c+ HN 38. —Case No. 3 Delhi. —Five ve persons partook of food co but all complained of a peculiar bitter taste, and 
of thel They were unable to stand, but fell down and kept on rollitg about. They all vomited, and then 
ong htm woods were found in the vomited matters.” 
me «No. 34.—Case No. 121 of 1870, Lahore.—A Sikh ate some dahi (curdled milk), Half an hour afterwards, he began to be 
is and threw off his clothes ; he vomited and gradually recovered, Dhatura seeds were found in the vomited matters.’’ 
ee No, 35.—Caso No. 130 of 1868, Muzaffargarh.—A man became insensible in less than one hour’s time after drinking some 
and died in 8 hours. : Dhatura seeds were found in the milk.”’ 
No. 36. —Case No. 205 of 1869, Karnal.—Two men partook of some Majwn* with which dhatura seeds had been mixed by 
h ird man, who afterwards confessed it. Both the men became insensible, and were conveyed to the hospital, where they were 
i to be in a state of complete coma with dilated pupils and eet breathing ; no pulse could be felt at the wrist, and both 
001 died. Dhatura seeds were found in the stomach of each of them 
No, 37.—Case No. 61 of 1886, Umballa.—A woman and a child became ae after eating some food, but both vomited, 
and then reco vered. Dhatura seeds were found in the food in poisonous quantity.” 
“No, 88.—Case No. 111 of 1866, from Hissar.—A poisoner was reported to have killed at least 15 persons, as he was in the 
habit of giving ened sweetmeats to travellers who afterwards became insensible and many died. Dhatura seeds were found in a 
ile bag: in his cl 
An account of 32 cases of dhatura poisoning was given by Assistant-Surgeon Nil Ratan Bannerjee in the inion Medieal Gazette 
for 1885, page 209. All but four recovered. 
* A kind of sweetmeat. 
To PERI A ee CN Pee ee aE aT eh: eons eee snail 
81 of 1870, 
ards they were all attacked by headache and giddiness. They all became stupefied, but complained of cramps and. 
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