The Portland daily press., 1875-07-01
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor weakness Of
the whole organism especially of the nervous system.
obstructing and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature hence there is diSOrdered state of the
cretions; constipation, scanty and high-colored
urine, with an excess of earthly OF limey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and substance tre
quent paptations of the heart loss of memory, and
marked rresolution of purpose and inability to carry
into action any well-defned business enterprise, OF
to fix the mind upon any one thing any length of
time. There is great sensitiveness to Impressions,
though retained but short time with Pickering
and futterng condition of The mental faculties
dering an individual what is commonly called Whit
le-minder, 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 serve to shape the
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances, constituting difference marked
their physical pecuhartles dissimiar and peculiar to
themselves. These differences, in the manner and
form Of their manifestation. do not indicate any
of any 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 to the
sckly varied only in degree of quantity and dura-
ton in the of them in order to overcome the
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY, or what is generally
regarded SUCH is protean typed in its peculiari
ties as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who, in his struggles for safety lies down exhausted
moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he
commotion around him, when the first instincts Of
his nature are q longing for something solid upon
which he may find a standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are paroxysms
or CALCULATIONS, with extreme debility apparent in
eyerythng 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 it may be in any other part
of the body, such the thoraX, abdomen or limb
with pains of shooting, lancinatng character. For
this condition an explanation is 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
dminuton is the result of irritation as by disease or
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina or power the least shock or 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 a great
many others on 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 irritation this, being
reflected to the spinal marrow, produces depression
of that great nervous centre, from whence
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 and
mental, necessary to carry the essential Duties
business pleasures of existence.
This condition OF the Individual distressing as it is
may, with certainty, be cured by