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REPORT OF THE INDIAN HEMP DRUGS COMMISSION, 1893-94.
[ APP.
Hemp Drug cases admitted in 1892—contd.
Name, race, occupation,
district, age, and register
number of lunatic.
Alleged
caused of
Insanity.
(Statement
VII.)
Type of in-
sanity. State-
ment VI.)
State of
health on
admission.
Facts ascertained from the papers.
Asylum history and facts ascertained
from registers and from enquiry
from Superintendent, &c.
12. KundanLall—contd. Ganja
Toxic
insanity.
Good
deficiency; but is wild, staring,
wandering look and his restless
movements betoken want of men-
tal balance and a liability to
freaks of judgment."
Admitted, 20th July 1892.
Discharged cured, 13th December
1892.
13. Jhalkha; Rachhi;
Labourer; Jalaun;
42; No. 194.
Ganja Mania
Bad
This is the second attack. It has
lasted four months. "He got
over the first attack two years
ago by the use of some cool
beverages." The insanity is
"probably due to over-indulgence
in ganja." The man is not sub-
ject to epilepsy, and there is no
family history of insanity. He
is suicidal and dangerous.
"Noisy incoherence, sleeplessness,
tearing of his clothes and going
naked, tendency to destroy any-
thing coming within his reach."
Admitted, 21st August 1892.
Discharged cured, 12th June 1893.
5th November
1892 : " Very
violent, troublesome, and abusive.
Destructive." 11th June 1893 :
"He has steadily improved since
the end of last year, and has been
quite sane since February." The
entry of cause by Deputy Super-
intendent is "Not known" in
the Asylum register. The includ-
ing of this case in the returns as
a hemp case seems to have been
a pure slip.
14. Tulsi; Bania; Ser-
vice; Jhansi; 25;
No. 196.
Bhang Mania
Good
This is the first attack and has
lasted three years. The supposed
cause is "over-indulgence in
drugs." He is not subject to
epilepsy, and there is no family
history of insanity. He is suici-
dal and dangerous. The father
says he has been insane three
years, but has lately become un-
controllable." "Though
able
to talk quite rationally he is very
restless and constantly tears up
his clothes. He sleeps very little ;
but since admission has never
shown the least violence or suici-
dal tendency. His state appears
to be primarily due to excess in
drugs."
Admitted, 13th September 1892.
Died, 25th October 1892.
The only asylum entry is "Died
from Pneumonia, 25th October
1892."
5. Ralla Singh ; Sikh;
Sepoy ; Jullunder ;
19; No. 197.
Bhang Mania
Good
This is a first attack and had
lasted one month. The insanity
was " probably caused by bhang
used to support his strength
while under-feeding and working
hard at his home." He is not
subject to epilepsy. His family
history is not known. He is at
times dangerous. This man
was a sepoy. In the statement
of his case it was stated that "the
symptoms pointed to poisoning
by bhang (toxic insanity), but
there is no history of his having
taken the drug. He was "sleep-
less for two nights and was at
times sullen, hilarious, violent
and again depressed. He sat
naked like a fakir."
Admitted, 14th September 1892.
Discharged cured, 10th October
1892.
The only entry in the Asylum re-
gister is "10th October 1892
Discharged cured by order of
visitors." It is said that he did
not show any symptoms of in
sanity in the Asylum.