Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-15
Nervous. Debility.

Is characterized by general languor or weak ness or the whole organism, especially Of the nervous system, obstructing and preventing the ordinary functions of nature; hence there Is a dlsOrdered state of the secretiOns: constipation scanty and hgh-colorod urine, with an excess of earthly Or llmey sediment, indicative of waste of brain and nerve substance; frequent palpitations of the heart, loss of memory, and marked frres-
 olutlon of purpose. and inability carry into ac- ton any we'll defned business enterpise or to hx the mind upon any one thug any length of time. There Is great sensltiyeness to impress l sions, though retained but short time, with hlckering and hutteriug condition of the mental faculties. rendering all individual what is con- monly called whiftied hinder, or fickle-minded man. There must of necessity be ill each indi- yldual different symptoms, according to his pe- cullar organization, habits, pursuits and temper ment, which all serve to shape the manner of the
 manifestation of their physical peculiarities dis similar and peculiar to themselves. These diff ferences, in the manner and form of their mani- festatIon, do not indicate any necessary differ ence to be followed in the treatment of any case where disease has it's origin in physical injury; the same remedies beng alike applicable to the
 weak as to the strong; to the eturdy as the sick | ly, varied only ln degree of quantity and dura- tion 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 pc. mariner who, In hIs struggles for safety, lies down exhausted for a 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 long
 ing for something solid upon which he may
 find standing place.
 In some cases of this disease there are parox-
 ysms or exacubatiOns, with extreme debility ap-
 parent in everything; often conditions of hectic
 Tn all it's stages; also all of the general symptoms
 enumerated, with 8 local manifestation of it more
 frequently apparent in the facial nervee, though
 1t may be in any other part of the body, such as
 the thOrax, abdomen or limbs, with pains of 8
 shooting, lanclnating character. For this condi-
 tlon an explanation is found in the fact that, as
 the vitality of structure decreases by age, over exertlon or too frequent excitement at improper times, it's nervous sensibility increases; and if the dlmInution is the result of irritation, as by disease or local there is general decrease of viz tai stamina or power; the least shock or irritation may act as secondary cause, the inherent or primary cause being some one or all of those ai- ready mentioned. In eausation, however, there are great many others on the list. such as scrofula, malaria, blood and wasting diseases of all kinds, levers, sexual excesses and the many forms of pelvic and all chronic diseases, where there is great irritation; this being reflected to to the spinal marrow, produces a depresslOn of that great nervous centre, from whence 8 cOrre- spending degree of nervous debility is distrib- uted to all parts of the system; a weakened con- ditlon follows, impeding. obstructing and para lyzing the functional operations of every organ, muscular and mental, necessary to carry on the essential duties, business or pleasures of exist ence.
 This condition of the individual, distressing as 1t Is, may, certainty. be cured by