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Experiment No. 138, Kumaon charas (cultivated).
Female cat, weight 4 lb 8 oz. Dose 1.57 grains at 1-40 P.M. Effect nil.
Experiment No. 139, Nepal charas, A.
Male cat, weight 5 lb 7 oz. Dose 1.9 grains at 11-55 A.M. Effect nil.
Experiment No. 140, Nepal charas, B.
Male cat, weight 3 lb 8 oz. Dose 1.22 grains at 12 noon. Effect nil.
Experiment No. 141, Nepal charas, Shahjahani.
Male cat, weight 4 lb 81/2 oz. Dose 1.58 grains at 1 P.M. Effect nil.
(l) Ten experiments with a dose equivalent to 1/10,000 part of the body weight.
Experiment No. 142, Bhagalpur bhang.
Female cat, weight 5 lb 12 oz. Dose 4 grains at 11-50 A.M. Effect nil.
Experiment No. 143, Assam bhang.
Male cat, weight 4 lb 10 oz. Dose 3.23 grains at 1-30 P.M. Effect nil.
Experiment No. 144, Amballa charas, mashak, No. 2.
Male cat, weight 5 lb
51/2 oz. Dose 3.74 grains at 11-40 A.M. 1-10 P.M., rocking
of body; on walking characteristic gait. 2 P.M., is very
considerably affected; on walk-
ing tends to fall upon in side. 4 P.M., still under the influence
of the drug.
Experiment No. 145, Delhi District charas, dust.
Male cat, weight 3 lb 8
oz. Dose 2.45 grains at 11-50 A.M. 2-30 P.M., asleep;
when disturbed displays rocking of the body and the characteristic
gait. 4 P.M., still under
the influence of the drug, remaining asleep unless
disturbed.
Experiment No. 146, Gwalior charas.
Male cat, weight 4 lb 81/2 oz. Dose 3.17 grains at 12-30 P.M. Effect nil.
Experiment No. 147, Kumaon charas (wild).
Female cat, weight 3 lb 5
oz. Dose 2.31 grains at 12-25 P.M. 1-35 P.M., animal
is sleepy; from time to time suffers from rocking of the body. 2
P.M., rocking of the body
continues. 4 P.M., still slightly affected by the drug.
Experiment No. 148, Kumaon charas (cultivated).
Male cat, weight 4 lb 9½ oz. Dose 3.21 grains at 1-5 P.M. Effect nil.
Experiment No. 149, Nepal charas, A.
Female cat, weight 3 lb 3 oz. Dose 2.33 grains at 1-10 P.M. Effect nil.
Experiment No. 150, Nepal charas, B.
Female cat, weight 4 lb 91/2 oz. Dose 3.21 grains at 1-35 P.M. Effect nil.
Experiment No. 151, Nepal charas, Shahjahani.
Female cat, weight 2 lb
15 oz. Dose 2.05 grains at 1-55 P.M. Very slight effect
indeed produced.
(m) Seven experiments with a dose equivalent to 1/5,000 part of the body weight.
Experiment No. 152, Bhagalpur bhang.
Female cat, weight 3 lb
21/2 oz. Dose 4.4 grains at 12-45 P.M. 2-40 P.M., rocking of
body
and some tendency to sleep; walks well. 4 P.M., still displays
effect of drug.
Experiment No. 153, Assam bhang.
Male cat, weight 3 lb 5
oz. Dose 4.63 grains at 1-30 P.M. 2-30 P.M., great difficulty
in
walking; staggering, unsteady gait; marked rocking of body. 3 P.M.,
asleep with its nose
on the ground. 4 P.M., torpid and very definitely under the
influence of the drug; characteristic
gait.
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