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              Answer No. 164.

20.	(b) Non-combatants—
	Tindal	1
	Lascars	8
	TOTAL	9
	(c) Authorised camp followers—
	Bhistis	4
	Sweepers	4
	TOTAL	8

All smoke both more or less, when they have the
money to do so, except Mussalmans.

24. All eat or drink the drug, especially in warm
weather.

25. The witnesses cannot say properly. As far
as I can understand from them, it is on the
increase—all of these drugs.

28. Average cost of each of these drugs 3 pies
per diem, but those who take one drug do not take
the others.

32.   Ganja is put in a pipe and smoked by two
or three men as an offering to the deity. During
this time recourse is had to prayer. The witnesses
know of no other custom with these drugs.

33.  The witnesses say that those of them, or
rather natives in general who take these drugs,
think it a good habit, and those who do not, think
it a bad habit. They think that if a man uses
a narcotic in excess he gets into disrepute, but
the man who makes a moderate use of a drug
does not get into bad repute. See answer to 32
for latter part of this question.

39. Smoking is less injurious because the drug
is much stronger when eaten or drunk.

41. These drugs are beneficial as medicines.

They say that the moderate use is beneficial.
They believe that the moderate use of these drugs

is a preventive against fever and many other
diseases.

43.  They think that they are offensive to non-
smokers and non-eaters and drinkers. No non-con-
sumers would remain in their vicinity.

44.  It is refreshing. It does not produce
intoxication. It does not allay hunger. It does
create appetite about one hour or one and a half
hours after each time of using. There are no bad
after-effects. It does.

45.  From the evidence of these men, it does not
appear to produce physical, mental or moral noxi-
ous effects.

They consider it tends to improve the constitu-
tion; increases the appetite.

They state that ganja and charas-smoking has
a tendency to produce these diseases, but bhang
does not do so. Its moderate use does not.

The moderate use does not produce insanity, but
the immoderate use does so. I have not known a
case of insanity from ganja-smoking or bhang-
drinking.

46.  These men state that all these drugs, when
taken in excess, produce bad effects, causing
insanity, atrophy and lowering of the whole
moral senses.

49. They say it is not an aphrodisiac.

51. None of these men are bad characters, and
they to my knowledge have never committed
more than a trivial military offence.

53.  Most certainly.
No.

54.   They say that they are.

55.   This is sometimes done.
It can.

              Answer No. 165.

20. (a) Combatants—
Mussalmans	29
Sikhs	2
Dogras	3
Brahmins	4
Nepalis	384
Hillmen	96
Other Hindus	33
Christians	13
TOTAL	564
(b) Non-combatants—
Mussalmans	2
(c) Authorised camp followers—
Mussalmans	3
Brahmins	1
Other Hindus	13
TOTAL	17

Nepalis	2	of the combatant
Hillmen	4	class smoke ganja
Other Hindus	5	and charas.

24. None.

25. On the decrease; reasons unknown.
28. Charas 1/4 tola for 9 pies daily; ganja 1/2
tola for 8 pies daily; nothing known about bhang.

32.  No custom, social or religious, prevails
with regard to the consumption of any of these
drugs.

33.  As there are so very few in this regiment,
there is no general opinion in this regiment on
these subjects.

No such custom among Gurkhas.

39. Smoking is more injurious than drinking
or eating of hemp plant, as the effect is more
instantaneous. When assimilated with other food the
bad effects are neutralised.

41.  No, none of these drugs are beneficial.

42.  The moderate use of these drugs is not
harmless, as it leads to excessive use.

43.  Give no offence.

44.  The immediate effects are.—It is refreshing
and produces intoxication; it allays hunger. But
the use of bhang only creates hunger. The after-
effects increase lassitude. The want of subsequent
gratification produces longing and uneasiness.

45.  I have had no personal experience of the
effects of these drugs, and give my opinion based
only on hearsay evidence.

(a) Does not produce noxious effect, except
perhaps ganja and charas-smoking to lungs.

(b) Does not impair constitution.

(c)  Does not injure digestion or cause loss of
appetite.

(d)  Does not cause dysentery. Smoking ganja
and charas may produce asthma and bronchitis.

(e)  Does not impair moral sense or induce lazi-
ness or habits of immorality or debauchery.

(f) Does not deaden the intellect or produce
insanity.

(g) See reply to (f).