The Portland daily press., 1875-07-20
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor or weakness of
the whole organism especially of the system
obstructing and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature hence there is dsordered state of the Sc
cretlons; constipation, scanty and high-colored
urine, with an excess of earthly limey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance ire
quent papitatons of the heart, loss of memory and
marked rresoution of purpose and inability to carry
into action any well-defned business enterprise OF
TO NIX 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 futteriDg condition of the mental faculties rem
derlng an individual what is commonly called Whit
fe-m1nder 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 as marked as are
their physical pecuharitles dissmiar 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
sckly, 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 as SUCH is as prOtean typed in its peculiar
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
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 are paroxysms
or eXacuOat0nS, with extreme debility apparent in
everythng often conditionsof hectic in allts stages;
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local manifestation of it frequently apparent in
the facial nerves. though may be in any other part
OF the body, such as the thorax, abdomen or limbs
with pains of shooting, lancinatipg character. For
this condition an explanations found in the fact that
as the vitality of structure decreases by age over
exertion or too frequent excitement at improper
times its nervous sensibty increases; and if the
dmnuton is the result of irritation by disease or
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina or power; the least shock or irritation may
act as a secondary cause, the inherent or primary
cause being some one or all of those already mem
toned. In causation, however, there are great
many others on the list, such as scrofula, malaria
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds fevers sexual
excuses and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic
diseases, where there is great irritation this being
reflected to the spinal marrow produces depression
of that great nervous centre, from whence cores
pOnding degree of nervous debility is distributed to
all parts of the system; weakened condition fol-
lows, impeding, obstructing and paralyzng the
functional operations of every organ, muscular ana
mental, necessary to carry the essential Duties
business or pleasures of existence.
This condition Of the individual distressing as it is
may, with certainty, be cured by