Litchfield enquirer., 1875-10-28
Nervous Debility.

Ts 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 disOrdered state of the sscretiOns: constipation, scanty and hiSh-cOlorOd urine, with an excess Uf earthly ar limey sediment, indicative ofwaste of brain and nerve substance; frequent palpiIatiOus Of the heart, loss sf memory, and marked IrTes- olution of purpose. and inability Co carry into &C., ton any we'll d6Aned busness enterFise, or, to fix the nAnd upon any one thing any length of time. There is great seRsitiVeness to impress si0ns, though retained but short time, with a hickerlng and huttering condition of the mental faculties. rendering an individual what Is com monly called a whifaed- hinder, or fickle-minned man. There must of necessity be in each indi- vidual different symptOHs, according to his pe- culiar organization, habits, pursuits and temper ment, which all serve to shape the manner of the manifestation of their physical peculiarites dis similar and peculiar to themselves. These diff ferences, in the manner and form of their mani festation, do. not indicate any necessary differ ence to be followed ill the treatment of any case where disease has it's origin in physical injury; the same remedies beng alike applicable to the weak as to the strong; to the sturdy as the sick ly, varied only in degree of quantity and dura- ton m the use of them in order to overcome the disease. Nervous Debility, or what is generally regarded as such, is as protean typed m it's De- culiarities as are the dreams of the shipWrecked mariner who, in hls struggles for safety, lies down exhausted for a moments aleep upon the WEOCA upOH Hu1Cn uc HO1tS, Nltn tkle e1eUle0Lo 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 of this disease there are parox- ysms or cancellations, with extreme debility ap- parent in everything; often conditions of hectic
 in all it's stages; also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with local manifestation of it more frequently apparent in the faeial nerves, though 1t may be in any other part Of the body, such as the thOTax, abdomen or limbs, with pains of q shooting, lancinating character. For this eondi- tion an explanation IS found in the fact that, as the vitality of . structure decreases by age ever exertlon or too ffoqRent excitement at improper times, it's AsrvOus sensibility increases; anu 1T disease or local there is general decrease of vi- tal stamina or power; the least shock or irritation may act as . secondary cause, the inherent or ready mentioned In causation, however, there are . great many others on the list. such as scrofula, malaria, blood and wasting diseases of all kinds, fevers, 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 depression of that great nervous centre, from whence q cOrre- spending degree Of nervous debility is distrib- uted to all parts of the system; aweakened con- diti0n follows, impeding, Obstructing and para lyzing the fupctiOnaI 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 it is, may, certainty, be cured by