The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-20
Nervous Debility

Is char cterzed 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
cretions; constipation, scanty and high-colored
urine, with an excess of earthly limey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance fire.
quent rapitatons of the heart loss of memory, and
marked irresouion of purpose and inability to carry
into action any well-dehned business enterprise, OF
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 utteripg condition of the mental faculties, rem
what SsIs Whit
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 are
their physical pecuharitles dissmar 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 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 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 such is protean typed in its peculiar
ties as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who in his struggles for safety lies down exhausted
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 a standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are paroxysms
or exacubations, with extreme debility apparent in
everything often cOnditionsof hectic in all its stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with a
local manifestation of it frequently apparent in
the facial nerves. though it may be in any other part
OF the body, such as the thorax abdomen limbs,
with pains of shooting, lancinatng character. For
this condition explanation is found in the fact that
as the vitality of structure decreases by age
exertion or too frequent excitement at improper
times, its nervous sensibity increases; and if the
dimnution is the result of irritation by disease
local injury there is a general decrease of vital
stamina or power; the least shock irritation may
act as secondary cause, the inherent or primary
cause being some one or all Of those already men.
toned. In causation, however, there are great
many others on the list, such as scrofula, 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 irritaton this being
reflected to the spinal marrow, produces depression
of that great nervous centre, from whence corres-
pOnding degree of debility is distributed to
all parts of the system; a weakened condition fol-
lows, impeding, obstructing and para1yzng the
functional operations of every organ muscular and
mental, necessary to carry on the essential duties,
business pleasures of existence.
This condition OF the Individual distressing as II Is
may, with certainty, be cured by