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same pipe. I think madak and ganja together a
most deleterious mixture, worse than either alone.
Ganja alone is, I think, worse than madak
alone.
Case No. 3.—In this case the patient died of
delirium. His fever had slightly abated ; and he
took his drugs again and brought about delirium
and died. One cannot distinguish between the
delirium due to drugs and that due to fever. I do
not know of any other member of that family
that is insane except these two brothers (cases
No. 2 and No. 3).
Case .No. 4.—There was no hereditary taint in
this case. No liquor or other vicious habit in this
case. When I say he had fits of insanity, I mean
fits of passion : the time when he attacked his
sister was the first time he was insane. It was
about three months after his last attack of violence.
It was about fifteen years ago.
Case No. 5.—I attribute the cough in this case
to ganja. Death was due to bursting a blood-vessel.
This was caused by a fit of coughing, and the
cough was due to ganja. I think that the vessel
must have been a weak or dilated one, and that its
weakness was due to ganja. I do not think that
the use of tobacco would cause this. I think the
drinking of bhang might cause aneurism or weak-
ness of heart. I do not think liquor does. I have
never diagnosed a case of aneurism in a bhang
drinker. I base my view on the weakliness of
ganja smokers.
Case No. 6.—This man was not a drunkard.
I ordered an emetic to remove all the contents of
his stomach. I thought it was a case of dhatura
poisoning. I found there was bhang, and the
man told his story. I therefore made no exami-
nation for dhatura. I have seen dhatura used to
strengthen toddy in this way. A chatti is inver-
ted and dhatura burned under it. It is then turn-
ed right side up and the toddy poured in and
shaken up. I do not know of this being done in
this case to strengthen the bhang.
It is a common thing to mix madak and ganja
in my part of the country. I have heard of
aconite and arsenic being mixed, but not jowari
root nor cobra saliva.
At the age of 19 years I was at one time at a
nautch. I was offered sweetmeats. I took four
lozenges. They contained majum. They produced
happiness and exaltation. I laughed at every
thing immoderately. When I got home I could
not take off my studs. My mother suspected
what was the matter and put me to bed. All
night I felt a sensation as though I were being
moved up and down. For three days I had a bad
head. I wonder I did not become mad. I do
not know of any thing else than hemp being in
the majum.
Question 52 .—The women become unvirtuous
from want of means of livelihood. The same may
be said of liquor, or of anything that tends to
poverty.
Question 55 .—The complete stupefaction pro-
duced by ganja alone is generally in the case of
the first attempt to use the drug.
Question. 56.—I have heard of this decoction
being still used on pilgrim routes. Bhang is
used because people will take that. The poison
is the dhatura.
Question 59.—If the license ticket were em-
ployed, I would prosecute people using the drug
without a ticket. It would be difficult and expen--
sive. I have no scheme to suggest. It is possi--
ble that such a system might be regarded as stamp-
ing the practice with Government approval.
Question 69.—I do not know of any case where
remonstrance against a shop has been made.
39. Evidence of APOTHECARY J. PRENTIE, Civil Surgeon, Bhandara.
1. Twenty-two years' service. Residence in
Punjab, Bengal, Madras, and Central Provinces.
Observation of, and enquiry from, ganja smokers
and bhang users in different parts of India.
2. The definitions are correct except that of
late " chur ganja " has come to be spoken of and
used as " bhang" in these provinces, owing to
some departmental rule by which bhang is de
- s t r o y e d .
10. No special class ; ordinary agricultural
cultivators.
18. Ganja deteriorates by keeping, quite losin g
effect in time. Keeps good with ordinary care
about one year. Causes of deterioration—damp,
exposure to air. No special measures required.
19. Generally used for smoking, but occasion
ally taken internally. Charas very rarely,
rich Marwaris and bairagis. Ganja is used
throughout Central Provinces as " bhang," for
internal use—see reply to question 2.
20. Ganja widespread over Northern India
Bengal, and Central Provinces, used by all classes.
Perhaps 25 per cent. of adult male population
Charas by rich men, particularly Marwaris.
21. Flat and "chur."
22. From Upper India.
23. True bhang not obtainable now ; the ter
mis becoming synonymous with " chur" ganja.
vol. vi.
24. All bairagis, fakirs and religious mendi-
cants throughout India. In the Central Provin-
ces 50 per cent. or more of adult male population
occasionally, particularly in the hot weather.
(a) eating
. 5 per cent.
(b) drinking .
. 45 per cent.
25. Generally held to be decreasing owing to
rise in price, difficulties in purchasing, and in-
creased facilities for obtaining drink, i.e. , spirits.
26. Ganja—( a ) 90 per cent.
(b) 10 per cent,
(c)
and None,
(d)
Bhang, i.e ., chur ganja, for internal use—(a)
100 per cent.
(b) (c)
and None.
(d)
Perhaps 50 per cent. of male Hindu
popul a t i on dur i ng " Hol i . "
27. Ganja—Religious mendicants, labourers,
and the lowest classes, who are exposed to weather
and undergo great hardships and prolonged toil
at certain seasons.
Bhang—Upper and well-to-do middle classes,
Government officials, shop-keepers, the largest
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