The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-12
Nervous Debility

ls characterized by general languor weakness Of
the whole organism especially of the nervous SYSTEM
obstructng and preventing the ordinary functions Of
cretions; constipation, scanty and high-colored
urine, with an excess Of earthly limey sediment,
indicative Of waste of brain and substance ire
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 nix the mind upon any one thing any length of
time. There is great sensitiveness to Impressions
though retained but a short time, with Pickering
and hutteriDg condition of the mental faculties rem
dering an individual what is Commonly called whit
fe-minder, or fckle minded man. There must of
necessity be Ia 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 pecuharites 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 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
sicky. 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
ties as are the dreams Of the sSpwrecked mariner
who, In his struggles for safety lies down exhausted
tor moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he
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 unere are paroxysms
or exacubations with extreme debility apparent in
everything often condtonsof hectic in ALI stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local manifestation of it more 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 lancinating 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 sensiblity increases and if the
dmnuton is the result of irritation as 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 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 cores
ponding degree of debility is distributed to
all parts OF the system a 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