81

ate use of bhang only increases and perhaps creates
appetite; the other preparations seem to have an
opposite effect. The effect lasts in proportion to
the quality and quantity of the drug. After
effect is depressive, the consumer feels he must
have more, and a want produces longing and un-
easiness.

45.  It does all these.

It makes a man thin, and gives him a pinched
look.

Not when moderately used only, but when used
in excess.

No.

Yes.

Moderate use does not produce any of these
things.

Immoderate does.

I have no proofs to go by.

The Medical History sheets would show nothing,
as no sepoy is supposed to use these drugs, nor
will they acknowledge their use even when the
eyes seem to show they are addicted to it.

46.    Excessive use produces immediate intoxica-
tion followed by great depression. It gives a
peculiar look to a man, the chief feature being
great thinness of the body, hollow cheeks, sunken
eyes and the whites of the eyes blood-shot. It
produces a kind of chronic bronchitis, and perhaps
asthma but not dysentery. It induces laziness;
excessive use would produce insanity, but it depends
on the constitution of the man. Cutting off the
supply seems to cure the man if the disease be
not of long standing.

49. Yes, majum is.

51. This cannot be replied to, as we have no
knowledge of the criminal classes.

53.  Only one case on record: a sepoy of the
regiment ran amuck in 1887 at Yamethin in Upper
Burma: he was a known ganja-smoker, though
never caught in the act. Ganja, I believe, was
found in a parcel sent to him from India, and after
he was shot down, a large quantity of majum was
found in his kit-bag. This was the only instance
I know, and fairly proves that excessive indulg-
ence in hemp incited unpremeditated crime.

54.  No case on record, though I am certain
that it is done by men to give themselves a sort
of Dutch courage.

55.  This cannot be stated.

                    Answer No. 118.

20. (a) Combatants	23
(b) Non-combatants	100
(c) Authorised camp followers	30

None.

24. None.

39. I have no experience.

41, 42, 43 and 44. I do not know.

45 and 46. I have no experience.

49, 53, 54 and 55. I do not know.

                  Answer No. 119.

20. (a) Combatants—
Muhammadans	168
Mahrattas	310
Rajputs, Jats, Gujars, etc.	131
Parwaris	50
Mochis	12
Brahmins	42
Christians	18
Jews	12
Sikhs and Panjabis	58
Other castes	14

TOTAL	815
(b) Non-combatants and
(c) Authorised camp followers—
Mahrattas	11
Muhammadans	2
TOTAL	13

Not known.

24. Not used in the regiment except by stealth.

25. On the decrease in the military service;
the chief reason being that men cannot keep up
to the increased standard of efficiency required,
if they indulge in drugs which they know them-
selves to affect the intellect.

28. Cost:—

Ganja = 3 rupees per pound.

Charas = 5          "

Bhang = 2          "

Allowance per diem:—

1 day = 1 tola weight ganja.

1 day = 1/2 tola weight charas.

1 day = 1/2 tola weight bhang.

32.  The three drugs bhang, charas and ganja
are used in greater quantities on feast days,
festivals, and at marriages.

33.   (1) Regarded by some as a necessity, by
reason of its being an old custom.

(2) No.

(4)   Is in disrepute regarding those who take
them in excess, attributable to the sentiment that
those who take these drugs in excess are useless as
bread-winners.

(5)   Not known.

39. Neither smoking nor eating nor drinking
preparations of hemp in moderation are bad.

41.  In moderation these preparations act as
stimulants to the appetite and spirits temporarily,
but their use is followed by depression

42.  They are harmless if used in strict moder-
ation.

43. Considered unnecessary by those who do
not consume these drugs, and to certain people
undoubtedly offensive.

44. (1) It is refreshing.

(2) It produces an intoxicating effect.

(3) No.

(4) It creates appetite.

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