76
44. The effect of bhang in moderation on habit-
ual consumers braces up the nerves, and makes
them feel vigour for a time, but does not produce in-
toxication or allay hunger. It creates appetite. Its
effects last for about four hours; has no after-
effects.
In very exceptional cases the want of bhang
with habitual consumers makes them feel enerv-
ated and causes a loathing for food, but only in a
very slight degree even in those who suffer at all.
The habitual charas and ganja-smoker does
not get intoxicated. Charas and ganja do not
usually create an appetite, but allay hunger for
a short time. The want of these drugs causes
the person to feel lazy and- indolent and often
quite prostrate and helpless.
45. The habitual moderate use of ganja and
charas produces physical, mental and moral deter-
ioration almost always. This cannot as certainly
be said of the use of bhang. The constitution of
charas-smokers is usually distinctly impaired;
they are physically weaker and liable to bronchial
attacks. The digestion is injured by bhang, and
loss of appetite is caused by ganja and charas.
Dysentery is not caused by the use of these
drugs. Bronchitis and asthma are caused by
smoking charas.
The use of all these drags induces laziness.
It produces more laziness than active immorality.
The intellect is usually impaired. The moderate
use in a poor man who cannot obtain sufficient food
does occasionally produce insanity. In these cases
it is, perhaps, often the exciting cause.
The insanity is occasionally temporary, but often
permanent. The symptoms may be re-induced after
liberation from restraint. Insanes usually do not
confess to the use of the drug.
I do not know.
No insanes in the regiment.
46. The habitual excessive use of charas fre-
quently causes insanity of an active maniacal char-
acter. I have known this insanity apparently
cured, yet reinduced a second time.
The habitual excessive use invariably produces
great physical, mental and moral deterioration.
49. Bhang is used as an aphrodisiac; ganja and
charas usually have the reverse effect, and impot-
ence is frequently caused by the excessive use of
these drugs.
51. Bad characters invariably smoke charas and
ganja. I do not know.
53 and 54. No.
55. No; dhatura is almost always used for this.
Non-smokers get stupefied by smoking charas or
ganja.
Answer No. 111.
20. (a) Combatants
12
(b) Non-combatants
15
(c). Authorised camp followers
163
Smoke charas—
(a) Combatants—
Native driver
1
(b) Non-combatants—
Lascar
1
(c) Authorised camp followers—
Syces
5
24. None.
25. I cannot say.
28. I do not know.
32. I have no knowledge of these customs.
33. I know nothing of any of these points.
39. I do not know.
41. I cannot say.
42. I can give no opinion.
43. I should think so.
44. I have never tried it and cannot say.
45. I can give no information on these points.
46. I am unable to discuss this question.
49 and 51. I cannot say.
53. I do not know.
No.
54. I cannot say.
55. I do not know.
Answer No. 112.
20. (a) Combatants—40
Hindus
16
Mussulmans
24
TOTAL
40
(b) Non-combatants—15
Hindus
11
Mussulman
4
TOTAL
15
(c) Authorised camp followers—109
Hindus
63
Koris
31
Jaswalas
12
Dhanukh
1
Goojurparkoris
2
Cnumars
2
Kori Jalha
1
Rawat
1
Pasi Hindu
1
Munhur
l
Kahanah
l
Mussulmans
46
None smoke ganja. Smoke charas—
Mussulman
1
Koris
3
Munhur
1
Kaianah
1
24. Pour of the 11 Hindus in class (b) eat bhang.
None drink bhang.
25. I know nothing about this.
28. I do not know.