The Portland daily press., 1875-04-01
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor weakness of
the whole organism especially of the system
0bstructng and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature; hence, there is disordered state of the
With am Of eayy or me8
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance, fire.
quent papitations of the heart loss of memory, and
marked lrresolut1on of purpose and inability to carry
into action any well-defned business enterprise
to fix the mind upon any one thing any length Of
time. There is great constituencies to Impressions
though retained but short time with Pickering
and futterDg condition of the mental faculties
dering an individual what is commonly called Whit
Reminder, or tickle minded man. There must of
necessity be in each individual different symptoms,
according to his peculiar organization, habits, pur
suits and temperament which all to shape the
manner OF the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances. constituting difference marked are
their physical peculiarites dissimar 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 where disease has its origin in physical
injury; the same remedies being alike applicable to
the weak as to the strong; to the sturdy to the
sickly, varied only in degree of quantity and dura
ton in the use of them in order to overcome the
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY, or what is generally
regarded SUCH is pr0tean typed in its peculiar
ties are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who in his struggles for safety lies down exhausted
fer 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 paroxysms
or WIFI extreme debility apparent III
everything often conditions of heccn all its stages;
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local manifestation of it more frequently apparent in
the facial though may be in any other part
of the body, such the thorax, abdomen or limbs,
with pains of shooting, lancinatiDg character. For
this condition explanations found in the fact that
as the vitality of structure decreases by age,
exertion or too frequent excitement at improper
times, its sensibiity increases; and if the
diminution the result of irritation by disease
local injury there is general decrease of vital
stamina or power; the least shock or irritation may
act as secondary cause, the inherent primary
cause being some one or all of those already men,
toned. In causation, however, there are a great
many others on 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 rritaton this being
reflected to the spinal marrow, produces depression
of that great nerv centre, from whence cores
pondng degree of nervous debility is distributed
all parts of the system; weakened condition fol-
lows, impeding, obstructing and paralyzng 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 it is
may, with certainty, be cured by