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opened in the city of Ahmedabad, where bhang
beverage is prepared for the public and used ac-
cordingly. I think this ought to be stopped.
69. There was no occasion for such a proceed--
ing in my time.
Appendix A.
GANJA PREPARATIONS.
Eating.
I.—Ganja ghee.—This is made by boiling a
certain quantity of ganja and ghee in water for
two or three days. When the decoction has at-
- t a i n e d t h e r e q u i r e d p o i n t , t h e p o t i s t a k e n o f f t h e
fire and allowed to cool down. The ghee is re--
moved as soon as it hardens and put away in a
j ar. It is used at pleasure, a dose, as a rule, not
exceeding one-eighth of a tola.
II
.—Majum.—This is made of ganja ghee
(vide foregoing) and sugar taken in certain pro-
portions. They are first boiled to a thick consist- -
ency. The compound is then mixed with nutmeg,
kasturi (Vachellia ,farnesiana), kesar ( Crocus
sativus ), and cardamoms, all powdered, according
to the taste of the consumers. .Majum is sold in
the bazar.
III.— Akuti .—This is a preparation used only
by the rich and well-to-do people, Hindus general- -
ly, and is invariably made at home. Taken 3 Њ
of ganja properly cleaned. It is put into a pot of
water and boiled ; at a certain stage the water is
poured out gently, and the ganja is put out to
dry. When dry, it is pounded very 'fine. To
the powder thus made are added two ounces
avoirdupois of cardamoms, one ounce of nutmeg,
half an ounce of cloves, two ounces of mace, two
ounces of gulkand (rose flower preserve), two
ounces of piplimul (Chavica roxburghii), two
ounces of cinnamon, eleven grains of kasturi
(Vachellia farnesiana), one tola of kesar (Crocus
sativus), half a tola of opium, and one tola of
tamal patra (Cinnamomum tamala), all powdered.
The whole is then blended together with half a
tola of silver leaves, and the compound is thrown
into a rupee's worth of pure honey and well
mixed up. The preparation is now ready for use.
It is taken only by pinchful at a time.
Smoking.
IV.—A pice worth of ganja weighing about a
fourth of a tola suffices for a chillum. It is well
washed in water until all the seed is detached; the
residuum is then mixed with an equal quantity of
tobacco, and put into a chillum and then smoked.
Ordinarily a chillum answers for two or three
persons, but there are cases where a man smokes
it right through himself at one time, and more
than one in a day.
BHANG.
Drinking.
V.—Bhang as a drink .—It is first roasted ;
then passed through water several times, and after
that pounded with a certain quantity of black
pepper, poppy seed, fennel seed, and rose flower
petals. The powder so formed is mixed with a
quantity of wter, or water and milk, or milk
alone, at pleasure. The mixture is then strained
through a piece of fine cloth, and the liquid be-
- c o m e s f i t f o r u s e . S o m e p e o p l e s w e e t e n i t w i t h
sugar. The higher classes add spices to the mix-
- t u r e a n d s u b s t i t u t e a l m o n d s f o r p o p p y - s e e d .
Eating.
VI.—An extract is drawn from bhang in ghee,
the process of manufacture being similar to that
observed in the preparation of ganja ghee. It is
used in the same way as ganja ghee. After re-
moval of the concentrated ghee from the pot, the
water is emptied out gently and the residuum is
put out to dry. When dry, it is mixed with poppy-
seed and sugar in certain proportions, and this
composition forms an article of luxury, being used
like betel-nut.
36. Evidence of NARAYAN RAO BHIKHAJ1 JOGALEKAR, Brahmin, Pensioned Deputy
Collector ; now Karbhari of the Aundh Stale.
1 . I w a s —
1 s t l y , M a m l a t d a r o f t a l u k a s K a r a d , P a t a n a n d
Wai, in the Satara Collectorate, for six
years;
2ndly , Assistant Commissioner of the
Southern Division, then comprising nine
Collectorates, viz.— (1) Satara, (2) Poona,
(3) Ahmednagar, (4) Sholapur, (5)
Belgaum, (6) Kaladgi (now Bijapur),
(7) Dharwar, (8) Ratnagiri, (9) North
Canara (Karwar), for nearly six years ;
3rdly, Deputy Collector of (1) Khandesh,
(2) Nasik, (3) Alibag, (4) Ahmedabad and
(5) Sholapur for seven years ;
4thly, Assistant Collector, Salt Revenue,
Bombay ;
5thly, Karbhari of the Jamkhindi State for
three years ;
6thly, Karbhari of the Khasgi State at
Indore; and after retirement
vol. vii.
7thly, Am now Karbhari of the Aundh
State.
In my above capacities I had always had occa-
- s i o n t o e x a m i n e t h e s h o p s f o r t h e s a l e o f g a n j a
and to see the hemp plant grown in fields. I have
seen hundreds of ganja smokers and bhang, or in
other words ghota drinkers, and seen their state
of mind and condition. In addition to my own
knowledge of the matter, I have availed myself of
the information prepared by the Mamlatdar of
Khanapur, Mr. S. K. Bengali, in regard to the
cultivation of the hemp plant, and conversed with
a number of hemp plant producers and ganja
sellers and smokers during this week before com-
mencing to write my answers to the following
queries put by the Hemp Commission.
2. The definition of the narcotic articles obtain- -
able from the hemp plant as given by Dr. Prain
and noted down here is not fully applicable to the
hemp plant in the Deccan, but, I am informed, to
that growing in the North-Western Provinces.
He states that the dry leaves of the hemp plant
produce bhang, but they are thrown away here as
having no narcotic matter in them.