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REPORT OF THE INDIAN HEMP DRUGS COMMISSION, 1893-94.
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Hemp Drug cases admitted in 1892—contd.
Name, race, occupation,
district, age, and register
camber of lunatic.
Alleged
cause of
insanity.
(Statement
VII.)
Type of insa-
nity. (State-
meat VI.)
State of
health on
admission.
Facte ascertained from the papers.
Asylum history and facts ascertained
from registers and from inquiry
from the Superintendent.
11. Bindeshwari Singh;
Hindu; Servant; Par-
tabgarh; 39; 13.37.
Bhang Mania
Fair
The statement shows —
6. "First attacked, symptoms of
insanity appeared six months
ago. Increased much during
last six weeks."
8. (Supposed cause)—
"(a) Suffering from piles for
the last nine years. Has
a boil on his left buttock
for the last 18 months,
which has now grown
sinus.
"(b) Addicted to use of bhang
daily, occasionally to gan-
ja."
The Civil Surgeon writes, 27th
March 1892: "Bindeshwari Singh
has been under observation since
16th June 1892. He is mad.
He looked wild and would be
dangerous if set at large."
Admitted, 29th July 1892; made
over to his brother, 15th Septem-
ber 1892.
When he came in he was thin and
noisy, dirty and destructive, sleep-
ing badly. He rapidly improved
and increased in weight ten lbs.,
and was made over to his brother
"improved."
It was not a clear
case, because the attack was six
months old, and there was no
typical symptom of ganja. The
suggestion in the history alone
pointed to ganja or bhang.
12. Bihari; Hindu;
Darzi; Barabanki;
34; 13.39.
Ganja.
Toxic
insanity.
Fair
The statement has no indication
of the cause of insanity nor any
information whatever about this
man except that he wanted to
beat a chaukidar. The medical
certificate of 31st July 1892 says
that he had "dirty habits, blood-
shot eyes, incoherency of speech."
Admitted, 11th August 1892; made
over to friends, 18th July 1893.
When admitted, the Superintendent
recorded that he "appears to be
affected by toxic insanity and says
he is a ganja-smoker." When
the excitement passed away he
became stupid and silly and was
made over to his friends "improv-
ed" after about a year of treat-
ment. He was still silly and stupid
in manner but quiet, and eating
and sleeping well. This seemed
to the Superintendent a typi-
cal case from the blood-shot eyes
and violence. The siliiness and
stupidity would follow on the ab-
normal violence.
13. Ramanand; Brah-
man;
Cultivator;
Sultanpur; 28; 13.43.
Bhang
Recurrent
mania.
Indiffer-
ent.
The statement shows that he was
attacked first three years ago and
was consequently sent to the
Lunatic
Asylum,
Lucknow.
Having remained there for ten
months, he got well and returned
home. The medical certificate of
16th September 1892 says; "Ra-
manand has got a wild-looking
and restless eye and a lunatic
expression. He talks rambling
and incoherently. He says he
has got 25 children, 50 elephants,
and 50 carts."
Admitted, 29th September 1892.
He was in the Asylum previously
from July 1889 to June 1890 for
"mania" and made over cured
to his friends. When admitted
in September last was in indiffer-
ent health, sleepless, destructive,
dirty, and noisy. He has very
slowly improved since. He recog-
nizes bhang and sometimes says
he used to drink it occasionally.
Sometimes he says he did not.
The Superintendent thinks the
bhang is probably the exciting
cause of the present attack of
recurrent mania: that is all.
14. Mahadeo; Hindu;
Cultivator; Kheri;
14; 13.47.
Ganja
Toxic
insanity.
Indiffer-
ent.
The statement shows this to be a
third attack and ascribes it to
fever. "Ganja, charas and tobac-
co are used by him " (the lunatic).
The medical certificate of 23rd
August 1893 says: "Filthy and
violent-habits. Incoherent speech.
Suicidal tendency. Sleepless-
ness at night. Sings now and
then."
Admitted, 18th October 1892.
Discharged, 11th April 1893.
He was a boy of 14 years and ad-
mitted the use of ganja and
charas. He was excited, dirty,
restless, and sleepless when ad-
mitted. He improved rapidly,
and was discharged "cured."
He increased 9 lbs. in weight.
The Superintendent entered ganja
as the cause here because the lad
admitted the use of hemp drugs,
and this seemed a probable cause.