The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-21
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general anguor or weakness Of
the whole organism, especially of the system,
obstructing and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature; hence, there is disordered state of the
cretons; constipation, scanty and high-eolored
urine, with an excess of earthly or limey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and substance tre
quent palpitations of the heart loss of memory and
marked irresolution of purpose and inability to carry
into action any well-defned business enterprise,
to Fix 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 hutterDg condition of the mental faculties
dering an individual what is commonly called Whit
Reminder, 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 to shape the
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances constituting difference marked as are
their physical pecuhartles dissimar 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 case where disease has its origin in physical
injury; the remedies being alike applicable to
the weak as to the strong to the sturdy as to the
sickly, 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 as SUCH is as protean typed in its peculiar
ties as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
whO in his struggles for safety, lies down exhausted
tor moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he
floats, 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 a standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are paroxysms
or CALCULATIONS, with extreme debility apparent in
eVerytnng Oten cOndlt10nS0f hectic in all its 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 or limbs,
with pains of shooting, ancnatipg character. For
this condition an explanation is found in the fact that
as the vitality of structure decreases by age,
exertion or too frequent excitement at improper
times its nervous sensbility increases; and if the
diminution is the result of irritation, by disease
local injury there is a general decrease of vital
stamina power; the least shock or irritation may
act as 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 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
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
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