Litchfield enquirer., 1875-06-03
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor or weak ness of the whole organism, especially of the neryous system, Obstructng and preventing the ordinary functions of nature; hence, there Is a dlsordered state of the secretions: constipation scanty and hlgh-cOl0rod urine, with an excess of earthly or lmey sediment, indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance; frequent palpitations of the heart, loss of memory, and marked irres- Olullon of purpose. and inability to carry into &C., ton any well defined business enterprise. or to fix the mind upon any one thing any length of tune. There Is great seAsltiveness, to impress slons, though retained but short time, with a hlckering and duttefing condition of the ,mental faculties. renderings an Individual what is eoua- monly called a whiffied-minder, or fickIe-minqed man. There must of necessity be ill each indi- vidusl different symptoms, according to his pe- cuiiar organization, habits, pursuits and temper ment, which all serve to shape the manner of the manifestation of their physical peculiarties dis similar and peculiar to themselves. These diff ferences, III the manner and form of their maui- feetatIOn, do not indicate any mecessary differ ence to be followed in the treatment Of any case where disease has its origin in physical injury; the same remedies beng alike applicable to the weak as to the strong; to the sturdy as the sick ly, varied only ill degree of quantity and dura- ton Tn the use Of them in order to overcome the disease. Nervous Debility, or what Is generally regarded as such, is protean typed m its De- cuiiarities arc the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner EhO. ia hIs struggles for safety lies down exhausted for a moments sleep upon the
 
 of destruction n mad cOInmotion around him. when the first instincts of his naturS are a long ing for a something solid upon which he may find a standing place.
 In some cases of this disease there are parox- ysms or exacubations, with extreme debility ap- parent in everything; often conditions of hectic in all it's stages; also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with local manifestation of it more frequently apparent in the facial nervee, though it may be in any other part of the body, such as the thOTax, abdomen or limbs. with pains of A shooting, lancinating character. For this condi- tion an explanation IS found in the fact that, as the vitality of a structure decreases by age, over exertion or too frequent excitement at improper times, its nervous sensibility increases; and if the dimlnutiOn is the result s1 irritation, as by disease or local there Is general decrease of viz tai stamina or power; the least shock irritation may act as secondary cause, the inherent or primary cause being some one or all Of those al- ready mentioned. In causation, however; there are great many others on the list. such as scrOfuia, malaria, blood and wasting diseases of all kinds, levers, sexual excesses and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic diseases, where there is great irritation; this, being reflected to to the spinal marrow, produces q depression of that great nervous centre, from whence 3 corre- spending degree of nervous debility is dstrib- uted to all parts of the system; weakened con- ditiOn follows, impeding, Obstructing and para lyZiDg the functional operations of every organ. muscular aud mental, necessary to carry on the essential duties, business or pleasures of exist ence.
 This condition of the individual, distressing as it is, may, certainty, be cured by