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recorded the statements of his brother and mother. The only reason they are able to
suggest for his going mad is that he smoked some charas at the Holi festival. He never
smoked before or since, or used any intoxicant'".

No. 8.—Devi, Hindu.—Every effort has been made to find this man, but without
success. The case is recorded in the Asylum books as one of toxic insanity due to the
use of ganja and alcohol. It cannot fairly be attributed to hemp drugs entirely, as the
alcohol was, no doubt, an important element in the case.

No. 9.—Shamsher Bahadur.—There is only one relative of this man in the Bareilly
district, viz., his uncle, Mangli Lal. He states that Shamsher Bahadur was a charas-
smoker, and there is no other cause assigned for his insanity. He was admitted to this
Asylum with symptoms such as would be produced by excessive use of intoxicants, such as
charas. He was, however, also addicted to the use of country liquor, which it may be pre-
sumed was a factor in the case.

In my opinion this was a case of toxic insanity produced by over-indulgence in charas
and liquor.

There is no history of insanity in his family.

If any further information is required about this case it might be obtained from the
authorities at Malwa, where the man now resides.

No. 10.—Balak Ram.—The evidence collected in this case clearly proves that it was
one of hereditary insanity and was not due to bhang.

No. 11.—Niadar, Chamar.—There is no doubt that this man's insanity was brought
about by charas-smoking. From the history it appears that he only indulged in one chil-
lum. This, if true, is an interesting fact as showing how quickly insanity may be brought
about by a very small quantity of the drug. Niadar was admitted to the asylum on 8th
April 1892. On 8th June he was reported as improving, and was discharged cured in Sep-
tember 1892. He is now well, and has not indulged in charas-smoking since his discharge.
This is probably due to the fact that he was never a confirmed smoker. There is no history
of insanity in his family.

The report after the further inquiry is that "he was quite well until one day, in the
village of Mullakpur, some one gave him a chillum of charas. He does not know how
much charas there was in the chillum. Nor does he know whether any other drug was
mixed with the charas. He had never smoked charas before. * * He was for about a
month at home from the time he smoked the charas until he was removed to Bareilly
Asylum. During that time he ran about wild. He was quite insane." He was aged 18
years.

J. ANDERSON, M.B.