136

41.  Those who use the drug assert that the
moderate use is extremely beneficial.

42.  Can not say whether harmless or otherwise.

43.  So I have been given to understand.

44. Exhilarating, refreshing, intoxicating to a
slight degree; it does not allay hunger, but creates
an appetite; effect lasts from half to two hours; as
alcohol produces a longing by want of subsequent
gratification, so with these drugs.

45. Less deleterious in its effects than the
habitual moderate use of alcohol.

No.
No.

Useful in asthma and bowel ailments; does not
produce these affections, and is of no avail in
bronchitis.

Apparently not.

No. Ganja is the powdered leaf made into
flat cakes with water, not used internally, but

smoked in a pipe. Bhang, used as a drink, is a
mixture of ganja, cocoanut-water, kuskus (poppy-
seeds), sugar, milk and spice.

Charas is a mixture of ganja with tobacco.
Am not acquainted with any.

46. The habitual excessive use would impair
health, retard digestion, lessen the mental faculties,
produce laziness, immorality and debauchery,
and develop latent diseases, just as the excessive
use of spirit-drinking would.

49. Yes. Bhang is said to be frequently used
for that purpose.

51. No.

53.   Have read and heard of instances where
sepoys have run amuck or revenged an imaginary
grievance after premeditation and the use of bhang

54.  Occasionally.

55.  Am informed that complete stupefaction
without admixture is never induced.

              Answer No. 201.

20. (a) Combatants—
Muhammadans					228
Pathans					228
Sikhs					342
Dogras					114
Hindus					32
			TOTAL		944
(c) Authorised camp followers—
Muhammadans					19
Hindus					37*

* This includes 11 sweepers.

None openly, but about 12 or 15 men are believed to
consume both ganja or charas occasionally on the sly.

24.  None to my knowledge.

25.  I am unable to say.

28. I do not know as it is not used by any openly.

32.  I know of none.

33.  It is repudiated by all ranks.

It is in disrepute, because the use of any of these
drugs makes a man irresponsible.

None of the regiment worship the hemp plant.
39. I am unable to say.

41.  I am informed by the native officers and
others that no benefits are derived.

42.  I do not think the moderate use harmless,
as those who indulge even moderately very soon
use it to excess.

43.  I am not aware of any case in which they
have been offensive.

44.  It is said to be refreshing when one is tired.
Produces intoxication, does not allay hunger, but

increases appetite.

The effects last from two to three hours.

45.  It produces all three.
Not markedly.

No. It increases appetite.

I have not observed it causes dysentery, but it
does cause bronchitis and asthma.

Yes.

I have known and treated numerous cases of in-
sanity produced by it. It seemed the predisposing
cause. I have noticed that stopping the drug
causes the insanity to disappear for once or twice,
but if the habit be resumed, the insanity becomes
incurable.

The ganja lunatic is generally in a very good
humour with himself and others.

I do not know whether insanes confess or not, but
my impression is that I remember such to be the
case.

I have a case now where there is no history of
anxiety or insanity previous to the use of the
ganja.

I have never known a ganja lunatic in the sepoy
ranks within my own practice.

46.  Excessive use, I believe, will almost certainly
result in lunacy.

49. I do not know, nor do the natives admit it.
51. None to my knowledge.

53.  I cannot say from personal observation. Do
not know of any case in which it has led to homi-
cidal frenzy.

54.  I cannot say for certain, but I believe it is
so used.

55.  Bhang is sometimes given for this purpose.

              Answer No. 202.

20. Total strength 625—
Sikhs					299
Jats					154
Dogras					154
Muhammadans					18
(a) Combatants					623
(b) Non-combatants					2

(c) Authorised camp followers—

Public followers				36
Syces				420

24. (a) Nil.

(b) Sikhs—about 40 per cent. in the hot wea-
ther drink bhang.