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occurred in those particular few cases about which the Commissioners were enquiring,
and I am extremely sorry that they were overlooked by me till they were brought to my
notice by the Commissioners. This Deputy Superintendent had been in the habit of re-
turning the papers of all lunatics who were discharged or who died to the Magistrates who
ordered their detention in the Asylum, hence the reason of there being no papers forth-
coming in regard to several of the cases about which the Commissioners wanted inform-
ation.
Case No. I.—LUNATIC DAYA LALL.
1. What evidence is there to show that
the patient was addicted to the use of
hemp drugs?
1. The evidence of Daya Lall's relatives as
well as of his neighhours proves that he was
addicted to the use of bhang and charas be-
fore his becoming insane.
2. In what form was the drug used, and
how partaken of ?
2. In the beginning patient used only the
pounded bhang moderately, but bye-and-
bye he used it excessively pounded and mixed
with dhatura and also smoked charas.
3. How long had the man been given to
using the drug and how long after first
commencing the habit did he become in-
sane?
3. The patient commenced the use of
bhang in the 15th or 16th year of his age;
and after using it and charas for about 15 or
16 years he became insane.
4. How many times had he been insane
previous to the occasion of his admission
into the Asylum ?
4. He had not been insane previous to the
occasion of his admission into the Asylum.
5. What form did his mania assume be-
fore admission in the Asylum ?
5. In the beginning his mania assumed
the form of a mild character; the patient had
left his house and was strolling about and
sometimes it grew stronger and again resum-
ed its former form, but did no injury to any
body. In the end he became insane and was
sent to the Asylum.
6. Has the patient used hemp in any
form since his discharge from the Asylum,
and has he shown any signs of mania
again ?
6. Yes; he has used drugs (bhang and
charas) since his discharge from Asylum,
sometimes moderately and sometimes exces-
sively according to his means earned by beg-
ging. He is again not in his proper senses.
Mania appears to have commenced, but in a
very mild form at present.
7. What is the mental and physical
condition of the patient at this moment ?
7. At this moment the physical condition
is not in proper order, for sometimes he acts
and speaks like a sensible man, at others he
talks foolishly, but does no injury to others.
8. Had the patient ever shown any
signs of insanity or mental weakness before
using hemp in some form?
8. No; patient had never shown any sign
of insanity or mental weakness before using
hemp.
9. With what object did the patient
first commence to use the drug, for the
pleasure of it or for the medicinal effects
produced? If the latter, for what ail-
ment was the drug used?
9. The patient first commenced to use the
drug only for its pleasure and not with any
motive or for medicinal effect.
10 Did the patient find the moderate use
of the drug act as an aphrodisiac or the
reverse? Does he consider the habitual
use of hemp tends to cause impotency?
10. Owing to the patient not being in his
proper senses, he is unable to give any reply
to this question.