The Portland daily press., 1875-05-07
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 eolored
urine, with an excess of earthly limey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance, ire
quent palptations of the heart loss of memory, and
marked rresolution of purpose and inability to carry
into action any well-defned business enterprise OF
to fix the mind upon any one thing any length OF
time. There is great sensitiveness to impressions,
though retained but short time, with Pickering
and utteriDg condition of the mental faculties, rem
dering individual what is commonly called whit
Reminder, 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 as marked as are
their physical pecuharites 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 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-
ton in the use of them in order to overcome the
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY or what is generally
regarded such prOtean typed in its peculiari
ties as are the dreams of the shpwrecked 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
cQmmotion around him, when the first instincts OF
Ills nature are longing for something solid upon
which he may find standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are paroxysms
eXacubat10nS, with extreme QeDll1ty apparent III
everything often conditions hectic in all its stages
also all of the general symptoms enumesated with
local manifestation of it 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 lancnatiDg character. For
this condition explanation is found in the fact that
the vitality of structure decreases by age, over
exertion too frequent excitement at improper
times, its sensibiity inereases and if the
dimnution is the result of irritation, by disease or
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina 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 a great
many others the list such scrofula, malaria,
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds fevers 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; weakened condition fol-
lows, impeding, obstructing and paralyzing the
functional operations of every organ. muscular ana
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