The Portland daily press., 1875-09-14
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor or weakness
obstrucng and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature; hence, there is disordered state of the
urine with an excess Of earthly or lmey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance ire
quent ralpitations of the heart loss of memory and
marked irresoution of purpose, and inability to carry
into action any well-detned business enterprise,
to Fix the mind upon any one thing any length of
time. There is great senstiveness to impressions,
though retained but short time, with flickering
and huttering condition of The mental faculties
dering an individual what is commonly called Whit
fe-minder, 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 as marked as are
their physical pecuharles dissimilar 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 to the
sickly, varied only in degree of quantity and dura
ton in the of them in order to overcome the
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY, or what is generally
regarded such as protean typed in its pecuar-
ties as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who in his struggles for safety lies down exhausted
Ter 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 standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are parOXyems
or CALCULATIONS, with extreme debility apparent in
everythng often conditionsof hectic in aits stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local manifestation Of it more frequently apparent in
the facial nerves. though may be in any other part
Of the body, such as the thorax'a bdonen limbs,
with pains of shooting, lancinating character For
this condition explanations found in the fact that
as the vitality of structure decreases by age
exertion or too frequent excitement at improper
times, its nervous sensibty increases; and if the
diminuton the result of irritation, by disease
local injury, there is a general decrease of vital
stamina or power the least shock or irritation may
act as a secondary cause, the inherent or primary
cause being some one all of those already men,
toned, In causation, however, there are great
many others 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
of that great nervous centre, from whence
pondng degree of debility is distributed to
all parts of the system a weakened condition fol-
lows, impeding, obstructing and parayzing the
functional operations of every organ, muscular and
mental, necessary to carry the essential Duties
business pleasures of existence.
This condition of the Individual distressing as fs is
may, with certainty, be cured by