The Portland daily press., 1875-07-15
Nervous Debility

T. characterized by general languor weakness Of
obsructng and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature; hence there is disordered state of the Sc
urine with an excess Of earthly OF imey sediment
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance fre
quent palpitations of the heart loss of memory, and
into action any wel-dened 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 Pickering
and futterng condition Of the mental faculties
derng an individual what is commonly called Whit
he-mnder, 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 are
their physical pecuhartes dssimilar and peculiar
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 it's 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
ter moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he
hoats 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 paroxysms
OF CALCULATIONS, with extreme debility apparent in
everything often cOndionsof hectic in aits stages
also all Of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local manifestation of it more frequently apparent in
the facial nerves. though may be in any other part
OF the body such as the thorax, abdomen limbs
with pains OF shooting lancinating character For
this condition explanations found in the fact that
as the vitality OF structure decreases by age, over
exertion or too frequent excitement at Improper
tines its nervous sensibility increases and if the
dmnution is the result of irritation by disease or
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina or 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 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 irrtation this being
reflected to the spinal marrow produces depression
OF that great nervous centre, from whence CORES
pending degree of nervous debility is distributed to
all parts of the system; weakened condition fol-
lows, impeding, Obstructing and paralyzing the
functional operations Of every organ, muscular and
business or pleasures of existence.
This condition Of the Individual distressing as il is
may, with certainty, be cured by