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nephew when he was insane, so he cannot give the full particulars and symptoms of his
nephew's illness. His nephew has been sent to the Lunatic Asylum at Benares about 18
months ago and where he is still at present. He has been told that his nephew is almost
cured now, and he will soon go to Benares to get his release from the Asylum. He can-
not remember that any other member of his family had the same or allied disease before or
at present.
Remarks.—This case also proves that owing to the continuous use of ganja and
bhang, Bhagwoti Pershad became insane. He is still at the Benares Lunatic Asylum;
and as he is reported to be well now, he will be able to furnish his own history of his ill-
ness if enquired there.
MANMATHA NATH BASU,
Assistant Surgeon.
4. Local enquiry as to the cause of insanity of Ramlal.
Ramlal, son of Sheo Narain, caste Bhouja, of Ahrora, aged 22 years, occupation
Bhouja, on oath, states that I became insane some 23 months ago and was in unconscious
state for a period of two or three months. I do not know the cause of my insanity. I
never smoked ganja or charas, but that two years previous to my becoming insane I used to
take one tola, worth 1/2 pice, bhang once every day in the evening time. I am not aware whether
my grandfather was ever insane, but that my father was never afflicted with this malady or
my mother or maternal grandparents. That when I became insane neither had the second
stage of my matrimonial ceremony been performed, nor had I ever visited my wife. I was
admitted into the Benares Lunatic Asylum. I am neither insane nor do I take bhang now.
Since I have come out of the Asylum I am all right, and since then I have never been re-
attacked with the malady. I used to smoke tobacco also. My memory and appetite began
to fail me four or five months previous to my insanity, and I became confounded.
GANGA NARAIN.
Chhedi, son of Sheo Narain, caste Bhouja, of Ahrora, aged 26 years, occupation
Bhouja, on oath, states that Ramlal is my brother. I do not know the cause of Ram-
lal's insanity. It was 23 or 24 months ago that he become insane. His mind seemed to
have been in disorder some two or four months before he became absolutely insane, and his
appetite also began to fail him. He was not in the habit of smoking ganja or charas, but he
used to take one tola bhang once every evening. I have never seen my grandfather, and
so I am not in a position to say if he was ever insane. My father, Sheo Narain, died some
three years ago and had never been afflicted with insanity. He used to take a little liquor,
but never took bhang. I myself never took bhang, but used tobacco; neither my mother
nor her parents had ever insanity.
GANGA NARAIN.
Fakiran, son of Bandhu, caste Sheik, of Mohalla Bazargunj, aged 86 years, occupation
service, on oath, states that I am the Karunda of Nil Hasan, Bandi Bibi zemindar, and live
at Ahrora since nearly 40 years, where Ramlal lives also. Ramlal is a ryot of my master
I know not how Ramlal became insane. Ramlal used to take bhang every day worth
half a pice. He turned himself insane all of a sudden. His father, Sheo Narain, never used
bhang, but was in the habit of taking a little liquor.
GANGA NARAIN.
Mathura, son of Gouri, caste Bhouja, of Ahrora, aged 25 years, occupation Bhouja, on
oath, states that Ramlal is the son of my father's sister. I do not know the cause of his
insanity. His mother, Mussammat Dokhni, was never insane, nor Chakori, my paternal
grandfather and Ramlal's maternal grandfather. I do not know whether Chakori ever
took liquor or bhang. My father died before him. Ramlal used to take a little bhang
since last two or three years.
GANGA NARAIN.
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