Litchfield enquirer., 1875-10-21
Nervous Debility.

l. characterized by general languOr or weak ness of the whole organism, especially of the nervous system, Obstructing and preventing the ordinary functions of nature; hence, there Is a dlsordeTed state of the sOcretiOus: constipation scaDty and hish-coIOrOd urine, with an excess of earthly or limey sediment, indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance; frequsnt palpiSatiOns of the heart, loss sf memory, and marked Irres- olutl0n Of purpose. and inability carry into ae- ton any we'll dedned business enterprise, or, to fix the nAnd upon any one thing any length of time. There is great ssEsiEiveness to impres- slOns, though retained but short time with hickering and futtering condition of the mental faculties. rendering an individual what Is com monly called . Whifaed- hinder, or 6ckIe-min0od man. There must of necessity be in each indi- vidGal different symptoms, according to his pe- culiAr organisation, habits, pursuits and temper ment. which all serve to shape the manner of the manifestation of their physical peeuliarities dIs- similar and peculiar tO themselves. These diff ferences, in the manner and form of their Insni- festatiOn, do not indicate any necessary differ ence 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 the sick ly, varied only in degree of quantity and dura- tiOn in the use of them in order to overcome the disease. Nervous Debility, or what is generally regarded as such, is as prOtean typed Tn it's De- culisrities as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner who. in hIs struggles for safety, lies down exhausted for . moments aleep 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 long ing for . something solid upon which he may find . standing place.
 In some cases ofthis disease there are parox- ysms or cancellations, with extreme debility ap- parent in everything; often conditions of beetle in All it's stages; Sso 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 as the 5thOTsx, abdomen or limbs, with pains of . shooting, lancinSting character. For this eondi- ton an explanation IS found in the fact that. as the vitality of structure decreases by age, over exertion Or too frsqaent excitemens at improper times, it's Nervous seDsibility increases; and if the dimInutiOn is the result Of irritation, 4s by disease or local there is general decrease of v- tai ssamna or power; the least shock irritation may act as . secondary canse, the inherent Og primary cause being some one or all of those all ready mentioned. In eausatiOn, however, there are . great many others on the list. such as scrOfula, malaria, blood and wasting diseases of all kinds, levers, sexual exceeses and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic diseases, where there is great irritation; tis, being reflected te to the spinal marrow, prOdHees depreesIOn of that great nervous centre, from whence a cOTre- spending degree of nervous debility is dietFib- uted to all parts of the system; . weakened con- dislOn follows, impeding, ObstTuctiDg 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