncinating character. For this cOndi- ton an explanation IS found in the fact that, as the vitality of a structure decreases by age, over exertlOn or too frequent excitement at improper times, it's nervous sensibility increases; and if the dimInution is the result or irritation, es by disease or local there is general decrease of v- tai stamina or power; the least shOck irritation may act as secondary cause, the inhersnt pr primary cause being some one or ai 0fth0sG d. ready mentioned. In causati0n, however, there are a great many others on the list. such as scrOfula, malaria, blood and wasting diseases of all kinds, levers, sexual excesses and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic diseases. where there is great irritation; this, being reflected to to the spinal marrow, produces a depression of that great nervous centre, from whence cOrre- spending degree of nervous debility is distrib- uted to all parts Of the system; a weakened con dition follows, impeding, obstructing and para lyzing the functional operations of every organ, muscular and mental, necessary to carry on the essential duties. business or pleasures of exist ence.
 This condition of the individual, distressing as 1t Is, may, certainty, be cured by s...aft