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Answer No. 7.
20. (a) Combatants—
Sikh
149
Dogra
73
Hindustani Mussalman
148
Pathan
148
Panjabi Hindu
77
Panjabi Mussalman
23
TOTAL
618
(b) Non-combatants—
Dutia
Hindu
23
Jheor
25
Panjabi
11
Dogra
20
Sikh
3
Panjabi Mussalman
28
Hindustani
5
Pathan
8
Chamar
2
Brahman
3
Sweeper
1
TOTAL
129
(c) Authorised camp followers—
Hindustani Mussalman
28
Chamar
23
Panjabi Mussalman
108
Sikh
14
Jheor Hindu
9
Dogra
78
Pathan
51
Panjabi Hindu
9
Sweeper
43
TOTAL
363
(a) Combatants—
Panjabi Hindu
1
(b) Non-combatants—
Doolie bearer
3
Cook
2
(c) Authorised camp followers—
Grass-cutter
1
24. None.
25. Said to be on the decrease. Owing to the
increase of trade, agriculture, education, etc., and
the removal of oppression, the people have fewer
cares and griefs.
28. 11/4 tolas= 11/2 pies bhang a day. 11/2
mashas= 6 pies charas a day. Ganja is said to be
unknown in these parts.
32. None.
33. Regarded as a vicious habit. Considered in
this regiment as a misfortune, but at the same
time disreputable.
No such worship known.
39. Smoking said to be worst and most instant-
aneous form. The others require to be indulged
in for some time.
41. Said to be so for a year or so; if continued
for a longer period, it is deleterious, probably be-
cause taken in larger quantities.
42. Harmless at first if taken in small quanti-
ties; if the habit becomes confirmed, it is generally
taken in larger quantities and time does harm.
43. Inoffensive.
44. Refreshing and creates appetite.
Effects of bhang last for about nine hours.
Those of charas for four to five hours.
No after-effects.
Yes, it produces languor, the subject yawning
and stretching his limbs continually; and he suffers
from a strong desire to repeat the dose.
45. Never known any one satisfied with moder-
ate use of bhang.
I believe it (bhang) does impair the constitution,
increases appetite at times, indigestion afterwards.
I believe not.
Yes.
Yes, and I have known many cases of insanity
attributed to these drugs, with no ascertained family
history of mental disease. Believe drugs to be
exciting cause.
It causes mania, sometimes only temporary, but
returns if drug used again.
Do not know a case of an insane stating he took
drugs, when there was no history.
Possibly not: such cases would, however, be rare
in my opinion.
I know of no evidence.
I remember a sowar called Mul Raj or Chand,
who took all these drugs, took his discharge eight
years ago, and is reported to be alive still; he be-
came a fakir. He also indulged in alcohol to
excess.
I cannot trace any information in the medical
history sheets of the regiment. Information of
this sort is naturally withheld by himself and his
friends. If he indulges beyond moderate limits he
cuts his name or otherwise leaves the regiment.
In this regiment it is extremely seldom that a
case of drug-poisoning appears at the hospital.
Probably a considerable number indulge occa-
sionally, i. e., are not daily consumers.
46. A man who indulged to excess habitually
could not remain in the regiment.
Other cases do not come under my notice unless
insanity may have resulted.
49. Yes.
51. Criminals, especially thieves, are generally
consumers, or, to speak more correctly, they steal
to obtain means to purchase the drug.
53. No. I know of no such case.
In my 24 years' experience I have only known
two instances of drug consumers in excess. One
was a man who, when on vidette duty, galloped
off and joined the enemy. He used to be sucking
at a hukka with charas nearly all night long,
and had eaten very little food for weeks before.
The other case was a man who used to get noisy
and talkative, but was always good-tempered in
his fits.
54. This is denied. It is said that a man under
the influence of these drugs is always (temporarily
at least) an utter coward; and that even were he
otherwise, he would probably not be able to strike
a victim with precision or effect.
55. Yes, this is a common trick of pickpockets
in railway carriages and such places. If the vic-
tim is not an habitual consumer complete stupe-
faction takes place. But not so if he is a regular
consumer; it is then only very partial.