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25. Use of bhang and charas is on the increase.
Reasons of the increase are—(1) Evil company of
the consumers. (2) Every one can have them
easily. (3) Some people believe that bhang helps
digestion. (4) People are ignorant of the evil
effects of these drugs.
26. (a) Habitual moderate consumers, eight per
cent.
(b) Four per cent.
(c) Hindus about sixty per cent., Muharoma-
cans 10 per cent.
(d) We do not know the proportion.
27. (a) of 26 : low and high.
(b) of 26 : generally low people.
(c) of 26 : generally middle class consisting of
traders and mahants and fakirs.
Habits of life and circumstances leading to the
practice are—(1) Evil company. (2) After giving
up the habit of drinking wine, the drunkards have
recourse to this practice, which they consider less
injurious and less expensive. (3) Some believe
that the taking of bhang and charas gives them
greater pleasure in debauchery.
28. (a) Bhang one pice per day, charas one anna
(b) Bhang one anna per diem, and charas four
annas.
29. (a) In bhang almond, pepper, salt or sugar,
milk and char maghoz (seeds of melons and water
melon and gourds, etc.).
(b) We do not know,
(a) In charas, tobacco.
Dhatura is used by robbers who prepare bhang
with dhatura for making those persons senseless
whom they want to plunder. Other ingredients
are used for making bhang delicious. We do not
know if any bhang massala is prepared or sold for
mixing with bhang.
30. Bhang and charas are consumed generally
in company and rarely in solitude. It is generally
confined to the male sex. No particular time of
life is fixed. Very few vagrant boys get the habit
of drinking bhang and smoking charas.
31. It is easily formed. Habit of taking bhang
can be easily given up; but that of smoking
charas with very great difficulty. Tendency to
excess.
32. Muhammadans have no religious custom
but most of them have recourse to bhang at the
time of circumcision to make their children some-
what senseless to bear up pain. Hindus, specially
worshippers of Shiv, are heard to take bhang as a
religious custom on the Shivratri day. On these
occasions the use of these drugs is temperate. It
is likely to lead to the formation of habit.
33. (a) With hatred.
(b) No. The evil effects of these drugs on the
consumers.
(c) No, at least among the Muhammadans.
34. No privation to those who drink bhang ;
but some to those who smoke charas. If the con-
sumers wish to forego the use of these drugs, they
can do so without any serious privation.
35. (a) Yes.
(b) Probably.
(c) By some legislative measures. Takyas and
other places, where these drugs are prepared and
used, should be under very strict supervision.
(d) No serious discontent.
(e) No.
(f) May be followed to a certain extent.
36. No.
40. (a) Bhang is used in rare cases,
(b) Yes, bhang only.
41. No.
(c) Bhang is believed so in some places.
Moderate occasional use of the bhang.
42. No.
43. They are inoffensive, but not good neigh-
bours.
44. Bhang :—Cowardice, giddiness, indolence,
want of application of mind, loss of memory, etc.
Charas:—Weakness of brain and body. If
it is smoked strongly, it kills the consumers. Too
much laziness, senselessness for some time after it
is smoked, dirtiness, coughing in such a bad way as
is quite disagreeable. Being habituated to it, the
consumers become unable to earn their livelihood.
In short, morally, physically and intellectually, the
use of the drug is harmful.
45. (a) and (b) Yes.
(c) Yes, in the case of charas.
(d) and (e) Yes.
(f) Yes. Not permanent insanity. Yes, the
symptoms may be reinduced. Sunken eyes, pale
face, tare body, etc. They cannot keep themselves
steady,
46. The habitual excessive use of bhang and
charas produces more noxious effects than those
written in answer No. 45.
47. No.
48. See No. 47.
49. (d) Yes.
51. (a) Yes.
(b) Gambling and pick-pocketing.
52. See answer 51.
54. Yes.
55. Very often. By charas, if it is smoked to
a great excess, and by bhang, when mixed with
dhatura.
58. No.
61. Charas is imported from Yarkand.
62. Bhang plant is not cultivated here.
68. Yes. Such houses are looked with great
hatred, so much so that no respectable person
would like to pay a visit to them for fear of losing
their honour and confidence among their towns-
men.
69. Yes. An officer inspects the place whore
such a house is to be opened, and makes some local
enquiry as to the objections of those people whom
he meets at the place. No. All men living in the
vicinity of that house should be consulted each
and all.