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impression, gathered from the fact that my
attention has never been arrested by any such
change in such an examiation.
Question 50.—The case was that of a Muham-
madan, to whom the drug was administered by a
dancing girl in the form of a sweetmeat, and who
told me that lie had been impotent ever since. I
saw him three or four months after the adminstra-
tion of the drug. He was fully six months under
my observation, and consulted me, though I did
not prescribe for him. He was not a patient.
He merely stated the fact of his condition. My
reply to question 30 regarding absolute and
permanent impotence is based on his statement.
The word "permanent" may be withdrawn, as
my observation may not have been sufficiently
long. The statement as to the cause of im-
potence is based solely on the man's statement.
I made no enquiry or examination. The prox-
imate cause of impotence was, in my opinion,
the excitation induced by the drug, and not the
direct action of the drug itself. He said he
had never taken the drug before.
86. Evidence of SURGEON-LIEUTENANT-COLONEL II. HYDE, District Surgeon,
Trichinopoly.
1. Very few.
2. Yes. Only flat ganja is obtainable in Tri-
chinopoly.
3. Is largely grown, I believe, in Mysore.
4, 5 and 6. No information.
7. No, except a few plants grown near mosques,
etc., for medicine.
8. None.
11, 12 and 13. No information.
14. No.
15 and 16. No information.
17. By no particular class.
18. No information.
19. Ganja only is used for smoking.
20. Ganja only is used for smoking by all
castes alike.
21. Flat only is used here.
22. Not used.
23. No.
24. Used only occasionally, not in any particu-
lar locality.
25. Ganja smoking appears to be on the in-
crease judging from the amount sold.
26, 27 and 28. No information.
29. No information. I know of no preparation
such as bhang massala.
30. Confined to male sex. It is given to child-
ren at time of circumcision.
31. (a) and (b), The habit of ganja smoking is
easily formed and difficult to break off.
(c) Not so far as I have any information.
32. No information.
33. Ganja smoking is generally regarded with
disfavour.
34. No information.
35. Am not competent to form any opinion.
36. Not so far as I know.
37. No information.
38. Only flat ganja is procurable in this dis-
trict.
39. No, they both have the same effect.
40. No information.
41. Ganja is said to aid digestion.
42. The moderate use of ganja is harmless as
far as I know.
43. Yes.
44. Said to be refreshing and to produce intoxi-
cation and to create appetite. The effects last for
about a couple of hours.
45. (a) Not as far as I know.
(c) Said to create appetite.
(d) No.
(e) Cannot say.
(f) No information.
46. No information.
47. Not as far as I know.
49. No information.
51. No information.
56 to 59. No information.
60. Not grown here.
61. Not used here.
62 and 63. Am not competent to give an opinion.
64. No information.
68. Not as far as 1 know.
69. Ganja is sold in the public bazar.
70. No.
87. Evidence of SURGEON-LIEUTENANT-COLONEL A.H. LEAPING-WELL, District
Surgeon, Vizagapatam.
1. To ascertain what varieties of ganja are used
in this district, I visited the shop of the only man
licensed to sell ganja in this town.
2. Charas not known here. Flat ganja and
broken ganja are met with here. The broken
ganja is here known as bhang.
19. Ganja is sometimes mixed with milk, carda-
moms and spices as a drink. It is also used in
the form of an extract in the treatment of dysen-
tery and cough. While I was in the shop of the
seller making inquiries (about two hours), four
persons came to purchase it for sick children.
23. Not used for smoking.
28. (a) About 50-60 grains, price 4 pies, (6)
about ½ to ¾ ounce.
29. (a) Tobacoo. (b) Opium. I am told that
if tobacco is not used with it, cough is produced.
Opium is added to produce greater intoxication.
Bhang massala is occasionally used. It is said to
be composed of coriander, poppy seeds, aniseed,