The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-29
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor weakness Of
the whole organism, especially of the nervous system
obstructng and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature hence, there is disordered state of the Sc
cretiOns constipation, scanty and high colOred
urine, with an excess of earthly lmey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance fire.
quent palpitations of the heart loss of memory and
into action any wel-defned business enterprise, or
to fix the mind upon any one thing any length of
time There is great senstiveness to impressions,
though retained but short time, with Pickering
and futterpg condition of the mental faculties,
dering an individual what is commonly called Whit
he-minder, OF 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 pecuartles dssimilar 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 as 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
regarded such, is protean typed in its pecuar
ties as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who, in his struggles for safety, lies down exhausted
fer moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he
floats, with all the elements of destruction in mad
c9mmotion around him, when the first instincts of
Ills nature longing for something solid upon
which he may find a standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are paroxysms
exacubations, with extreme debility apparent in
everything often conditions of hectic in all its stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local of it frequently apparent in
the facial nerves though tmay be in any other part
of the body, such as the thorax abdo2en or limbs,
with pains of shooting, lancnating character. For
this condition explanation is found in the fact that
the vitality of structure decreases by age, over
exertion or too frequent excitement at improper
times, its sensbility increases; and if the
dimnution is the result of irritation, by disease
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina OF power; the least shock or irritation may
act 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 scrofula, malaria.
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds fevers sexual
and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic
diseases where there great irritation; this being
reflected to the spinal marrow, produces depression
of that great nervous CENTRE from whence cores
ponding 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
mental necessary to carry the essential duties,
business or pleasures of existence
This condition OF the Individual, distressing it is,
may, with certainty, be cured by