Litchfield enquirer., 1875-06-17
Nervous Prostration.
Nervous Debility.

Is characterized by general languor or weak ness Of the whole organism, especially of the nervous system, ObstructinS and preventing the ordinary functions of nature; hence, there Is a disordered state of the secretions: constipation scanty and high-cOlOrod urine with an excess of earthly or limey sediment indicative ofwaste of Oraln and nerve substance; frequent palpitations of the heart, loss of memory, and marked lrres- OiuflOn Of purpose. and inability to carry into ac- ton any we'll defined business enterprise, or to nx the mind upon any one thing any length of tune. There Is great seneitiveness to ;mpres- slons, though retained but short time. with a flckering and huttering condition of the mental faculties. rendering an individual what IS com monly called whiffied- hinder or fickIe-minued man. There must of necessity be in each iudi- vldual different symptoms, according to his De- culIar organization, habits, pursuits and temper ment, which all serve to shape the manner of the manifestation of their physical peculisrities dis similar and peculiar to themselves. These diff ferences, ll the manner and form of their mani- festatlon, do not indicate any necessary differ ence to be followed in the treatment of any case where disease has its origin in physical injury; the same remedies beinS alike applicable to the weak as to the strong; to the sturdy as the sick ly, varied only i'll degree of quantity and dura- tlOn Tn the use of them in order to overcome the disease. Nervous Debility, or what Is generally regarded as such, Is prOtean typed III its De- cuilaritles are the dreams of the shipwreckel mariner who, la hlS struggles for safety lies down exhausted for . moments sleep upon the
 
 of destruction Ill mad commotiOn around him. when the first instincts of his nature are a long ing for something solid upon which he may lind standing place.
 In some cases of this disease there are parox- ysms or cancellations, with extreme debility ap- parent m everything; often conditions of hectic Tn all Its stages; also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with focal manifestation of it more frequently apparent in the facial nerves. though IL may be in any other part Of the body such as the tnotax, abdomen or limbs, with pains of a shooting, lancinating character. For this condi- the vitality of a structure decreases by age over exertion or too frequent excitement at improper tmes, It's nervous sensibility increases; and if the dImlnutlOn is the result CT irritation, as by disease or local, there Is general decrease of vi- tai stamna or power; the least shock 6r irritation may act as secondary cause, the inherent or primary cause being some one or all of those al- ready mentioned. In causation, however, there are great many others on the list. such as serofula. malaria, blood and wasting diseases of forms of pelvic and all chronic diseases, where there Is great irritation; this, being reflected to to the spinal marrow, prodaces depression of that great nervous centre, from whence corre- spending degree of nervous debility is distrib- uted to all parts of the system; weakened con- dltlon follows, impeding, Obstrueting and para lyZlnS the functional operations Of every organ, muscular and mental, necessary to cafry on the essential duties, business or pleasures Of exist ence.
 This condition of the individual, distressing as 1t Is, may, certainty, be cured by