The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-05
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor weakness of
the whole organism especially of the nervous system
obstrucng and preventing the ordinary functions of
nature; hence, there is disordered state of the
cretions constipation, scanty and high colored
urine with an excess of earthly limey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance ire
quent palpitations of the heart loss of memory and
marked irresolution of purpose and inability to carry
into action any we-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 Pickering
and futterng 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 serve to shape the
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances, constituting difference as marked as are
themselves. These differences, in the manner and
form of their manifestation, do not indicate any
necessary difference to be followed in the treatment
injury; the remedies being alike applicable to
the weak as to the strOng to the sturdy as to the
sicky, 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 sueh is protean typed in its pecuari-
ties as 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 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 paroXysmS
OF CALCULATIONS, with extreme debility apparent in
everything often condtionsof hectic in ais stages
also ii of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local manifestation of frequently apparent in
the facial nerves. though it may be in any other part
of the body, such the thorax abdomen or limbs,
with pains of shooting, ancnatiDg 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 sensibility increases; and if the
diminuton is the result of irritation, by disease
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina or power the least shock or irritation may
cause being some one or all of those already men
toned. In causation, however, there great
many others the list. such scrofula, malaria.
blood and wasting diseases of all kinds evers sexual
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 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 aud
mental, necessary to carry the essential duties,
business or pleasures of EXISTENCE.
This condition OF the Individual, distressing III 1t is,
may, with certainty, be cured by