or was detect- 
articles, and in 1 
erase mar 
Datura was @ instan ces int 
Sddlatas te he Gigs fore ed. 
er ee 
: 
Doras ee ee 
: cases of Dhatura poisoning have been recorded by Dr. Down t in his book (“ Punjab Poisons *’) :— 
* : f Case No. 23.—Eixtracted from the Indian Lancet of August, Ist, 1860, reported and treated by Dr. Aitchison : 
« Busunki aged 35, employed as a Chandari, had been ill for some time with a cough for which he went to a native hakim, 
on November 23rd, 1859, at 8 a. m., he took some medicine ; on arriving at 
and 
his own house about half an hour afterwards, he com- cS 
of headache and foverishnoss and wat about nearly naked ; he was also restless, moving about from place to place, and oe 
was attacked by convulsive fits > 
“He was seen at half past seven in the evening, at which time he was in a state of unconsciousness, with greatly dilated pupils. a 
He continued in a state of restless delirium, incessantly tossing his head from one side to another. The pulse was slow and the & 
mouth dry. bats a 
ee He vy . 
mited after an emetic was given, and then began to stare about and talk deliriously ; afterwards he had two convulsive 
uth. 
fits in whik he foamed at the mow 
“The next morning he was less delirious, and the pupils were natural. He rem ained unconscious till the ard day, and then 
recovered his senses, but he became weaker ; and on November 28th, five days after he had ta fr 
tion. On enquiry it was found that he had never had any fits Wetors this illness. 
mustard flour and hot water, afterwards cold affusion was applied to 
as a stimulant. On the second day castor oil was given as a hea 
_ “No, 24.—Case,No. 75 of 1866, Punjab Records. 
three - 
The patient was treated at first with emetic of 
ati head and Carbonate of Ammonia administered internally, 
—A man visited a house while food was bei cooked ; he left suddenly and the : 
persons who partook of be food were tease ill and one eauH Spain seeds were found in the food, and also on the ey of 
the — ‘who was sentenced tadeath.” 
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