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Nobody here knows anything about her past family history or even her past personal
history before she came to Shujabad, as she does not originally belong to this place. In
my opinion it is necessary to ascertain her past family history from the place to which she
originally belongs. Originally this could have been done through some official of the Ba-
hawalpur State; but as from the facts disclosed it appears that she belongs to Dadpotra
race, it is possible that the people of that place may consider it as a disgrace even to own
her as a resident of that place, so I think the enquiry might be best made through the
Tahsildar of Shujabad, who could quietly make it in a couple of days.
3. I saw the woman; she talks incoherently. All that I could elicit from her was that
her mother's name was Rahmat Khatun, her father's name was Kaim Khan, and her parents
were landed proprietors in Mouza Giddarwala, in the Bahawalpur State, which is 2 or 3
miles from Allahabad, and that she was enticed away by one Sabban Jhakhar and brought
to Adamwahan by him when Adamwahan bridge was under construction, and from thence
she came to Shujabad. Her ancestors were sane and lived in prosperity. She says that
two daughters and one son were born to her when she was in her husband's house, and one
son was born here. All of them died. Most of the above replies were rational and are
corroborated by other evidence.
9.—Ida, a wandering pedlar.
The only relation of this man that was produced says he did not drink, nor, as far as
she knew, use hemp in any form.
It appears that the only ground for the statement that he did smoke charas and drink
bhang was his own confession.
His brother is said by his mother to have been an epileptic and died in a Lunatic Asy-
lum. From this it appears that while it is by no means certain that the man used hemp, it
is certain that there was a family tendency to unsoundness of mind.
The man's own statement that he used hemp drugs I regard as of no value. A lunatic
often answers a leading question in the affirmative without much regard to the facts of the
case, and when asking a patient about his case the questions put are almost always lead-
ing questions.
The form of insanity is doubtful.
LAHORE;
W. COATES, M.D.,
31st January
1894.
Superintendent, Lunatic
Asylum.
The mother of Ida, late lunatic, named Mussamat Bhagan, states that about two years
ago Ida was found, contrary to his habits, laughing exceedingly and fearing also. She took
him to a native physician, who told her that Ida had become subject to melancholia on
account of heat (garmi) and dryness (khuski), and that cooling medicines should be admi-
nistered to him. Blood was also taken from his arm. He never drank sharab nor inhaled
charas. His brother was subject to epilepsy, who had died in the Lunatic Asylum. None of
the family of Ida had ever been subject to lunacy. Ida had become very timid, and used to
talk at random while subject to the fit of lunacy. Ida was being tied with his turban
whenever he became more violent. He never committed incendiarism nor would he sing
or dance.
The deponent cannot say whether he used to take bhang or not.
LAHORE;
F. S. JAMALDIN,
18th December 1893.
Magistrate,
1st class.
10.—Subhan.
Suhban, Mussalman, aged 40, a wandering beggar, was admitted in September 1892
and discharged in February 1893 cured.
His brother gave evidence about him, and says he did not use hemp in any form while
at home with him: however, but little trust can be put in his evidence, for the patient had