The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-22
Nervous Debility

Is characterized by general languor or 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-colored
urine, with excess of earthly or limey sediment,
indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance fire.
quent papitatons of the heart loss of memory, and
marked irresouion of purpose, and inability to carry
into action any welldefned business enterprise, or
to fix the mind upon any one thing any length OF
though retained but a short time, with Pickering
and utteripg condition of the mental faculties rem
dering an individual what is commonly called Whit
Reminder, or tickle 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 as are
their physical pecuartes dissmilar 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 it's origin in physical
injury; the remedies being alike applicable to
the weak to the strong; to the sturdy as to the
sckly, 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 as SUCH is as protean typed in its pecuar
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 longing for something solid upon
which he may find standing place.
In some cases of this disease there are paroxysms
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everything; often condtionsef hectic in all its stages
also all of the general symptoms enumerated with
local manifestation of it more frequently apparent in
the facial though it may be in any other part
of the body, such as the thorax abdomen limbs,
with pains of shooting, ancnatipg character. For
this condition explanation is found in the fact that,
the vitality of structure decreases by age,
exertion or too frequent excitement at improper
times, its nervous sensbility increases; and if the
diminution is the result of irritation, by disease
local injury, there is general decrease of vital
stamina or 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 great
many others on 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 and
mental necessary to carry on the essential duties
business or pleasures of existence.
This condition of the individual distressing is
may, with certainty, be cured by