The Portland daily press., 1875-08-09
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor or weakness of
the whole organism especially Of the nervous system
obsructing and preventing the ordinary functions Of
cretions; constipation, seanty and high-colored
urine with an excess of earthly or lmey sediment
indicative Of waste of brain and nerve substance ire
quent palpitations of the heart loss of memory, and
marked rres0lution of purpose and inability to carry
into action any welldefned business enterprise OF
t fix the mind upon any one thing any length of
time. There is great senstiveness to Impressions
though retained but short time, with Pickering
and futterDg condition of the mental faculties
derng an individual what is commonly called Whit
fe-minder, or fickle-minded man. There must of
necessity be in each individual different symptoms
according to his peculiar organization, habits, pur
manner of the manifestation of their nervous dis
turbances, constituting difference marked are
their physical pecuharies 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 case where disease has its origin in physical
injury; the same remedies being alike applicable to
the weak as to the strong; to the sturdy asto the
slckly varied only in degree of quantity and dura-
disease. NERVOUS DEBILITY what is generally
regarded as SUCH protean typed in its peculiar
ties as are the dreams of the shipwrecked mariner
who, in his struggles for safety lies down exhausted
1Gr moments sleep upon the wreck upon which he
floats, with all the elements of destruction in mad
cOmm0tion around him, when the first instincts of
his nature a longing for something solid upon
which he may find a standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are parOxysms
everything often conditonsof hectic in aits stages;
also all Of the general symptoms enumerated, with
local manifestation of it frequently apparent in
the facial nerves. though may be in any other part
OF the body, such as the thorax, abdomen or limbs
with pains of shooting, lancinating character. For
this condition an explanation found in the fact that
as the vitality of structure decreases by age over
exert1on or too frequent excitement at improper
times, its nervous sensiblty increases; and if the
ammunition the result of irritation by disease or
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina or power; the least shock irritation may
act as a 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 as 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
reelected to the spinal marrow, produces depression
OF that great nervous centre, from whence CORES
pondng degree of nervous debility is distributed to
an parts OF the system; weakened condition fol-
lows, impeding, obstructing and paralyzing the
functional operations of every organ, muscular and
mental, necessary to carry on the essential duties,
business or pleasures of existence.
This condition OF the individual, distressing as it is
may, with certainty, be cured by