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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
cause of
insanity.
Statement
VII.)
Type of insa-
nity. (State-
ment VI.)
State of
health on
admission.
Facts ascertained from the papers.
Asylum history and facts ascertained
from registers and from inquiry
from Superintendent, &c.
5. Deoki Das; Brah-
man; Beggar; Arrah ;
35; No. 180.
Charas Religious
mania.
Good
The cause of insanity is unknown.
The man "is a wanderer.
He
was arrested while running after
women.
He quarrels with peo-
ple."
He is suicidal and dan-
gerous. There is no entry regard-
ing epilepsy, and
his
family
history is
"unknown."
He
"looks perfectly mad, is dirty in
his habits, always stark naked,
and lies down flat on the floor in
his cell. When called pays no
notice to what is said.
Some-
times shouts at one. Talks non-
sense.
Does not sleep."
Admitted, 9th June 1892.
Discharged cured, 9th
January
1893.
11th August: "Talks in a
silly
manner with much gesticulation.
Passionate
and
quarrelsome.
Wanted
to beat the
Deputy
6th January
1893 : "He
has
steadily improved since the last
note was made, and for the last
three months has worked in the
cook-house.
He is now perfectly
sane."
The cause is shown in
the register as "unknown," and
there is no reference to charas in
the register.
It appears, how-
ever, that his case was entered
in Statement VII under charas
because he admitted
that
he
smoked charas.
There was no
other evidence.
6. Krishna
Parshad;
Brahman; Beggar;
Muttra; 25; No.181.
Ganja
Toxic
insanity.
Good
This is a
first
attack, duration
unknown.
The cause is "un-
known."
"Patient is a wander-
er.
He was arrested by the
police throwing stones at
peo-
ple."
He is not subject to epi-
lepsy.
His family history is un-
known.
He is suicidal and dan-
gerous. "He looks mad, some-
times talks nonsense, is always
saluting me (the Civil Surgeon)."
He is sleepless, goes naked, dirty
in
habits. The Civil Surgeon
adds : " Patient is much
better
now, but looks mad still, and
would probably have a relapse
even if cured."
(Not dated).
Admitted, 9th June 1892.
Discharged cured
9th
January
1893.
11th August: "Very
passionate
and quarrelsome."
30th
June:
"Much excited. Tears up
the
floor of his cell."
6th
January
1893 : "He has now quite recover-
ed."
The entry of
"bhang"
as the cause in the register is in
Dr. O'Brien's own hardwriting.
It is said that the man admitted
the use of bhang and asked for it.
He had been at Muttra for some
months. He was, however, a Ben-
gali.
7. Gulab; Mussalman ;
not known;
Ali-
garh; 20 ; No. 182.
Charas
Mania
Good
No information could be obtained
about this man.
The medical
certificate says he is "very ramb-
ling, incoherent, and extravagant
of speech, including delusions of
a melancholic turn, singing in a
weird way.
He goes off into
queer and extravagant postures
and apostrophizes inanimate ob-
jects. Gets into violent tempers,
is destructive, sleeps fairly, but
talks constantly in sleep, and he
often bites himself on hands,
&c."
Admitted, 11th June 1892.
Discharged cured, 9th
January
1893.
10th August: "Silly and incoher-
ent,
smiles vacantly.
Was ex-
cited in July."
6th January 1893: "He subsequent-
ly became dull with slight occa-
sional excitement. The last ten
weeks he has been perfectly sane."
The register gives the cause as
"charas,"
but contains no his-
tory of charas.
The register en-
try is in Dr. O'Brien's handwrit-
ing.
It is said that this was on
the man's statement that he took
charas.
8. Narain; Khatri; not
known; Cawnpore;
27; No. 184.
Ganja
Toxic
insanity.
Indiffer-
rent.
This is the first attack and has
lasted "eight years."
"Fever
preceded the attack."
Since the
attack uses ganja and charas.
The brother of the patient was
affected with insanity.
There
is no entry regarding epilepsy.
The man is dangerous.
He is
"excited in demeanour and ex-
pression.
Talks excitedly
and
angrily.
Is irrational and in-
consequent in speech.
Sleeps
badly."
Admitted, 19th June 1892.
Released improved, 16th October
1893.
11th
August:
"Always ready to
quarrel, bites people." 5th Sep-
tember 1893 : "He
masturbates,
and is gradually getting weaker.
He has shown no
aggressive
symptoms
since a. year.
His
father wishes to receive him."