The Portland daily press., 1875-03-29
Nervous Debility

the whole organism especially of the system.
obstructing and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature hence, there is disOrdered state of the Sc
cretions; constipation, scanty and high colOred
urine, with excess of earthly or hmey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance fire.
auent papitatons of the heart, loss of memory and
marked irresouion 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 sensitiveness to impressions,
though retained but short time, with a Pickering
and uttering condition of the mental faculties, rem
dering an individual what is commonly called Whit
fle- minder or tickle minded man. There must OF
necessity be in each individual different symptoms,
according to his peculiar 9rganzaon habits p th
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances constituting difference as marked as are
their physical pecuarites dsSmilar 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 case where disease has its origin in physical
injury; the same remedies being alike applicable to
the weak to the strong; to the sturdy as 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 as protean typed in its pecuar-
ties as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who in his struggles for safety, lies down exhausted
for moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he
commotion around him, when the first instincts of
his nature longing for a something solid upon
which he may find a standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are parOxysms
or exacubatons with extreme debility apparent in
everyhng often conditonsof hectic in allits stages;
also 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 the thorax, abdomen or limbs,
with pains of shooting, lancinatiDg character. For
this condition explanation found in the fact that
the vitality of structure decreases by age over
exertion or too frequent excitement at improper
times its nervous sensiblty increases; and if the
dminuton is the result of irritation as by disease or
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina 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 a great
many others the list, such scrofua, malaria
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds evers, sexual
excuses and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic
diseases, where there is great irIaion this being
reflected to the spinal marrow, produces depression
of that great nervous centre. from whence
ponding degree of debility is distributed to
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 or pleasures of existence.
This condition of the individual distressing 1t Is,
may, with certainty, be cured by