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27. Such people are taken from Brahmans, and
others from menial classes detailed in the answer
of the question No. 20.
28. It is difficult to distinguish between moder-
ate and excessive use, while quantity is not given
for each in the question. But by minute enquiries
it appears that more quantity of charas is sold for
pies by retail vendors. I am therefore able to say
that from 2 to 6 pies a day for (a), and up to annas
8 for (b), or rather from one anna to annas 4 for
(b). There are two or three men in the district
who consume charas at 8 annas a day. The allow-
ance for bhang-drinkers for (a) amounts to 3 pies
to 9 a day, and for (b) from 6 pies to annas 2 per
day in the district.
29. Black pepper is ordinarily used with bhang,
as tobacco (kulkutya) with charas.
Special ingredients are for bhang—sounf, kasni,
elaichi, kishmish, kheyaren, kuddoo seeds, badam,
sugar and milk.
Dhatura seeds are exceptionally used in these
drugs to make them stronger.
30. Charas is very seldom used in a solitude,
but bhang. Children cannot be called as habitual
consumers. The young often become habitual con-
sumers.
31. Yes, and does not seem difficult to break it
off. There are such persons known to me who
suffered uneasiness as after-effects, which they
stated not to be more injurious. The habitual
consumers of charas do not die in jail in want of
it, if by occasion convicted and confined.
32. I do not find any social or religious custom
for the use of these drugs. The consumers of
these drugs, according to their own custom, take
them to Shiva. These drugs are religiously prohi-
bited and are allowed to Shudras.
33. The consumption is regarded generally not
good. No. No custom to worship the plant in
the district.
34. It would be a serious privation to fakirs or
habitual consumers who consume at 2, 3, or 4
tolas a day.
The consumers often say—Jala dun; phûnkdun
jab bhi na chhute, to kya karun.
35. It is not possible to prohibit the use at once;
if so, it will be consumed illegally and will cause
loss to Government. It is evident that these
drugs, when dearer, diminish the quantities in
issue or sale. In order to increase their cost, a
duty should be levied on charas at its importation
to India, and also, if possible, on the trade of
bhang; or a fee like still-head duty on liquor
should be levied on their consumption in India.
Thus the use will be diminished and fees the same
or on increase.
36. The habitual consumers most probably are
the lower classes who substitute the liquor while
cheaper, but they still smoke charas in lowest
quantities. The reason is that charas affects
immediately after use and liquor by delay. I have
seen such consumers at retail vendor's. The use of
charas after liquor at the same time causes the
consumer to die.
37. Ganja is not used in the district; hence
unable to answer the questions Nos. 37 and 38.
39. In my consideration the effect of these
drugs affects the system equally, whether they
are smoked, drunk, or eaten, as they affect princi-
pally the brains.
But, however, the eating is more injurious than
smoking the charas and drinking the bhang, as
the latter affects directly and the former indirectly.
40. Bhang is used as anodyne. It is mostly
used in cattle diseases and for horses.
41. (a) Not beneficial.
(b) For those who are habituated.
It is said that charas is useful in marshy lands
and to remove the cold or fever attacks every third
day.
The consumers say—
Kaf katant, bai harant, aur thand bida kar de.
Chhatis rog tarkat phirēn, jo ekh dum sulfa le.
42. It is not beneficial (charas). Bhang—harm
less if used as medicine, otherwise these drags are
not good. Bhang causes laziness, insanity, cause
less laugh and talk, and often ends in rheumatism.
Charas weakens the physical constitution in need of
nice food, butter, milky substances. I have seen its
consumers suffering from cough.
43. Charas-consumers are offensive to their neigh
bours. Their smoking produces bad odours, and
consumers of these two drags possibly draw the
young ones to their use.
44. Habitual consumers of bhang and charas are
always seen getting refreshment and intoxication,
fond of sweetmeats and other substances of food.
They suffer uneasiness and pain in their body as
after-effects and always desire to consume the same.
45. The bad effect of these drugs on the system,
even when taken habitually, does affect the physical,
mental, or morals of the eaters.
It does, according to some, when bhang is taken
in small quantities before meal. They say it in
creases appetite, but it produces dysentery, when
it causes the drinkers to eat much. Habitual bhang
consumers are always seen to be of thick head, in
nonsense talk, and lazy, and have a flow of wild
imagination.
The charas consumers passionless, lose their
energy. They spit phlegm wherever they sit.
Somebody pleads from charas—
Khur khur karun, khansi karun, jab bhi na
mare, to kya karun.
46. The quantity shewing the difference between
moderate and excessive use is not given; hence
unable to discuss and reply the questions Nos. 46,
48, 50 and 52.
47. No. The use is produced from society. It
does not affect the chíldren if their forefathers use
habitually. I have seen in many cases the fathers
to be the habitual consumers of one of these drugs,
and their sons to detest it.
49. Bhang and charas diminish the passion. They
are very seldom used by any poorest prostitute. The
use for this purpose is more injurious. The use of
bhang after several years diminishes the impotence.
51. All the habitual consumers of charas and
bhang are not of bad characters, but many of lower
classes. The use of charas always leads the con-
sumers to their societies. I have seen the sons of
well-to-do people in such companies. I never ex-
perienced any consumer committing any crime in
connection with its use.
53. I never heard.
54. Never experienced, nor can I say how far it
is true.
55. (a) The Looteras are said often to do so in
halting-places with the travellers, and cause acci-
dental deaths and senselessness.
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