The Portland daily press., 1875-04-12
Nervous Prostitution.
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general anguor 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 Sc
cretions; constipation, scanty and high-colored
urine, with an excess of earthly or hmey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance ire
quent palptatiODs of the heart loss OF memory ana
marked rresolutiou of purpose and inability to carry
into action any well-defned business enterprise or
to fix the mind upon any one thing any length OF
time There is great sensitiveness to impressions,
though retained but short time, with hlckerlng
and flutterDg condition of the mental faculties rem
dering an individual what is commonly called wb1f-
Reminder. or tickle minded man. There must of
necessity be in each individual different symptoms,
according to his peculiar organization, habits pur
quits and temperament. which all serve to shape the
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances. constituting difference as marked as are
their physical peculiarites 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 to the strong; to the sturdy as to the
sickly varied only in degree of quantity and dura-
tien in fine use Of them in order to overcome the
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY. or what is generally
regarded such, is as protean typed in its pecuar-
ties 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 mao
commotion around him. when the first instincts OF
his nature are a longing for something solid upon
which he may find standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are paroxysms
or calculations with extreme debility apparent in
everything often conditonsof hectic in alls stages;
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local manifestation of it frequently apparent in
the facial though may be in any other part
of the body such the thorax, abdomen or limbs,
with pains of shooting lancinatiDg character. For
this condition explanation found in the fact that
as the vitality of structure decreases by age, over
exertion too frequent excitement at Improper
times its nervous sensiblity increases and if the
dimnution is the result of irritation by disease
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina 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 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~irTiation 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 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 as it is,
may, with certainty, be cured by